According to a presentation by LIC to Parliament standing committee on finance, total investment at the end of March 31, 2012 was Rs 13.49 lakh crore or Rs 13.49 trillion.
The list of companies include big names such as Colgate-Palmolive, Hero, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Videocon, Onida, Arvind Mills, Nokia and Mahindra & Mahindra.
Primarily trained for a career in FMCG, he shifted to insurance when the opportunity came his way.
A person familiar with the matter said the deal could be finalised in a month.
Birla takes over as chairman after his group increased its stake to 51 per cent in November 2012 from the earlier 50 per cent.
The sale will help the government to meet disinvestment target.
In an interview with Business Standard, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha discusses investment advisory rules and how regulators are coming together to resolve issues.
Lower returns seen drying up investor demand this financial year
Average salary of the 100 best-paid directors is 1% of their companies' net profit.
Puts in checks to reach customers before and after selling the policy.
Regulator fears the insurer may get away without making an open offer.
Thomas Mathew T, managing director, tells Manojit Saha and M Saraswathy about the LIC's strategy and growth plans.
The consumer goods segment faces an uphill task of retaining investor interest in the near future as valuations become expensive.
Tata AIA Life Insurance has 13 people at the senior vice-president level.
Bengal minister says Mamata's pullout from UPA will not hit capital flow.
Students of the Newcastle University Business School are on summer internship opportunity, as a part of their global exposure.
Virtual trial room is a new concept e-commerce players in India are looking at seriously. Using a web-camera, users are able to click pictures of themselves and then click on a product, which is then fitted on to their bodies. This helps see how it looks on them. Players such as Zovi.com, Lenskart.com and Kingschest.com have introduced this feature. Myntra.com will do so in two months.
The Tata companies employ 4,25,000 people across seven sectors, worldwide, thus constituting a vast talent pool. "An initiative like this enables us to retain and nurture talent, and at the same time gives existing employees a chance to move across locations," says Satish Pradhan, chief, group human resources, Tata Sons.
According to data compiled by BS Research Bureau for BSE 100 companies, seven public sector companies -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bank of India, Union Bank, Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) and GAIL -- have reduced their employee costs ranging from one per cent to 21 per cent.
