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Mumbai/Bangalore: South Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings and JSW Steel Ltd intend to spend ₹70,000-80,000 crore ($8-9 billion) to set up a 6 million tonne per annum steel plant possibly in Odisha, two executives said. A 900-acre land that JSW Steel purchased in Odisha during the April-June quarter could be used for the project, they said, declining to be identified. JSW Steel chief executive Jayant Acharya had said earlier that no project had been finalised for the land. "This (the land) is c ...Read More >
India's oldest asset reconstruction company (ARC) wants to go public. Asset Reconstruction Co. (India) Ltd (ARCIL) filed its draft prospectus on 1 August, with four of its shareholders -- Avenue India Resurgence Pte. Ltd, State Bank of India, Lathe Investment Pte Ltd, and The Federal Bank Ltd -- looking to sell up to 105.46 million shares. If approved, it will become India's first listed ARC. Mint takes a look at the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) to assess the state of India's ARCs -- on ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I' ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government is preparing to invite financial bids in the third quarter (October-December) of FY26 for a strategic stake sale of IDBI Bank, as potential buyers have completed due diligence, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) secretary Arunish Chawla said on Friday. "All data room protocols have been finalized for interested bidders," Chawla told reporters, indicating that the divestment process is now ready to move into its final stages. "We hope to invit ...Read More >
Amritsar, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in Punjab and Congress lawmaker Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately convene an all-party meeting in Amritsar to discuss continuing threats to the Golden Temple through threatening emails. Speaking after paying obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, where he was accompanied by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala and other Congress leaders, Bajwa said that he met with of ...Read More >
Mumbai: JSW Steel Ltd reported better-than-expected profit for the June quarter, driven by higher production and sales volume as well as lower cost of coking coal, a key ingredient. The steelmaker's first-quarter profit jumped to ₹2,209 crore from Rs.867 in the same quarter a year ago, according to the company's exchange filings. A key reason for this was improved steel prices, primarily due to the government's 12% safeguard duty to protect the industry from cheap steel imports from China. "St ...Read More >
After a significant box office run, Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par was recently screened for neurodivergent children in Ladakh's only mobile theatre. Interestingly, the theatre is located at 11,562 feet Less than a month after its release, Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par -- a hopeful story centred on an arrogant basketball coach and 10 neurodivergent kids -- appears to be scaling new heights literally. Several screenings of RS Prasanna's directorial venture are being held at PictureTime, a 140 ...Read More >
Bengaluru: LTIMindtree Ltd began the new fiscal year on solid footing, reporting revenue growth in line with expectations, led largely by clients in Europe and the retail segment. India's sixth-largest IT services company on Thursday reported $1.15 billion in revenue for the June-ended quarter (Q1FY26), a 1.97% sequential rise. This matched the consensus estimate from a Bloomberg poll of 31 analysts. Nearly three-fourths of its incremental revenue of $22 million came from clients based in Euro ...Read More >
Mumbai/New Delhi: After sparking outrage in India for showcasing Kolhapuri-style "sandals" on the Milan runway, Italian luxury giant Prada is sending top executives to the footwear's hometown of Kolhapur. The two-day visit to Kolhapur, in Maharashtra, is expected to begin Tuesday and marks the brand's first formal outreach to Indian artisans. Mint has learned that the visiting team includes Daniele Contu, pattern making manager at Prada's footwear division, along with external consultants Andre ...Read More >
New Delhi: The India-UK free trade agreement will feature a dedicated chapter on innovation, commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Monday, marking a shift in India's trade strategy towards deeper technological and research partnerships. The pact is in its final stages, with both sides subjecting the chapters to legal scrutiny. "This is for the first time that a chapter on innovation is being added in an FTA. A working group will be set up to advance cooperation in this area," Barthwal said ...Read More >
TIRUPATI/CHENNAI: Vinutha Kota, Srikalahasti Jana Sena Party incharge, her husband Kota Chandrababu, and three others were arrested by the Greater Chennai Police for the murder of her driver Srinivasulu (22), native of Subbanaidu Kandriga village in Srikalahasti mandal. His body was found dumped in a drainage canal under the jurisdiction of the Seven Wells police station in Chennai on July 8. The accused allegedly kidnapped and murdered Srinivasulu, and later the body was dumped in the Mint are ...Read More >
