LIC’s market share based on first-year premium income for the first half of FY26 was lower, at 59.41%, at end-September 2025, compared to 61.07% at end-September 2024. | Photo credit: REUTERS After a 21 percent year-on-year decline in the number of policies sold in the first half (H1FY26), the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) […]
Photo credit: Manvender Vashist Lav Life Insurance Corporation of India said it expected strong demand for its products in the second half of the year after it reported a 32 percent increase in net profit for the September quarter, due to a better product mix and lower commission payments. It reported a net profit of […]
Photo credit: Manvender Vashist Lav Life Insurance Corporation of India said it expected strong demand for its products in the second half of the year after it reported a 32 percent increase in net profit for the September quarter, due to a better product mix and lower commission payments. It reported a net profit of […]
Orkla India, the parent company of MTR Foods maker, has raised Rs 500 crore from major anchor investors ahead of its IPO. The shares were issued to domestic and foreign investors at Rs 730, the highest price band of the public offer. The issue opens on Wednesday and closes on Friday. Prominent investors who have […]
Congressman and General Secretary Jairam Ramesh | Photo credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Congress on Saturday raised serious questions over reports of systematic misuse of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the government in favor of the Adani Group and demanded a probe by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Senior Congress leader Jairam […]
The combined market valuation of seven of the top 10 most valued companies rose by Rs 2,16,544.29 crore last week, with Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel stealing the limelight, coupled with a bullish trend in equities. Last week, the benchmark BSE rose 1,451.37 points or 1.75 percent. Out of the top 10, Reliance Industries, HDFC […]
“What’s happening is that the market is Becoming very narrow and is searching for pockets where the downside is limited. It’s also looking for certainty in earnings growth. Even companies that posted strong earnings in the first quarter -bone harbor or those Earnings—Am Getting Punished, “Says Anshul Saigal, Founder, Saigal CapitalI can’t take my eyes. […]