'The satire in Khajoor Pe Atke is not savage enough,' feels Prasanna Zore.
Actor-filmmaker Sachin directs his new Marathi film Amhi Satpute. It is said that Amhi Satpute is inspired from the 1982, Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini starrer Satte Pe Satta. Sachin played the role of Big B's youngest brother in Satte Pe Satta, whereas in the new film, he plays the eldest of the Satpute clan.
Recently, the government relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for the space sector by allowing 100 per cent FDI in manufacture of components, systems or sub-systems for satellites, ground segments, and user segments. It also permitted 74 per cent FDI in satellite manufacturing and operation as well as satellite data products and 49 per cent in development of launch vehicles and spaceports. Following this, stocks of related companies saw an uptick on the bourses.
A fundamental analyst pegs a PE as "high", "low", or "fair-value", depending on EPS projections. Fair-value is a subjective calculation, based on earnings expectations and interest rates (the benchmark of risk-free returns). The theory is that PE will correct from the high or low end to fair-value.
Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) with a lock-in period performed better than the ones that allow investors to withdraw capital at any time. Close-ended schemes had a median return of 5.62 per cent in December, according to data from industry tracker PMSBazaar. The median returns for open-ended schemes were 3.91 per cent
Apart from bringing the margins down, the rupee fall is likely to hit the sentiments of global PE investors on India.
ICICI Bank says it blocked all UPI transactions made through PhonePe due to security concerns.
India has scored over China in terms of total private equity (PE) investments received from the United States over the last eight years, but China is well ahead of India in terms of PE investments this calendar.
Eleven companies have launched their initial public offerings (IPOs) in December 2023, making this month the second-best December for public offerings since 1996. Collectively, they are raising Rs 8,182.7 crore this month. In December 2021, 11 companies raised Rs 9,534 crore. However, excluding December 2021, this month marks the best December for IPOs since 1996.
'I have two sisters. One is 13 and the other is 17.' 'For them, their father is the director of Shahid, Omerta, Simran, Scam 1992 and Scoop.' 'For me, my father is the director of Jayate, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar, Chhal, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai, three unreleased films and Woodstock Villa.' 'No one has seen these films.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
It will be a unique 'Naav Pe Charcha' (chat on boat) when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande have a cruise on Friday on the La Seine river that flows through Paris.
Shah Rukh Khan conducted an #AskSRK session on X recently to discuss his coming film Dunki and the release of his daughter Suhana Khan's debut film The Archies.
All major sectors -- real estate, e-commerce, IT, retail and consumer products, healthcare -- saw new all-time highs in value invested.
Mobile wallet adoption is surging in India and swiftly becoming a primary payment option, surpassing traditional methods like cash and cards. Over the next few years, payments via mobile wallets in India are likely to surpass the Rs 531.8 trillion mark in 2028, witnessing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.3 per cent between 2024 and 2028, according to GlobalData - a London-based leading data and analytics company. The value of mobile wallet payments in India, as per a GlobalData report, grew at a CAGR of 72.1 per cent between 2019 and 2023 to reach Rs 202.8 trillion ($2.5 trillion) in 2023.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India are expected to stay buoyant, seen over the last three-four years, despite a slowdown in the first seven months of the calendar year. "M&A is a lumpy business activity, and we may suddenly see large deals taking place during the next two quarters of the calendar year. "This would help maintain the streak of strong M&A activity.
"Looking at the films come to life on set was a lot of fun. The lensing, the art direction and Prakash Sir's detailed eye. It felt like something special was brewing," says Naina Bhan.
Players such as Kidaara, True North, and Multiples Alternate Asset Management move outside the confines of just being a family-style financial office and become a true PE heavyweight.
India's defence sector presents an ordering opportunity worth $138 billion between fiscal years 2023-24 (FY24) and FY32, said a latest note by Nomura, which has initiated coverage on two defence-related players - Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Bharat Electronics (BEL) - with a 'buy' rating. The research and broking house sees an upside potential of 28 per cent and 32 per cent, respectively in these two stocks from the current levels.
Private equity deals in Jan-Mar 2008 touched $3.3 bn, higher than the year-ago period, which registered 101 deals fetching $2.7 bn, according to the data released by Venture Intelligence, a private equity research company. $3.3 bn mopped up through 97 private equity deals in the Mar 2008 quarter were lower than 131 deals totalling $5 bn in the preceding Dec 2007 quarter. Volatility in the secondary market injected a dose of caution on the Private Investments in Public front.
Questions will be raised over why those changes take place and whether non-economic factors are at play, says A K Bhattacharya.
Total investments in the first six months of 2017 was a record $11.34 billion
Byju's is set to go the way of Housing.com and Zilingo. It is only a matter of time. Indeed, the coup attempted by investors will ensure that, says Debashis Basu.
The $306-million investment in Ola Electric Mobility by SoftBank Corp, Arun Sarin Family, Ratan Tata and Matrix has been the biggest funding in this space in value terms this year.
A beaming father Chandrapal, said that the son told his mom that he was confident of stopping the legendary MSD on his tracks.
PE funds have invested Rs 13,000 cr into the property market in Bengaluru.
Gitanjali Gems plans to hive off various businesses.
'The cold weather of Delhi was thawed away completely by the warmth of the prime minister,' says Kshitija Desai.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh cited the prime minister's speech made in Barmer on Wednesday and said the people of the state will surely respond to such "arrogance" of the prime minister.
Deals shrink to $396 million this year, compared to $793 million in 2011.
After a long wait, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group has closed the sale process of its consumer durables business under the Eureka Forbes label by picking the American private equity fund Advent International's Rs 4,400-crore offer for a 72 per cent stake. The sale process, which began in November 2019, will help the over 156-year-old SP Group pair the debt pile and sharpen the focus on the flagship construction and engineering business under Afcons. The valuation of Rs 4,400 crore for a 72.56 per cent stake is is at an enterprise level and subject to closing adjustments and also includes an open offer for the remaining stake after the demerger and listing of Eureka Forbes, the SP group said in a statement on Sunday.
'Now that we are a pure-play India business, many investors are open to investing.'
Experts say it's not only important to get due-diligence done by an independent firm but it needs to be cross-checked, too.
Foreign banks and private credit funds are queuing up to fund acquisitions by Indian companies who are buying out their local rivals. The Adani Group, Torrent Group, and the Hindujas have approached several foreign banks and private equity (PE) firms to fund their acquisitions. Global investors have about $2 trillion of funds to invest, and about $100 to $150 billion is set aside for India, according to an estimate by JP Morgan.
Slum rehabilitation projects, increase in FSI trigger frantic activity by funds.
Uttam's Take: Narendra Modi's Chai Pe Charcha
'India has a lot of potential, not just in commercial aspects, but also in hiring of people and sourcing of products.'
Experts believe MNCs, which look for a strong foothold in the Indian kitchen appliances space, target the leading organised players in the industry.
Another season of these legal antics would be welcome, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Renowned realtors are shying away from the private equity (PE) route to raise funds.
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