Unable to kickstart its maiden transmission project even two years after winning the bid, Reliance Energy Ltd has now sought government intervention to ensure that state-run Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd signs the joint venture agreement.
"A meeting of the board of directors of the company will be held on March 5 to consider buyback of equity shares of the company," Reliance Energy said in a communique to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Real estate major DLF, Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries, cinema production and distribution company Eros International, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Videocon Industries are believed to be readying to bid for team ownership rights in the Indian Premier League.
R-Power has asked its shareholders to pay up the balance payment by Feb 26, to avail of bonus shares.
The Western Vidarbha region comprising three districts of Akola, Washim and Buldana recorded bids of over Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) in the IPO that had opened on January 15, according to banking and private money market sources.
Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Power's IPO on Thursday generated a record demand, with bids pouring in for shares worth Rs 2,34,000 crore ($ 60 billion) an amount that is over three times the money ploughed in by FIIs and mutual funds in the stock market in 2007.
Anil Ambani group's Reliance Power IPO on Tuesday generated a demand of close to Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1 trillion) within four hours of start of the book building process, with the issue getting oversubscribed nearly 10 times.
State-run UTI Mutual fund has toppled private sector ICICI Prudential to be the country's second biggest fund house, while Anil Ambani Group's Reliance MF has retained its top position.
R-Money, the Anil Ambani group's retail brokerage arm, will introduce gold coins in smaller denominations of half gram and one gram in the market. The market is currently dominated by 5-gm and 8-gm coins.
ATM deployment is set to gain scale with the Anil Ambani group's Reliance Capital and a few technology firms joining hands with partner banks to launch co-branded (known as partial white-label) ATMs.
Anil Ambani group flagship Reliance Communications on Friday entered the elite club of companies with Rs 1 trillion market value on the back of robust quarterly results, joining the likes of ONGC and Reliance.
Anil Ambani group company Reliance Communications on Wednesday posted a 198 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 924 crore (Rs 9.24 billion) for the quarter ended December 31.
Anil Ambani Group company Reliance Communications introduced on Thursday a new tariff plan for its post paid subscribers, who can now make STD calls at Rs 1.20 per minute.
Total income decreased to Rs 66.16 crore (Rs 661.6 million) during the July-September quarter of the current fiscal, from Rs 80.91 crore (Rs 809.1 million) in the corresponding period a year-ago.
The Prayagraj airport in India is experiencing a surge in air traffic due to the Maha Kumbh, a major religious festival. The airport is handling an average of 40 non-scheduled charters and private jets daily, with figures reaching 70 on weekends. This is in addition to the average 148 scheduled commercial passenger aircraft operating daily. The airport recently received a contingent of about 180 politicians from Rajasthan and has seen corporate bigwigs like the Ambani brothers, Gautam Adani, and Pawan Munjal pass through. The airport has also hosted four international flights since the beginning of the Maha Kumbh, including a flight carrying Laurene Powell Jobs, the wife of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The airport is currently undergoing an upgrade and expansion, and officials are looking forward to the government's plans to integrate Prayagraj with the airports at Kashi and Ayodhya to promote tourism in the region.
The telecom services provider had a net profit of Rs 1,395.14 crore (Rs 13.95 billion) in the third quarter of FY'08, RCom said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. RCom's total income rose by 18.75 per cent to Rs 5,671.82 crore (Rs 56.71 billion) for the quarter under review from Rs 4,776.26 crore (rs 47.76 billion) in the corresponding period last fiscal.
The total income for the second quarter stood at Rs 56.96 crore, while its cash and liquid balance stood at Rs 10,756 crore, the filing said. However, the firm reported a loss from operations (before other income) of Rs 19.59 crore for the second quarter, while its operational loss was Rs 36.96 crore for the six months ending September 30. For the half year ended September 30, the firm had a net profit of Rs 98.44 crore, Reliance Power said in a filing to the BSE.
The total income of the company rose 32 per cent to Rs 80.91 crore for the quarter under review, from Rs 61.31 crore in the year-ago period. For the six months ended September 30, RNRL reported a net profit of Rs 36.17 crore, a 5.72 per cent growth over the corresponding year-ago period. The firm had a net profit of Rs 34.21 crore in the same period last fiscal.
Reliance Power Ltd's public issue has so far generated demand for shares worth more than $179.5 billion (Rs 706,000 crore) as bids continued to pour in on the last day of the Anil Ambani Group firm's IPO.
India's 32 mutual fund houses saw an erosion of over Rs 32,200 crore (Rs 322 billion) in their total asset under management last month, with a weak stock market robbing off some shine from their over Rs 5 trillion portfolio.
The tariff war has now spread to all possible sections, with Anil Ambani group company Reliance Infocom on Wednesday announcing a 36 per cent reduction in ISD rates to all Gulf countries at Rs 6.99 a minute.
Two of the country's top business houses -- the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and the Subhash Chandra-controlled Essel Group -- have come together to set up gaming centres across the country. Groundwork for these centres will begin on April 1. Chandra's E-City Media has struck an alliance with Zapak Digital Entertainment to this effect.Globally, gaming is one of the leading entertainment businesses with the industry size pegged at around $35 billion today.
Reliance Jio to take over mobile business assets of troubled RCom at an estimated value of Rs 24,000-Rs 25,000 crore.
A day after the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group declared it will be interested in buying out the Dabhol project whenever it is up for sale, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora categorically denied the Central government was considering any such proposal.
Hit by a massive sell-off in stocks of various group companies, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group today said it is a victim of a bear cartel that has caused a market value loss of over Rs 3 lakh crore (Rs 3 trillion) across the infrastructure sector in the past two weeks.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has lifted the restriction to allow the same insolvency professional for the resolution process of a company as well as its personal guarantor for a better harmonisation and effective coordination of both processes. The changes made to IBBI - Bankruptcy Process for Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors, Regulations, 2019 -- came into effect on January 31. IBBI has also amended the provision regarding the meetings of the Committee of Creditors to make them mandatory in insolvency matters about personal guarantors.
Top Bollywood stars made appearances in top industrialist's son's wedding last weekend.
'Allegations of Reliance benefitting by thousands of crores is a figment of imagination, promoted by vested interests'
The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, which is raising Rs 11,700 crore through the public offer of Reliance Power, has seen a value erosion of Rs 48,000 crore in the last seven days.
Indian family-run business houses have in recent years seen ugly public spats between owners over control. But metals-to-ports conglomerate Essar's Ruia family seems to be an exception. Three generations of the Ruia family - founder brother Shashi and Ravi Ruia, their children and grandchildren - continue to live under one roof and jointly run the business empire.
Jeff Bezos of Amazon tops the list for the second consecutive year with networth of $147 billion.
Mitra said that Tata group firm TCS was creating additional 20,000 jobs.
The Delhi high court will pronounce its verdict on Friday on whether to admit the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) appeal challenging the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja, firms and others in the 2G spectrum allocation 'scam' case.
The Anmol effect: R-Cap shares jump 40% since junior Ambani joined the board
Analysts said with more power sector companies referred to the NCLT by banks, large companies would be at an advantage.
An industry source said Reliance Industries did not have a controlling stake in Yatra.com through its acquisition of Network 18. It was just a financial investment.
The much-awaited trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, involving high-profile accused, including former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, top corporate honchos and telecom firms, is likely to commence from Friday before a Delhi court.
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