Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd on Saturday increased its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points, a move that will make loans dearer for both existing and new borrowers. The rate hike comes ahead of the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting later next week. It is widely expected that MPC would hike interest rates to [...]
Markets regulator Sebi has granted the in-principle approval for the change in control of HDFC Ltd's wholly-owned subsidiary HDFC Property Ventures Ltd. The change in control will happen pursuant to the merger of HDFC Ltd with HDFC Bank. In April, HDFC Bank and its parent company Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) got approvals from their [...]
Firms run by tycoons Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal and Gautam Adani bid about Rs 1.45 lakh crore to buy fifth-generation (5G) airwaves on the opening day of India's largest-ever spectrum auction on Tuesday. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the response on the first day of the auction exceeded all expectations and will surpass the [...]
PB Fintech, the parent company of Policybazaar Insurance Brokers Private Ltd, on Sunday said that the IT system of the firm was hacked on July 19 and subsequent corrective action was taken. The company identified certain vulnerabilities on July 19 in a part of Policybazaar Insurance Brokers IT systems leading to illegal and unauthorized access [...]
Union Bank of India on Friday said it will raise Rs 1,320 crore next week by issuing bonds on a private placement basis. The bank said it has accepted bids of Rs 1,320 crore in an issue of Rs 2,100 crore with a base issue size of Rs 600 crore and a green shoe option [...]
Leading FMCG company Emami on Thursday announced to acquire a 30 per cent stake in a pet-care startup Cannis Lupus Services India for an undisclosed amount. Cannis Lupus Services India offers Ayurvedic remedies for pets under the brand "Fur Ball Story". It uses a wide range of plants and herbs to formulate its medicines, said [...]
Diversified conglomerate ITC Limited on Wednesday said that the company will continue to deliver robust growth despite key concerns such as inflation. Speaking at the company's AGM virtually, CMD of ITC Sanjiv Puri said that in the FMCG space, the firm has nurtured 25 brands and the newer ones will garner an annual consumer spend [...]
Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd on Tuesday said it has sold a portion of the shares of Ansal Housing which it had acquired by way of invocation after the housing construction company failed to pay its loan dues. Details about HDFC's loan exposure to Ansal were not provided. On June 16, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC [...]
Canara Bank on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 2,000 crore by issuing Basel III compliant additional tier I bonds this month. The bank came out with the issuance of Rs 2,000 crore of additional tier-I bonds on July 15, 2022. "The bank received total bid amount of Rs 5,719 crore, out of which full [...]
Manali Petrochemicals Ltd, manufacturer of polyols and part of the AM International Group, Singapore has signed a commercial agreement with United Kingdom-based Econic Technologies to manufacture eco-friendly polyols, the company said on Tuesday. The agreement further strengthens the MPL-Econic partnership and the tie-up would offer significant upside across MPL's business value chain. The innovative technology [...]