New Delhi: Samsung has officially launched its next-gen foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, in India. While the Flip 7 stands out as a premium flagship device, the Flip 7 FE offers a more affordable foldable experience, making the clamshell design more accessible. Follow for more details: munsifdaily.com Also Read: TSRTC to Roll Out 422 New Buses Including Express and Deluxe Services Across Telangana Colors: Blue Shadow, Jet Black, Coral Red, and Mint (exclus ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A month after former Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) chief operating officer Natarajan Ganapathy Subramaniam retired in May 2024, chief executive K Krithivasan said the company would not hire a new COO for the time being. He added that TCS leaders were distributing Subramaniam's work among themselves and that no single individual could replace him. Less than a year later, the country's largest information technology (IT) outsourcer changed its tune. Not only did is hire a new COO, it ...Read More >
Stocktwits - India's textile stocks rallied on Tuesday after the United States imposed a 35% tariff on garment imports from Bangladesh. US President Donald Trump sent tariff letters to 14 countries last night with steep duties. Alok Industries (NSE:ALOK) surged 14%, Vardhman Textiles (NSE:VART) and Gokaldas Exports rose 4%, Welspun Living and KPR Mills gained 2% at the time of writing. SEBI-registered analyst Aditya Hujband highlighted that this tariff development is expected to raise sourcing ...Read More >
New Delhi: With just 48 hours left for 90-day pause on US reciprocal tariffs to end, the much-anticipated bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US has reached a critical stage. According to two officials in the Indian commerce ministry and one in Washington, the agreement is unlikely to be finalized without direct political intervention to resolve some of the remaining sticky issues. "It's down to the wire. Unless there's political direction, the deal may not go through in time ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 6: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended the 125th birth anniversary celebration of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, at Tagore Hall, here. Paying rich tribute to Mookerjee on his birth anniversary, Sinha recalled his immense contributions as one of the key architects of modern India. "Dr Mookerjee was a visionary statesman, educationist and fearless Parliamentarian whose ideals continue to shape the destiny of India. His profound knowledge, and resolute commitment to social c ...Read More >
New Delhi: As India and the US prepare to seal a deal aimed at boosting bilateral trade, New Delhi is aiming for a balanced outcome while Washington is focused on securing deeper market access for its goods. Though India has drawn red lines around its sensitive sectors -- agriculture, dairy, and genetically modified (GM) food -- the US continues to push for significant concessions. It has signalled a potential 6% duty relief from the 16% reciprocal tariff hike announced on 2 April, which remain ...Read More >
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray shared a rare moment with his long estranged cousin Raj Thackeray and said, "We have come together to stay together." The two brothers hugs each other and shared the stage for the first time in two decades during a mega "victory" rally in Mumbai on Saturday, July 5. The joint rally and Uddhav Thackeray's comments is seen as a major political shift in Maharashtra. The developments came amid speculations whether Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT) join hands with Raj ...Read More >
Mumbai: Steelmakers who also mine their own iron ore, such as Tata Steel and Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), are likely to see their margins dip more than their peers as prices of both steel and iron ore are on a downward trend, analysts said. This is because of the fixed costs associated with their mines -- in contrast to players like Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and JSW Steel Ltd -- who buy raw material from third party suppliers, thus exporting a part of the margin squeeze to these vendor ...Read More >
Kargil , Jul 2: Pursuant to putting in place a comprehensive legal framework to ensure fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment to public services, the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has initiated a large-scale recruitment drive for 359 Gazetted posts through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This marks the first-ever recruitment of Gazetted posts through UPSC since the formation of the Union Territory, officials said. This follows the establishment of a unique an ...Read More >
