India Inc. urges RBI to cut key lending rates

Last Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 22:51

Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) bi-monthly monetary policy review, industry lobby Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Sunday urged the apex bank to cut key lending rates and ease the monetary policy.

India Inc says downside risks persist even as economy picks up

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 20:50

India Inc on Friday said the economy is showing signs of recovery but called for drastic reforms at the ground level to improve investors sentiment and sought serious attempts to revive growth in agriculture sector.

India Inc's M&A deal value shrinks in April: Grant Thornton

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 16:18

According to the assurance, tax and advisory firm, the deal tally in the first four months of this year amounted to USD 6.79 billion. The deal tally in January-April 2014 stood at USD 11.31 billion.

India Inc raises record Rs 85,000 cr via debt placement in April

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 13:16

According to the data available with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), companies garnered a total of Rs 84,807 crore from debt on a private placement basis in April 2015, much higher than Rs 23,575 crore raised in the year-ago period.

Fund mop-up via preferential mode hits 3-year high of Rs10,485crore

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 18:14

Fund-raising by issuance of shares to promoters and shareholders by companies on a preferential basis has hit the highest level in three years at Rs 10,485 crore in April.

'India Inc appears losing confidence on Modi'

Last Updated: Monday, May 25, 2015, 21:55

Terming the Narendra Modi-led government as a "catch headline government", Congress Monday said the Indian industry, it appears, is fast losing confidence on the NDA rule.

India Inc raises Rs 11,500-cr via rights issue in 2015

Last Updated: Monday, May 25, 2015, 15:55

India Inc raised a staggering Rs 11,500 crore through rights issue offering since the beginning of 2015, making it the highest fund mobilisation through the route in seven years.

India Inc hails Modi government's one-year performance

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 20:22

India Inc on Friday hailed Narendra Modi-led government's performance in past one year, saying the focus on non-adversarial, corruption-free and predictable policy regime has buoyed investor sentiment.

India Inc not fully compliant with norms on sexual harassment

Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 16:44

Corporate India is yet to fully comply with the rules related to prevention of sexual harassment of women at workplace, especially with regard to training internal committee members, says a survey.

India Inc's pledged holdings reach Rs 1.94 lakh crore

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 14:08

Share pledging is typically done by promoters to raise funds either in the same company or for financing other projects.

India Inc must temper sky high expectations: Uday Kotak

Last Updated: Sunday, May 3, 2015, 13:25

Joining the debate on deliverables of the Narendra Modi government on economic front, ace banker Uday Kotak has said that industry and market expectations need to come down from their "sky high" levels and get more attuned to the reality.

Jaitley warns India Inc against profiting from liberal tax regime

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 15:17

Warning corporates not to take unfair advantage of the liberalised tax environment, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the world is moving towards a more transparent regime that would remove the veil of secrecy from unlawful transactions.