It is not just the auto companies that are foraying into electrical vehicles. The oil and gas companies that have a vast network of fuel outlets spread across India are now looking to leverage their existing network franchise to make a foray into ele

Since the NCLT opened bids for taking over the business of Reliance Capital, there has been a keen interest among potential buyers. Some of the big names already in the fray to acquire Reliance Capital include Tata AIG, ICICI Lombard and Nippon Life.

In a way, the merger of PVR and Inox Leisure was a deal that was wanting to happen between two of the largest multiplex entertainment players in India. The combination of the pandemic related lockdowns, weak footfalls in malls and the onslaught of OT

You would perhaps wonder as to what is this conflict of interest with Maruti Suzuki. This is something that has been recently highlighted by the proxy advisory firm, IIAS. Now, Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IIAS) is a proxy advisor that a

It is said that the best way to get close to the customer is to given them what they actually want. In a country like India, this is a huge challenge due to the regional and ethnic diversity. Food is extremely regional and the tastes change from dist

A full 6 months after the boards of IDFC Ltd and IDFC Financial Holdings approved the sale of IDFC Mutual Fund business, the eligible bidders have boiled down to two players in India. The final bidders are a Bandhan Bank led consortium and another co

It looks like finally there is a truce between the Essel Group, that promoted Zee Entertainment, and Invesco Fund, the largest shareholder in Zee. Incidentally, Invesco Developing Markets Fund owns 18% in Zee Entertainment and had been vehemently see

In a recent report on India’s oil marketing companies (OMCs), Moody’s Investors Services has highlighted that between IOC, BPCL and HPCL the losses are staggering. Moody’s estimates that these OMCs would have incurred losses of Rs.19,000 crore

The reluctance of banks to lend to industry is, by now, well known. A recent report by BOFA Global Research has underlined the fact that Indian industrial companies are increasingly relying on other sources for funding their balance sheet and less on

In the business of government, things can change pretty fast. Just about a few months back, India had been talking aggressively about catalysing international listing of Indian companies. This included allowing Indian companies to list abroad thro

The last time that India had met its merchandise export target was in 2014. For FY22, Piyush Goyal had set an aggressive target of $400 billion. That target has been just about achieved and India could close FY22 with merchandise exports of $415 bill

In what could be music to the ears of the stock broking industry, a recent report by ICRA expects the revenues of the broking industry to grow by 32% in FY22 on the back of frenetic growth in number of accounts and average daily turnover. ICRA exp