News for 'Reliance Industries Limited'

Silver Lake to invest additional Rs 1,875 cr in Reliance Retail

Silver Lake to invest additional Rs 1,875 cr in Reliance Retail

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

US private equity firm Silver Lake Partners will invest an additional Rs 1,875 crore in the retail arm of Reliance Industries, the Indian firm said in a statement on Wednesday.

Sensex surges 1310 points as US suspends additional 26% tariffs on India till July 9

Sensex surges 1310 points as US suspends additional 26% tariffs on India till July 9

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

From the Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Power Grid, NTPC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries and Adani Ports were among the biggest gainers. Asian Paints and Tata Consultancy Services were the only laggards.

Reliance Q3 results on Jan 10

Reliance Q3 results on Jan 10

Rediff.com3 Jan 2006

Reliance Industries Limited will announce its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2005 on Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Jio inks pact with Elon Musk's SpaceX to offer Starlink services in India

Jio inks pact with Elon Musk's SpaceX to offer Starlink services in India

Rediff.com12 Mar 2025

The Reliance Industries' digital services company Jio Platforms Limited has signed an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink's broadband internet services to its customers in India, the company said on Wednesday. The agreement is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisation to sell Starlink in India. The development came a day after Jio's rival Bharti Airtel signed a similar pact with SpaceX.

Trump Diktat Threatens Oil PSUs Dividends In Venezuela

Trump Diktat Threatens Oil PSUs Dividends In Venezuela

Rediff.com3 Apr 2025

ONGC's overseas arm applied for a sanctions waiver to access $500 million dividend from two Venezuelan projects.

Sensex goes into a tailspin, tanks 1,390 points

Sensex goes into a tailspin, tanks 1,390 points

Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

From the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, Titan, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, Tech Mahindra and NTPC were among the biggest laggards. Among gainers, IndusInd Bank jumped over 5 per cent while Zomato ended marginally higher.

Sensex falls below 73K on relentless FII selling

Sensex falls below 73K on relentless FII selling

Rediff.com4 Mar 2025

From the Sensex pack, Nestle India, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, Titan, Infosys, Asian Paints, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv and Sun Pharmaceuticals were among the laggards. State Bank of India, IndusInd Bank, Zomato, Power Grid, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services and Adani Ports were the gainers.

Jio Fin arm plans Rs 36K cr deal with Reliance Retail

Jio Fin arm plans Rs 36K cr deal with Reliance Retail

Rediff.com27 May 2024

Mukesh Ambani's Jio Financial Services (JFS) is set to seek shareholders' approval for its leasing subsidiary to acquire telecom equipment and devices worth Rs 36,000 crore ($4.33 billion) from Reliance Retail. Jio Leasing Services Limited (JLSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JFS, plans to enter the device leasing business, and the equipment will be deployed in broadband wireless connectivity and other services.

Disney, Reliance sign deal to create Rs 70,000 cr behemoth

Disney, Reliance sign deal to create Rs 70,000 cr behemoth

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Reliance and its affiliates will hold 63.16 per cent in the combined entity while Disney will hold the remaining 36.84 per cent, the companies said in a statement.

Did RIL export fuel made from Russian oil to US?

Did RIL export fuel made from Russian oil to US?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2025

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd is estimated to have earned 724 million euros (about Rs 6,850 crore) from exporting fuel made from Russian crude oil to the US in one year, an European think tank said in a report. "From January 2024 to the end of January 2025, the US imported EUR 2.8 billion of refined oil from six refineries in India and Turkey that process Russian crude.

Nita Ambani re-elected to IOC unanimously

Nita Ambani re-elected to IOC unanimously

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

Ambani won unanimously with 100 per cent of vote at the 142nd IOC session in Paris.

Reliance retail units set for merger

Reliance retail units set for merger

Rediff.com6 Jun 2013

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is set to carry out a major restructuring exercise. Nine of its retail units would be merged with Reliance Retail and Reliance Fresh.

Qatar fund to acquire around 1% stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 8,278 cr

Qatar fund to acquire around 1% stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 8,278 cr

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) will acquire around 1 per cent stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), the retail arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, by investing Rs 8,278 crore ($1 billion). A QIA's wholly-owned subsidiary will make the investment in India's largest retailer at a valuation of Rs 8.278 lakh crore ($100 billion). Updating about the development, Reliance Industries in a regulatory filing said: "QIA's investment will translate into a minority equity stake of 0.99 per cent in RRVL on a fully-diluted basis." RRVL is the holding company for all retail businesses of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).

