Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) The combined market valuation of nine of India’s 10 most-valued listed companies declined by Rs 2.74 lakh crore last week as a sharp sell-off in domestic equities weighed on heavyweight stocks, with HDFC Bank emerging as the biggest laggard.The decline in market capitalisation came in line with a weak broader market, as the Sensex plunged 2,091.68 points, or 2.67 per cent, during the week, while the Nifty dropped 566.85 points, or 2.32 per cent.Among the country’s top-10 m…
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has Rs 7,318.5 crore in unclaimed funds as of March 31, 2026, the Finance Ministry informed Parliament on Monday. In a written reply to a question in Parliament, the ministry said the accumulated amount includes Rs 5,564.5 crore of unclaimed policyholder money and Rs 1,753.95 crore as accrued income generated on those funds.Separately, the government clarified that the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) …
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said it conducted searches at 15 premises in Mumbai and here in connection with cases registered against Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd. (RCFL) and Reliance Home Finance Ltd. (RHFL), both Reliance ADA Group companies led by Anil D. Ambani.According to the CBI, the searches covered 23 interlinked entities associated with the Reliance ADA Group, which were allegedly used as conduits for the diversion of bank funds bor…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a second chargesheet in the Reliance Communications Limited (RCom) loan fraud case, naming a company and two of its directors for alleged criminal conspiracy, criminal misappropriation and cheating in connection with the diversion of funds.The chargesheet was filed before the Special Judge for CBI Cases in Mumbai against M/s Netizen Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Reliance Infocomm Engineering Pvt. Ltd.) and its …
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (IANS) In a major overhaul of the Sabarimala pilgrimage, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on Friday announced a series of sweeping reforms, including complete digitisation of pilgrim services, AI-based crowd management and a significant expansion of online accommodation booking, ahead of the two-month annual pilgrimage season beginning in the middle of November. Announcing the measures, TDB President K. Jayakumar made it clear that the Ayyappa Sangamam would no lon…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The combined market valuation of six of India’s 10 most-valued companies rose by more than Rs 1 lakh crore last week, led by a sharp gain in Bharti Airtel, as benchmark equity indices extended their winning streak amid sustained investor optimism.The rally came as the Sensex advanced 663.44 points, or 0.86 per cent, during the week, while the Nifty gained 214.85 points, or 0.89 per cent.Among the top gainers, Bharti Airtel recorded the biggest increase in market valuation, …
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said that it has arrested Amit Bapna, former Chief Financial Officer of Reliance Capital Ltd, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the Reliance ADA Group cases.According to the CBI, the investigation has revealed that Amit Bapna — who served as Chief Financial Officer of Reliance Capital Ltd from August 2014 to December 2019 — was one of the key decision-makers responsible for managing the financial aff…
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) The combined market capitalisation of six of India’s 10 most-valued companies increased by Rs 88,678 crore during the holiday-shortened week.During the week, the Sensex advanced 297.57 points, or 0.38 per cent, while the Nifty rose 42.9 points, or 0.17 per cent.Among the top-valued firms, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance and Larsen & Toubro registered gains in their market capitalisation, while Bharti Airtel, Tata Consultancy Services, Life Ins…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested a manager of the Punjab National Bank’s Bhadrauli Branch in Agra’s Barhan, Uttar Pradesh, in connection with an alleged bribery case. According to the CBI, the case was registered on June 25, based on a complaint filed by an employee of a private company. It was alleged that the bank manager demanded illegal gratification of Rs 7,000 per loan file to process and clear around 19 solar panel loan applications.Th…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) held a coordination meeting with the Department of Financial Services (DFS) and Chief Vigilance Officers of public sector banks, IDBI Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India here on Thursday on measures to expedite investigations into bank fraud cases, according to an official statement. The meeting was attended by the Department of Financial Services Secretary Sanjay Lohiya, the CBI Additional Directors A.Y.V. Krishna and …