Moody's Investors Service has changed Tata Steel's outlook to positive from stable. The outlook change to positive shows the domestic steel giant's track record of delivering a solid operating performance while maintaining conservative financial policies and the likelihood that upward rating pressure will build over the next 12 months if the recent performance and credit [...]

Capital markets regulator Sebi has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Bharti Infratel, now known as Indus Towers, for flouting rules pertaining to employee stock option schemes. In its order, Sebi found that Bharti Infratel violated the provisions of the SBEB (Share Based Employee Benefits) by not appropriating the excess 5,32,862 shares of the [...]

The National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) has found Indiabulls Real Estate guilty of not passing on over Rs 6.46 crore input tax credit benefits to homebuyers by commensurate reduction in prices post rollout of GST. Based on a case filed by a homebuyer that Indiabulls Real Estate has not passed on ITC benefits in project Sierra-Vizag, [...]

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company on Monday said it will settle the MSME clients' admissible claims of up to Rs 5 lakh within 10 days of completing the claims survey. This marks the International MSME Day observed on June 27 to recognize the contribution of these industries. The claims settlement process is a first-of-its-kind service [...]

New Proptech startup PropShare has raised USD 47 million (around Rs 367 crore) from investors including WestBridge Capital to ramp up hiring, strengthen technology and offer more asset classes for investments on its platform. Bengaluru-based PropShare, which was founded in 2016, is a technology-driven real estate investment platform that enables investors to purchase commercial real [...]

State-owned Hindustan Copper Ltd's board will meet next week to consider a proposal to raise up to Rs 500 crore by issuing debentures. "A meeting of the board of directors of Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) will be held on 30th June 2022 to inter alia, consider and recommend resolutions seeking approval of the shareholders of [...]

IT services firm Infosys gave capital return of over Rs 24,100 crore (about USD 3.1 billion) in 2021-22 with a total dividend of Rs 31 per share along with share buyback of over Rs 11,000 crore, company's co-founder and chairman Nandan Nilekani said on Saturday. While speaking at the 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of [...]

Dish TV Managing Director Jawahar Goel has stepped down from the post after the shareholders of the DTH operator rejected the proposal to reappoint him. "The proposal for reappointment of Jawahar Lal Goel as Managing Director of the Company has not received requisite majority at the EGM held on June 24, 2022," said Dish TV in [...]

Axis Bank on Friday said the Reserve Bank has approved the reappointment of Rajiv Anand as the Deputy MD for a period of three years until August 2025. In January this year, the private sector lender had re-appointed Anand as the Deputy Managing Director for a further period of three years, from August 4, 2022, [...]

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd on Friday announced that it has acquired a portfolio of branded and generic injectable products from USA-based Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc for USD 50 million. A press release from the Indian drug maker said, the portfolio includes the Biorphen (phenylephrine hydrocholoride) injection and Rezipres (ephedrine hydrochloride) injection NDAs (New Drug Applications) with [...]

Electronics manufacturing services company Foxconn chairman Young Liu on Thursday met Vedanta Group's managing director Akarsh Hebbar to discuss the roadmap of their proposed electronic chip manufacturing plant and its location. Vedanta and Foxconn had signed a memorandum of understanding in February to form a joint venture company in India. Vedanta will hold 60 per [...]

A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by Dish TV's promoter group firm, seeking to restrain Yes Bank from voting at the DTH operator's extraordinary general meeting. Promoter group entity World Crest Advisors LLP had earlier challenged the June 17 order passed by the single bench of the [...]

Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Thursday announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based API fintech startup Setu in a deal valued at USD 70-75 million. The deal will entail a mix of cash and equity. Commenting on the acquisition, B Amrish Rau, CEO of Pine Labs, said: "Setu will make an incredible addition to the Pine [...]

IIFL Finance is planning to raise debt capital worth Rs 5,000 crore by issuing bonds on a private placement basis, the company said on Thursday. The bonds will be offered through public issue, subject to regulatory and statutory approvals, IIFL Finance said in a regulatory filing. "The board of directors of the company at their [...]

Pitching for urgent reforms in the agro-chemicals sector, Dhanuka Agritech Group Chairman RG Agarwal on Wednesday demanded that the government should reduce goods and services tax (GST) on pesticides to five per cent from the current 18 per cent in line with farm inputs like seeds and fertilisers. Agarwal also urged the government to bring [...]

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday sent a notice to Future Enterprises asking it to pay over Rs 5 lakh in a matter pertaining to disclosure lapses about initiation of arbitration proceedings against Future Group by Amazon. The regulator also warned the company of attachment of assets and bank accounts if it fails to make [...]

