The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Monday notified changes in the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy to permit overseas companies with Chinese shareholding of up to 10 per cent to invest in India through the automatic route, subject to sectoral limits and conditions, PTI reported.However, the relaxation will not apply…
Benchmark equity indices rebounded strongly on Monday, rising over 1 per cent each after three consecutive sessions of steep losses, as investors returned to blue-chip banking and domestic-focused stocks amid bargain buying.The 30-share BSE Sensex surged 938.93 points, or 1.26 per cent, to close at 75,502.85. During the session, it touched an intra-day high of…
Vedanta Ltd on Monday said its committee of directors has approved raising up to Rs 2,575 crore through the issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCDs), as the company looks to diversify funding sources and strengthen its balance sheet.According to a filing with the BSE, the panel has cleared the allotment of 2,57,500 unsecured, redeemable, rated and…
Gold started the week on a shaky note, slipping Rs 2,225 to hit Rs 1.56 lakh per 10 grams in Monday’s futures trade, dragged down by a firm US dollar and weak overseas markets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, April gold contracts fell 1.4% to Rs 1,56,241 on a turnover of 7,881 lots. “Rising energy…
China on Monday pushed back against the United States over a new set of trade investigations launched last week, saying that it has “lodged representations” with Washington and calling on the US to “correct its erroneous ways.” The response comes as trade negotiators from the two countries gather in Paris for talks. The latest US…
US President Donald Trump on Monday criticised the US Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate his global tariffs, warning that the ruling could cost the United States trillions of dollars. He said that the verdict will benefit foreign countries and companies that have been “ripping off the United States of America” for decades.” Commenting on his…
MUMBAI: Ahead of the onset of peak summers, a brisk business season for consumer durables companies, some AC makers are feeling the heat of the West Asia war as restricted supplies of LPG and shortage of petrochemicals are beginning to hit production, industry executives said. LPG is used in processes such as brazing of copper…
MUMBAI: Tata Trusts has appointed Tata veteran Farokh Subedar, 71, as a consultant, according to people in the know. Subedar, who was with the Tata Group until last year, had shared the board at Tata Investment Corporation with Noel Tata, chair of Tata Trusts.The foundations are also considering former Tata Steel VP (corporate services) Chanakya…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned aggressive sellers in Indian equities in March, pulling out Rs 52,704 crore (around USD 5.73 billion) from the cash market in the first fortnight of the month. The withdrawals come amid escalating tensions in West Asia, the weakening of the rupee and growing concerns over the impact of elevated crude…
BENGALURU: Edtech firm Upgrad has signed a term sheet to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock transaction, founders of the two companies said in separate posts on X on Saturday, marking a significant consolidation move in India’s education technology sector.“We at Upgrad have signed a term sheet to acquire Unacademy in an all-stock deal,” Upgrad…