Mumbai: Even as mis-selling of insurance plans by banks has drawn scrutiny, the sector regulator doesn't want to manage distribution channels and seeks to focus on customer awareness to check the malpractice. "It's not necessary that every mis-selling is mis-selling, it's also about the customers' understanding of the product," said Swaminathan S Iyer, member (life), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on the sidelines of an event on Wednesday. "Once you drive home that your ...Read More >
New Delhi: The mood at Hyundai Motor India Ltd's office in Gurugram isn't exactly upbeat today. Passenger vehicle sales data for June were released on 1 July. And for the South Korean carmaker, once the No. 2 in India by some distance, it once again made for dismal reading. The company has finished behind Mahindra and Mahindra four out of six months this calendar year. Indeed, it has trailed the Indian company every month this fiscal year. And that is bad news for José Munoz. In January, Munoz ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's $1.2 billion AI Mission is turning into a big opportunity for homegrown cloud service providers, due to an increase in graphic processing unit (GPU) demand and government-backed infrastructure procurement. Local firms like Reliance Jio Platforms,Tata Communications Ltd and Hiranandani Group's Yotta Data Services are witnessing significant growth, buoyed by the Union government's push to build a massive compute backbone for artificial intelligence (AI). This is because these c ...Read More >
In India, gold is more than just a metal -- it's a tradition, a symbol of security, and an investment rolled into one. This centuries-old cultural and financial mainstay, which has a sizeable share in India's inflation basket and has seen skyrocketing prices, may be distorting the country's 'core' inflation trajectory. Core inflation is a measure of inflation that aims to show the underlying, long-term trend of price changes in an economy, excluding the impact of components with volatile prices ...Read More >
Mumbai: MARS Growth Capital has infused an additional $50 million in Infra.Market and extended the term of its existing financing of $100 million by five years as the building materials platform prepares for an initial public offering later this year. MARS, a joint venture between private credit firm Liquidity and MUFG Bank, has invested about $150 million in the IPO-bound company with this transaction, Infra.Market said in a statement on Monday. The first tranche of $100 million, which had ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): In a continuing crackdown under Operation Chakra-V, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted coordinated search operations at multiple locations in Ahmedabad and Mumbai on June 25 in connection with a transnational cyber extortion case, the probe agency said on Friday. CBI said that the searches led to the recovery of incriminating evidence. The main suspect behind a transnational cyber extortion syndicate was arrested on June 26 in Mumbai. Also Rea ...Read More >
Mumbai: India's paintmakers must gird up for a tougher battle from two upstarts. Birla Opus, owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, has already shaken up the nation's paints sector with its pricing war. Now, JSW Paints Ltd's ₹9,300-crore acquisition of Dutch giant AkzoNobel's India unit portends a tighter squeeze on the profitability of their peers as they battle to protect turf. The deal by JSW Paints, part of billionaire Sajjan Jindal's steel-to-cement empire, will not immediately change ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government is set to exempt non-bank lenders registered with the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) from the Companies Act provisions governing loans, guarantees, and investments made by companies. The ministry of corporate affairs said in an order that it has received a request from IFSCA for such an exemption to finance companies registered with it, which is aligned with similar exemption to non-bank lenders registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI ...Read More >
New Delhi: Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd has hired India's former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant as a senior adviser, as the Canadian investment firm looks to tap more opportunities in India. Kant's track record in transformative government initiatives related to economic development, innovation, and sustainable growth will benefit Fairfax's long-term investment approach in India, the company said. Fairfax expects to participate in and benefit from India's 'Viksit Bharat' initiatives towards becomin ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said IndusInd Bank has taken sufficient steps to address improve its accounting practices, with governor Sanjay Malhotra noting that the bank is doing well overall. The remarks signalled regulatory comfort with the lender's actions so far, pushing its shares up over 5%. The RBI's comments come nearly three months after IndusInd Bank disclosed issues in its derivatives book, which triggered a 27% crash in its shares. Since then, the bank has seen ...Read More >
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