NEW DELHI: Afcons Infrastructure Ltd is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on October 25, aiming to raise up to Rs 5,430 crore, according to the red herring prospectus (RHP) submitted to Sebi.The IPO of the Shapoorji Pallonji group company will include both fresh shares, worth up to Rs 1,250 crore and an…
NEW DELHI: State-owned UCO Bank on Saturday posted a 50 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 603 crore in the September quarter, helped by improvement in interest income. The lender had recorded a net profit of Rs 402 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 7,071 crore…
NEW DELHI: In a major setback for government’s flagship reform initiative on insolvency, almost a third of the posts of members in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) – which means 19 out of the 63 sanctioned strength, including the president – are lying vacant. While there were eight vacancies, 11 members retired at the…
RIL Q2 results: Revenue from operations saw a slight increase of 0.2% year-on-year (YoY), reaching Rs 2.35 lakh crore. RIL Q2 FY25 results: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), owned by Mukesh Ambani, announced on Monday a decrease of 5% in its consolidated net profit for the quarter that ended in September 2024, amounting to Rs 16,563…
NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed ride-hailing platform Ola to offer a choice to customers to either opt for a refund directly in their bank accounts or a coupon that can be redeemed against booking another ride. It observed that only giving a coupon is “unfair trade practice“.The authority also instructed the…
MUMBAI: The rupee breached the 84/dollar mark for the first time Friday, settling at 84.06, down 12 paise from Thursday’s close of 83.94. Opening at 83.98, the currency touched an intraday record low of 84.07.The breach of the 84 level is significant as RBI had defended this threshold for over two months. Friday’s intervention marked…
NEW DELHI: About 193 companies, ranging from Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti Suzuki, Jubilant FoodWorks and Eicher Motors, have offered over 90,000 internships through the PM Internship scheme portal, which opens to applicants on Oct 12 evening.As of Friday, 90,849 internship opportunities have been posted by 193 companies, including major private sector players, sources…
NEW DELHI: India has emerged as the largest engineering base for American semiconductor giant Qualcomm – bigger than even home market US – as the company rides on high-end local technical talent as well as affordable costs to develop solutions that are deployed across global markets.Such has been the success of the company’s work in…
NEW DELHI: The country’s industrial output contracted for the first time in 22 months in Aug, dragged down by the high base effect and decline in mining and electricity and a weak manufacturing sector.Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Friday showed the index of industrial production (IIP) contracted 0.1% in Aug compared…
The pace of price increases over the past year was higher than forecast in September while jobless claims posted an unexpected jump following Hurricane Helene and the Boeing strike, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The consumer price index, a broad gauge measuring the costs of goods and services across the U.S. economy, increased a seasonally…
