Low-profile industrialist saw net worth take hit on falling sales of Exide Industries amid a demand slowdown for automotive and industrial batteries. Shares of cable television arm Hathway Cable & Datacom got a lift in July when the Reserve Bank of India approved an increase in the foreign investment limit in the company from 49% to 74%. Hathway has stopped airing Sony's channels after a dispute over fees and said that the broadcaster's channels were unappealing.