Reliance invests euro 25 mn in German solar firm

Reliance invests euro 25 mn in German solar firm

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has invested euro 25 million in German solar wafer maker NexWafe GmbH to use the firm's technology to set up giga-scale wafer manufacturing facilities in India. "NexWafe GmbH (NexWafe) today announced the induction of Reliance New Energy Solar Limited (RNESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance) as a strategic lead investor in its euro 39 million ($45 million) Series C financing round with an investment of euro 25 million ($29 million) in phase one," the Indian firm said in a late Tuesday evening statement. The investment by Reliance will accelerate product and technology development for NexWafe, including the completion of the commercial development of NexWafe's solar photovoltaic products on prototype lines in Freiburg.

Stock markets log biggest single-day rise; Sensex ends up 2975 points

Stock markets log biggest single-day rise; Sensex ends up 2975 points

Rediff.com12 May 2025

From the Sensex firms, Adani Ports, Eternal, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, Power Grid and NTPC were the major gainers. Sun Pharma, however, tanked over 5 per cent.

Reliance net profit rises 9%, planned shutdown at oil refinery subdues earnings

Reliance net profit rises 9%, planned shutdown at oil refinery subdues earnings

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 9 per cent rise in its December quarter net profit as a planned maintenance-induced weakness in oil business earnings was offset by stability in retail and telecom verticals. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit of Rs 17,265 crore, or Rs 25.52 per share, in October-December - the third quarter of the current 2023-24 fiscal - was 9.3 per cent higher than Rs 15,792 crore, or Rs 23.19 a share, earning a year back, according to a company statement. Quarter-on-quarter, the profit was lower when compared to Rs 17,394 crore earnings in the preceding three months ended September 30.

RIL's Q2 net falls 5% on weak O2C business

RIL's Q2 net falls 5% on weak O2C business

Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

Reliance Industries Ltd on Monday reported a 5 per cent fall in the net profit for the July-September quarter, as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt operational performance.

Should You Invest In Corporate Bonds?

Should You Invest In Corporate Bonds?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

Only a limited set of investors should invest directly in corporate bonds.

IT Bench Strengths Thin as Skills Evolve

IT Bench Strengths Thin as Skills Evolve

Rediff.com4 Jul 2025

'Keeping a bench increases cost. If you keep a bench, the skills may not remain relevant.' 'In the future, bench strength will literally be zero.'

Engineer arrested for post on bomb threat at Ambani wedding

Engineer arrested for post on bomb threat at Ambani wedding

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

The Mumbai police were on high alert after an X user @ffsfir wrote a post about the potential threat which reads like "My mind is wondering shamelessly that half the world would go upside down tomorrow after a bomb went off at the Ambani wedding. trillions of dollars in one pin code."

The Dancer In The Ambani Family

The Dancer In The Ambani Family

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

Why Nita and Mukesh Ambani hosted Radhika Merchant's arangetram.

Reliance Retail sacks 400 employees

Reliance Retail sacks 400 employees

Rediff.com1 Oct 2007

The development in West Bengal follows a series of protests by traders and political parties in Orissa and Uttar Pradesh which has forced the company to put its plans in Uttar Pradesh on hold. It is also rethinking its strategy in Orissa.

Quad's Mineral Mission: PM Eyes Latin American Deals

Quad's Mineral Mission: PM Eyes Latin American Deals

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

Increasing cooperation in critical minerals will top Prime Minister Modi's agenda during his discussions with leaders of Ghana, Argentinia, Brazil and Namibia.

IPL money inflow shot in the arm for county cricket

IPL money inflow shot in the arm for county cricket

Rediff.com13 Feb 2025

While GBP 50 million is earmarked for grassroots and recreational cricket, the 18 English county teams will get a share of GBP 470 million with larger pie allocated for those clubs that don't own a 'Hundred Franchise'.

India well-positioned to deal with negative effects of US tariffs: Moody's

India well-positioned to deal with negative effects of US tariffs: Moody's

Rediff.com21 May 2025

India is well-positioned to deal with the negative effects of US tariffs and global trade disruptions as domestic growth drivers and low dependence on exports anchor the economy, Moody's Ratings said on Wednesday.

Rare earth inventories may run dry by mid-July

Rare earth inventories may run dry by mid-July

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

Inventories of rare earth magnets used in critical automotive components - particularly electric vehicle (EV) traction motors and power steering systems - could run dry by mid-July this year, according to rating agency Icra.

