Tata submits bid to buy loss-making Air India

Government says process to sell the airline is moving to 'concluding stage'

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The Indian government says its effort to sell off Air India is in the final stages. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate, has submitted a bid to buy Air India as the government says its effort to finally sell the debt-laden national carrier is entering its "concluding stage."

"The Tatas have submitted [their] financial bid for Air India," a spokesperson for the salt-to-software conglomerate told Nikkei Asia on Thursday, without giving further details.

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