Bharti Airtel appoints Shashwat Sharma as MD & CEO, Soumen Ray as group CFO effective January 1

Bharti Airtel appoints Shashwat Sharma as managing director and CEO of Airtel India and Soumen Ray as group chief financial officer, effective January 1, 2026, succeeding Gopal Vittal. Shares of the company ended nearly half a percent in the red

Vodafone Idea raises ₹3,300 crore via issuance of NCDs through subsidiary VITIL

Telecom major Vodafone Idea on Thursday, December 18, announced that it has successfully raised ₹3,300 crore through the issuance of unlisted, unrated, secured Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs). The fundraise was executed through Vodafone Idea Telecom Infrastructure Limited (VITIL), a subsidiary of

Sensex down 78 points on weak global trends

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the fourth straight day on Thursday amid uncertainty over a trade deal and a muted trend in global markets. Photograph: Hemanshi Kamnani/Reuters Logging its fourth day of decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex

Sebi Overhauls MF Framework, Stockbroking Rules

Photograph: ANI Photo The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday overhauled the cost framework for the ₹80 trillion domestic mutual fund industry, introducing a simplified structure aimed at improving transparency for investors while balancing the impact on

Sebi takes measures to deepen investors’ participation in capital market

Markets regulator Sebi board on Wednesday approved a series of measures aimed at improving investor convenience, easing compliance norms, and deepening participation in the capital and debt markets. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters As part of the changes, the board, in its

TCS pegs $1.5 bn AI revenue, seeks to become largest AI-led tech firm

The country’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services on Wednesday outlined an aggressive plan to become the “world’s largest AI-led technology services company” as CEO K Krithivasan shared that the company has logged about $1.5 billion in annualised revenue.

SEBI board approves revamp of stockbroker regulations; replaces 1992 framework

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has on Wednesday, December 17, approved a comprehensive overhaul of regulations governing stockbrokers, replacing the three-decade-old SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 1992 with a new framework. The move is aimed at modernising broker

Sebi cuts mutual fund expense ratios — Here’s what you need to know

India’s capital markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, decided to cut the charges of the expense ratios in mutual funds, revising its long-standing norms after companies urged the regulator to make

Sensex drops 120 pts on foreign fund outflows

Stock markets declined for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with benchmark Sensex closing lower by 120 points at a week’s low due to relentless foreign fund outflows. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The 30-share BSE Sensex edged lower by 120.21 points

LS clears Insurance Amendment Bill to allow 100% FDI in insurance sector

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that raising the FDI limit to 100 per cent in the insurance sector will help attract more capital, improve competition and increase insurance penetration by making policies more affordable. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Replying