India’s net direct tax receipts down 1.3%, corporate taxes slip 3.7%

India’s net direct tax collections contracted 1.3 per cent to about Rs 5.63 trillion as of July 10, with corporate taxes dropping 3.7 per cent and non-corporate taxes recording a fractional 0.04 per cent contraction, Income Tax department data released

‘Future Generali always wanted to outgrow the industry’

‘This will be our first large-size bank partner, and hence, the partnership will be a game-changer for us.’ IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tumisu/Pixabay.com As the Central Bank of India

Forex reserves drop by $3 bn to $699.74 bn

India’s forex reserves dropped by $3.05 billion to $699.74 billion in the week ended July 4, the RBI said on Friday. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had jumped by $4.85 billion to $702.78 billion.

BEML board to consider stock split on July 21

State-owned heavy equipment manufacturer, BEML Ltd, on Friday (July 11) said its board is scheduled to meet on Monday, July 21, 2025, to consider a stock split, a sub-division of its equity shares. A stock split is generally considered by

DMart Q1 Results: Avenue Supermarts net profit remains largely unchanged at ₹773 crore, revenue jumps 16.2% YoY

DMart Q1 Results: Investor Radhakishan Damani-backed Avenue Supermarts, which operates the retail chain DMart, announced its April-June quarter results for fiscal 2025-26 (Q1FY26) on Friday, July 11. The company reported a marginal decline of 0.1 per cent in consolidated net

Sensex tanks 690 points on selling in IT, auto stocks

Key benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the third session in a row on Friday, dropping nearly 1 per cent, dragged by heavy selling in IT, auto and energy stocks. Photograoh: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Tariff-related uncertainties amid mixed global market

IPO Pipeline Swells with 118 DRHPs

The cumulative amount that companies filing their DRHPs this year are looking to raise is Rs 1.6 trillion, compared to Rs 1 trillion during H12024.. The filing of draft red herring prospectuses (DRHPs) picked up pace during the first half

June retail inflation likely to have cooled further on food prices

India’s consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation rate is likely to have cooled further in June, thus remaining below the 4 per cent target of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a fifth consecutive month, giving the central bank

Priya Nair, 1st woman to become CEO-MD of HUL

Priya Nair will become the first woman CEO and MD of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) effective August 1, 2025, with India’s largest FMCG firm announcing her appointment on Thursday. Photograph: Courtesy, HUL Nair, currently president, Beauty & Wellbeing, Unilever, has

Zee shareholders approve ₹2,237 crore promoter fund infusion via warrants

Shareholders of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. have approved a ₹2,237 crore capital infusion by its promoter group through the preferential allotment of fully convertible warrants, the company said in an exchange filing on Thursday. The resolution saw support from around