Three major private equity firms - Carlyle, Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts, and Warburg Pincus - are in discussions to acquire a 15-18% stake in Hero Honda Motors by purchasing a majority stake in a special purpose vehicle. India's largest fuel retailer IOC is considering raising petrol prices by 35 paise per liter as crude oil prices have increased. Tata Motors will ask owners of their Nano vehicles to bring their cars back to have additional safety devices installed free of cost in order to prevent fires. Telecom Minister A Raja resigned after meeting with the Prime Minister, citing advice from his party leader to do so in order to avoid embarrassment to the government and allow Parliament to function normally. The