BENGALURU: After a 34-year tenure that shaped the company and India’s organised retail sector, Shoppers Stop chairman B S Nagesh announced his retirement at the company’s latest annual general meeting. The board has named Nirvik Singh as the new chairman. Singh described Nagesh’s leadership as “an extraordinary tenure that has shaped the very character, vision,…
MUMBAI: Tata Sons has formed a Rs 500 crore public charitable trust to aid families impacted by the Air India 171 crash in Ahmedabad. It will contribute Rs 250 crore to the AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust, while its primary shareholder, Tata Trusts, will match this with Rs 250 crore. This is one of the…
RIL Q1 results FY 2025-26: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries posted a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 26,994 crore beating Street estimates. The net profit rose 78% from Rs 15,138 crore a year ago.The organisation’s operational income increased by 5.3%, reaching Rs 2,48,660 crore compared to Rs 2,36,217 crore during the corresponding period in the…
BP has announced it will sell its entire onshore wind energy business in the United States to American firm LS Power, marking a major step in its shift away from renewables and back toward oil and gas. The sale includes 10 operational wind assets, though the deal value was not disclosed.“The onshore US wind business…
Digital and telecom arm of Reliance Industries, Jio Platforms Ltd, reported a 25% year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at Rs 7,110 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The company’s gross revenue for the first quarter of FY26 climbed 19% YoY to Rs 41,054 crore, according to the consolidated earnings release issued by…
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have renewed heavy selling in Indian equities, withdrawing a massive Rs 10,169 crore over five straight sessions through July 17, according to data cited by an ET report. The latest wave of outflows has pushed the July tally past the $1 billion mark, marking a sharp reversal after three months of…
India’s economy is performing well but needs continued investment in infrastructure, trade agreements coming through, and ease of doing business to accelerate growth, Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, said on Friday.“So we are in good shape, but can we grow faster? Yes, but for that, we will need to…
NEW DELHI: Nayara Energy’s refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat became the first in India to come under Western sanctions as the European Union on Friday announced fresh curbs on Russian oil exports with the aim of throttling funding for Moscow’s war machine.“For the first time, we’re designating a flag registry and the biggest Rosneft refinery…
Chevron has completed its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp, securing a stake in one of the world’s most lucrative oil fields, after winning a key arbitration ruling in Paris. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) cleared the way for Chevron to join Exxon Mobil and China’s CNOOC in Guyana’s massive Stabroek Block, ending a…
India needs to be ‘very careful and clever’ in US trade deal talks, says Raghuram Rajan; flags farm import riskFormer Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has cautioned that India needs to be “very careful and clever” while negotiating trade agreements with the United States, especially in sectors like agriculture where developed economies provide…