Tata Steel’s Dutch arms face euro1.4 bn lawsuit over pollution allegations

Tata Steel’s two Dutch subsidiaries are facing a €1.4 billion lawsuit in the Netherlands alleging health and property damage caused by emissions from the company’s steelmaking operations, a charge which the Indian conglomerate labelled as “unsubstantiated and speculative”. Image used

Volume, margin concerns likely to weigh on beer maker United Breweries

The stock of the country’s largest beer maker, United Breweries (UBBL), is trading at 25-month lows given multiple headwinds related to volumes, regulatory issues, and margin trajectory. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters After a muted second quarter (July-September) of 2025-26 (Q2FY26),

Higher prices, demerger to boost margins, unlock value for Vedanta

Vedanta, a conglomerate in mining and metals, has seen a surge in its share price on the back of multiple triggers. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Its demerger appears to be on track, a strong non-ferrous commodity cycle is boosting margins, and

Carmakers Gear Up To Hit Refresh Button

‘In India’s competitive automotive market, staying relevant means continuously raising the bar.’ Source link

Gold-silver rush pushes passive fund share in MF AUM to record in 2025

Passive funds have resumed gaining ground in the mutual fund (MF) industry after a slowdown in 2024, with their share of assets under management (AUM) reaching an all-time high in 2025. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The surge has been driven largely

Forex reserves rise by $4.36 bn to $693 bn

India’s forex reserves jumped by $4.36 billion to $693 billion during the week ended December 19, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The overall kitty had increased by $1.69 billion to $688.95 billion in the previous week.

Sensex sheds 367 points on foreign fund outflows

Benchmark stock index Sensex dropped by 367 points in its third straight day of losses on Friday due to foreign fund outflows and lack of any major domestic triggers. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters Falling for the third consecutive day, the 30-share

Odisha leads in GST growth, T’gana in..

A shift appears underway in India’s tax landscape. States with relatively smaller tax collections like Odisha and Telangana are emerging as the fastest-growing contributors to indirect and direct tax collections, respectively. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff They are challenging the long-standing dominance

Bharti Enterprises, Warburg Pincus to acquire 49% stake in Haier India

Sunil Bharti Mittal-led conglomerate Bharti Enterprises and private equity firm Warburg Pincus will collectively acquire a 49 per cent stake in Haier Appliances India, the local unit of China’s Shandong-based Haier group, for an undisclosed amount. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters The

Prosus says India as one of its most critical growth markets

‘Unlike the US, which is largely homogeneous, India has many languages, many demographics, very different discretionary spending, and very different digital maturity.’ Image used for representation purpose only. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Prosus, the Amsterdam-based technology investor with net assets valued