Bengaluru-based startup GIVA, which sells silver jewellery, has raised funds from investors led by Aditya Birla Ventures to expand its business. In a statement, GIVA said it has completed a Series B round of funding led by Aditya Birla Ventures and A91 Partners, along with the participation of Sixth Sense Ventures. The company did not [...]

India's largest software firm TCS has bagged a deal to drive business process transformation at Aadhar Housing Finance for an undisclosed sum, the companies said on Wednesday. The domestic housing financier will be deploying the Tata group company's lending and securitisation platform for market expansion, according to a statement. The partnership with TCS is for [...]

Varun Beverages chairman Ravi Kant Jaipuria has settled with capital markets regulator Sebi a case related to alleged violations of insider trading rules after paying nearly Rs 56 lakh towards settlement charges. It was alleged that Jaipuria had communicated unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI) relating to a strategic partnership between Varun Beverages Ltd (VBL) and PepsiCo [...]

Tata Steel has not made any purchase of PCI coal from Russia post its April announcement of severing business ties with Russia amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. On April 20, Tata Steel had said it would stop doing business with Russia. To ensure business continuity, all its steel [...]

Electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa Autotech on Wednesday said it will invest Rs 500 crore to set up a new manufacturing plant at Karoli in Rajasthan. Spread across 30 acres of land, the factory will have an annual production capacity of 10 lakh units and will be fully operational from October 2023, Okinawa Autotech said in [...]

Adani Enterprises and 10 other companies including offshore firms have expressed interest in bidding for coal import tenders floated by Coal India Limited, the public sector minor said on Tuesday. In a statement, the miner said it has held three pre-bid meetings with prospective coal importing agencies evincing interest in pitching in, in the three [...]

Debt-ridden Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL) has defaulted on payment of interest of Rs 6.07 crore for its non-convertible debentures. The due date for payment was June 20, 2022, said a regulatory filing from FEL. "The Company is unable to service its obligations in respect of the interest on Non-Convertible Debentures was due on June 20, [...]

Private sector lender South Indian Bank (SIB) is planning to raise up to Rs 2,500 crore to shore up its capital base for business growth and meet regulatory norms. The bank's shareholders had given approval for this fundraise in the previous AGM last fiscal, however, the bank did not raise the funds. A banking company [...]

Home appliance maker Whirlpool of India is expecting a better performance this fiscal after having a muted demand in FY22, as it sees green offshoots and a rebound in consumer sentiments, according to its Managing Director Vishal Bhola. In his address to shareholders in the latest annual report of the company, Bhola, however, said global uncertainties [...]

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is seeking a minimum USD 17 price for the gas it plans to produce from coal seams in its Bokaro CBM block in Jharkhand. ONGC invited bids for the sale of 0.20 million standard cubic metres per day of gas it plans to produce from the Bokaro CBM [...]

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Akasa Air's first aircraft Boeing 737 MAX arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, bringing it closer to securing the mandatory Air Operator Permit to start operations. The airline had received the ceremonial keys for the aircraft in Seattle, the US, on June 15, Akasa Air said in a statement. This is [...]

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance on Monday announced a record bonus of Rs 969 crore for policyholders in FY2022, 12 per cent higher than the preceding fiscal. This is the company's 16th consecutive annual bonus, and the highest ever to date, ICICI Prudential Life said in a release. All participating policies in force as of March [...]

Vodafone Idea's Board is scheduled to meet on June 22, to consider and approve a proposal for raising funds to the tune of Rs 500 crore. The fundraising will be through the issuance of equity shares or convertible warrants on a preferential basis to one or more entities belonging to Vodafone Group (one of the [...]

Infrastructure finance firm PTC India Financial Services (PFS) has signed an agreement with the Global Green Growth Institute for setting up a renewable energy-focused infrastructure debt fund. Under the pact, GGGI (Global Green Growth Institute) will provide technical support to PFS for the development and establishment of Renewable energy focused Infrastructure Debt Fund (RIDF). Discussions [...]

State-owned CIL is looking at green mining options by leveraging a slew of eco-friendly technologies in both underground and opencast mines, a move that would help in augmenting the production and reduce the adverse impact on environment. With land turning out to be a major pain point for expansion of coal mining operations, these technologies [...]

Integrated logistics player Delhivery on Friday said it has launched "guaranteed same-day delivery" service in 15 key cities in the country to help direct to-consumer (D2C) brands deliver their orders the same day. Under the new service, orders received as late as 3 pm will be delivered on the same day, Delhivery said in a [...]