Reliance Retail to run 7-Eleven convenience stores in India

Reliance Retail to run 7-Eleven convenience stores in India

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) on Thursday said it has entered into a Master Franchise agreement with 7-Eleven to run convenience stores in India. The first 7-Eleven store is set to open on Saturday, in Andheri East, Mumbai, RRVL, the retail arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, said. "RRVL, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, 7-India Convenience Retail Limited, has entered into a master franchise agreement with 7-Eleven, Inc (SEI) for the launch of 7-Eleven convenience stores in India," said a joint statement.

Reliance buys New York's premium luxury hotel Mandarin Oriental for $98.15 mn

Reliance buys New York's premium luxury hotel Mandarin Oriental for $98.15 mn

Rediff.com9 Jan 2022

Mandarin Oriental New York, the premium luxury hotel a subsidiary of Reliance Industries is acquiring, is known for its much-in-demand ballroom, five-star spa and eating and drinking venues, including MO Lounge. Liam Neeson and Lucy Liu are among regular guests. Set up in 2003, 248-rooms-and-suites hotel towering over Central Park is an iconic luxury hotel located at 80 Columbus Circle, directly adjacent to the pristine Central Park and Columbus Circle.

India Set For Rs 32 Trillion Defence Budget... In 2047

India Set For Rs 32 Trillion Defence Budget... In 2047

Rediff.com2 Jun 2025

'Make-in-India played a key role in India's effective action against terrorism during Operation Sindoor.'

Mumbai Indians to own team in UAE's T20 league

Mumbai Indians to own team in UAE's T20 league

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

Reliance Industries Limited, which owns IPL side Mumbai Indians, is set to acquire a new franchise in the Emirates Cricket Board's upcoming UAE T20 League.

Communists oppose Reliance gas pricing

Communists oppose Reliance gas pricing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

The Communist Party of India Marxists said that Reliance gas pricing was 'artificially inflated.'

Reliance retail arrives in Hyderabad

Reliance retail arrives in Hyderabad

Rediff.com3 Nov 2006

Reliance Industries Limited formally entered the country's fairly young organised retail market through its Reliance Fresh format stores in Hyderabad on Friday while reassuring petty traders that the company was no threat to them.

HDFC twins, TCS, RIL drag Sensex down 575 points

HDFC twins, TCS, RIL drag Sensex down 575 points

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 575 points on Thursday, tracking heavy losses in index-heavyweights HDFC twins, TCS and Reliance Industries amid a weak trend in global markets. Declining for the third straight day, the 30-share Sensex slumped 575.46 points or 0.97 per cent to settle at 59,034.95. During the day, it tanked 633.06 points or 1.06 per cent to 58,977.35. The broader Nifty-50 also declined 168.10 points or 0.94 per cent to close at 17,639.55.

Silver Lake picks 1.75% stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 7,500 cr

Silver Lake picks 1.75% stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 7,500 cr

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

This marks the second billion-dollar investment by Silver Lake in a Reliance subsidiary after the $1.35 billion investment in Jio Platforms.

UAE T20 League: MI Emirates, MI Cape Town unveiled

UAE T20 League: MI Emirates, MI Cape Town unveiled

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

Nita M. Ambani, Director of Reliance Industries, said, "It gives me great pleasure to welcome 'MI Emirates' & 'MI Cape Town', the newest additions to our #Onefamily.

Cheating case against Reliance, Mukesh summoned

Cheating case against Reliance, Mukesh summoned

Rediff.com7 Oct 2005

The complainant stated that Reliance group has consented to allot a petrol bunk to him at Peddapalli and for this purpose he even accepted to give his land for market price.

Rupee Slide: Tough Times For Overseas Corporate Debt

Rupee Slide: Tough Times For Overseas Corporate Debt

Rediff.com16 Jan 2025

Raising overseas debt has become prohibitively expensive due to the depreciating rupee.

Reliance Petro on retail expansion binge

Reliance Petro on retail expansion binge

Rediff.com24 Jan 2005

Reliance Petro, the petroleum business unit of Reliance Industries Limited, has embarked upon retail expansion binge in a big way to become the biggest player in the private sector.

Court approves Reliance demerger

Court approves Reliance demerger

Rediff.com9 Dec 2005

The Bomby high court on Friday approved the Reliance Industries Limited's demerger scheme, which sought to make changes in the company's shareholding pattern as part of a settlement between Ambani siblings, Mukesh and Anil.

2 youths held over threat e-mails to Mukesh Ambani

2 youths held over threat e-mails to Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com4 Nov 2023

The ransom subsequently kept increasing to Rs 200 crore and Rs 400 crore each time a fresh email was sent.