The luxury hospitality sector seems to be experiencing an unprecedented boom, with EIH, which operates the Oberoi and Trident hotels, reporting its best-ever financial performance in FY25. Riding on a steady rise in demand for premium stays, the company’s income per available room surged 70% in the last two years, touching nearly Rs 21,000 a
The street is readying for the Q1 earnings, and all eyes are on how the new financial year kickstarted for corporate India after the blockbuster Q4. In fact, the earnings performance in Q4 exceeded popular expectations by a wide margin. The fourth quarter earnings growth bordered around the 10% level as opposed to earlier estimates
Amazon India is gearing up for a higher penetration in the interior of India as it opens new fulfillment centres in the tier-2 cities. On Thursday, the company said that it has launched 5 new fulfillment centres in India, with 4 located in tier-2 cities, Indore, Bhubaneshwar, Kochi, and Rajpura (Punjab). While the global e-commerce
In a major development in India’s private retail energy sector, Adani Total and Jio BP have partnered to integrate each other’s energy products at their retail outlets. According to an Adani Total Gas statement, while Adani Total Gas outlets will offer Jio BP’s petrol and diesel at their outlets, Jio BP will integrate Adani Total
Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk is preparing for a major push in India with its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide), according to a report by The Economic Times. The company is targeting sales of $1 billion (around Rs 8,600 crore) in the next five -seven years. The Economic Times, citing sources, reports that a pan-India
Despite achieving profitability at the store level, Tata Starbucks—the 50:50 joint venture between Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) and Starbucks—is grappling with rising losses driven by rapid expansion, said a top executive from Tata Group. While addressing shareholders at the company’s 62nd Annual General Meeting, PB Balaji, Group CFO of Tata Motors and non-executive director
India has ramped up purchases of Russian oil in June, importing more than the combined volumes from Middle Eastern suppliers such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq, amid market volatility triggered by Israel’s dramatic attack on Iran. The US military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel which first struck Iranian nuclear sites
Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran during Tata Motors’ 80th annual general meeting on Friday said Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover may face up to £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) in tariff impacts due to new US trade measures. However, he added that mitigation efforts are underway to reduce the impact to around £600 million. “Tariff is
The central government is continuously working to simplify and streamline the tax system, aiming to reduce disputes. In this direction, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reportedly given strict instructions to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to identify all departmental tax appeals involving amounts less than the “revised monetary limit announced by the
An increasingly bitter inheritance dispute at the Rs 30,000 crore-valued Sona Comstar Group has brought late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s family into the spotlight. Kapur’s mother, Rani Kapur, has accused unnamed individuals of attempting to wrest control of the family-run business. In a letter, Rani alleged that she had been locked in a room and forced
Leading private sector banks like HDFC Bank had earlier reported an improved performance in the June 2025 quarter and investors were keenly awaiting the results of Kotak Mahindra Bank. The Kotak Mahindra Bank stock ended Friday’s trade 0.8 % lower at Rs 2,125 and it is not too far from its 52-week high of Rs
Public sector bank Union Bank of India on Friday announced waiving penalty charges for not maintaining the minimum balance amount in general savings accounts. The direction is effective from the quarter ending September 2025. “In alignment with the spirit of financial inclusion and customer-centric banking, Union Bank of India now waives charges for non-maintenance of
Bajaj Finserv on Thursday reported a 30 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,789 crore for the first quarter of FY26, compared to Rs 2,138 crore in the same period last year. However, its lending arm Bajaj Finance has reported a decline in asset quality. Bajaj Finserv: Revenue rises 12.5 per
