It is that time of the year when precious metals such as gold and silver are hitting new peaks both in demand and pricing…The 24-carat gold rates are now edging close to Rs 80,000 per 10 grams. Diwali and especially Dhanteras sees higher buying sprees amongst consumers in India. Gold prices have been fluctuating week-on-week
The Election Commission has appointed senior IPS officer Ajay Kumar Singh as the new Director General of Police (DGP) for Jharkhand, PTI reports, citing official sources said. This decision follows the removal of acting Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta due to his “history” of election-related misconduct in previous polls. Singh, a 1989-batch officer
The government will no longer infuse any fresh capital into ailing Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL), but may not initiate its closure right away, as this would be done only after the company clears its liabilities of around Rs 32,000 crore, according to official sources. To generate funds for expunging the liabilities, the company has been
GIFT Nifty indicated that Indian equity indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 may see a positive opening on Wednesday. Here’s a look at the key stocks to watch in trade. GIFT Nifty ended 50 points or 0.20% up at 24,575 indicating a positive opening for domestic indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex on
Azure Power is planning to refinance $150 to $180 million (Rs 1,250 crore to Rs 1,500 crore) worth of loans by the end of this financial year to reduce costs and replace maturing loans. “Until March 2025, we are primarily focusing on refinancing, not raising any fresh debt. We are considering two cases where refinancing
Mid-tier IT services firm Persistent Systems reported a 6% sequential increase in net profit to Rs 325 crore for the quarter ended September. Year-on-year, net profit surged 23.4%, driven by the company’s focus on an AI-led services strategy. The company’s consolidated revenue also saw a 6% quarter-on-quarter rise to Rs 2,897.1 crore, marking a 20%
The FMCG sector is facing sluggish demand as it is becoming polarised with the middle class shrinking but simultaneously there being high demand for premium products, Nestle India chairman and managing director Suresh Narayanan said on Tuesday. He added that in bigger cities, a channel shift is also being noticed with people preferring e-commerce and
Retailers’ allegation of anti-competitive behavior against quick commerce companies like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart may not result in anti-trust action against the latter, as these firms don’t meet the requirement of having dominant position in the relevant market, experts say. In a letter dated October 18, the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes entered into 174 advance pricing agreements with Indian taxpayers in FY25. The number sets a new record for the agency and includes unilateral APAs, bilateral APAs and multilateral APAs. This also takes the total number of APAs signed since the inception of the program to 815. According to details shared
Adani Group plans to raise $4 -5 billion for its projects in Khavda and Mundra in Gujarat in the next few months, said sources familiar with the matter. Adani is building a 30 GW renewable energy park in Khavda, Gujarat, which will be the largest renewable energy park in the world. The plant will produce
Aditya Birla Real Estate (ABREL), formerly known as Century Textiles and Industries, has sold Century Pulp and Paper (CPP), located in Lalkuan, Uttarakhand, to ITC for Rs 3,498 crore through a lump-sum sale. ALSO READImported coal-based power plants may see tech upgrade to use local fuel JM Financial Limited acted as the exclusive financial advisor
Haldirams on Monday announced that the UAE’s International Holding Company (IHC) and Alpha Wave Global would invest in the business in the ongoing round, which also saw participation from Singapore’s Temasek. The company did not disclose the stake these two companies would acquire. However, industry sources suggested that they are likely to get around 5-6%
Net inflows of Rs 1.25 lakh crore from retail investors into equities touched a three-fiscal high in FY25 while infusions from domestic institutional investors crossed Rs 6 lakh crore, the highest in a decade, data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) show. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew Rs 1.27 lakh crore from Indian stocks, the
