Berkshire Hathaway Q3 results: Profit jumps 17% to $30.8 bn as Buffett readies exit; Greg Abel set to take charge amid $381 bn cash pile

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a 17% rise in quarterly profit, boosted by a rebound in its insurance operations and gains from investments, even as the legendary investor prepares to hand over the reins to Vice Chair Greg Abel in January, AP reported.The company said on Saturday that it earned $30.8 billion, or $21,413 per…

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Mumbai: Over 25 vehicles vandalised in Ulhasnagar, residents demand strict action | Mumbai News

Ulhasnagar: Ulhasnagar city witnessed an alarming incident of vandalism late Friday night after unidentified miscreants damaged several vehicles parked at Bhau Gop Behrani Chowk in Camp-3. Around seven to eight cars, one tempo and nearly 15 to 20 two-wheelers were targeted, with windows, mirrors and other exterior parts smashed, causing significant financial loss to vehicle…

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Engineers, doctors should stick to their fields, not switch to civil services: LG Saxena at IIIT Delhi | Delhi News

New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Saturday said it was a “waste of national resources” when engineers and doctors leave their fields to pursue careers in areas such as management or the civil services. Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Saxena said, “Institutions of specialised education should…

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Cops look at other hospitals’ panels after Sassoon’s inability to probe liver transplant deaths | Pune News

Pune: The Deccan Gymkhana police on Friday said they would look at other govt hospitals’ panels to seek opinion on alleged medical negligence in the deaths of a recipient husband and his donor wife following a liver transplant surgery at Sahyadri Hospitals’ Deccan branch in Aug, a day after Sassoon authorities expressed their inability to…

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