Kaushik Basu, whose stint at the World Bank ends on July 31, was being looked at as a serious contender, the sources said
Here is some background on the candidates seen as potential successors to Rajan at the RBI
Rajan was expected to join the search committee to appoint three external members of a new six-member RBI Monetary Policy Committee
The six AP-1000 reactors would be built in Andhra Pradesh.
The trip was more about understanding the Indian market, but was also about signaling to the world that Apple has arrived in India
Mergers to create at most six state banks
Cook meets the 65-year old prime minister in New Delhi on Saturday, and will be hoping Modi's enthusiasm for phones can help Apple as it tries to bolster sales in India.
Apple is also expected to announce plans for a startup accelerator in India to work more closely with the Indian developer community that works on the company's iOS and OS X software platforms
Cook's visit, following a trip to China, comes at a crucial time as Apple looks for new growth markets after posting its first ever decline in iPhone sales
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
Samsung recently introduced its "S bike" mode, a feature targeted at India's legions of motorbike riders that, when activated, notifies callers that the phone's owner is riding and cannot answer
Internal management tensions, stiff opposition from Chinese handset makers led to halving of the company's market share
From parity in 1980, China's economy has outgrown India's fivefold to $10 trillion
The country holds one of the biggest opportunities for Uber as more Indians start using smartphones
Venture capital investments in India's start-ups nearly halved to $1.5 billion in fourth-quarter 2015
The RBI cut the rate several times last year to reduce it by 125 basis points to the current 6.75 percent.
India should not loosen its fiscal deficit targets in the forthcoming budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's top economic adviser Arvind Panagariya said.
The contract would give a big boost to India's $150 billion nuclear power programme, and a broader push to curb greenhouse gas emissions.