Chaitanya Baghel, son of Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel, was released from jail after being granted bail in cases related to the alleged liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. The release was met with celebration by Congress supporters.
Earlier, an inter-ministerial group used to take these decisions.
According to market experts, the proposed buy-back may have a positive impact on the company's stock price.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought an immediate relief of Rs 1,000 crore for restoration works in the flood-affected areas of the state.
Taj Group of Hotels will invest about Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) for building four hotels in Bangalore.
Japanese digital imaging company Canon plans to expand its research and development base in India to serve global market besides, targeting a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) by 2009 in the country.Canon India, which has a software development centre in Noida with 40 staffers and about 150 people on contract basis, is now looking at taking bigger projects from its parent company and increasing headcount in the coming years.
The government on Sunday gave a strong push to upgradation and expansion of healthcare infrastructure, medical education and pharma sector with the Union Budget 2026-27 announcing a slew of steps, including those aimed at making India a global hub for allied healthcare professionals and biopharma manufacturing.
Mumbai recorded its strongest housing market performance in 14 years in 2025, with property registrations rising to 150,254, amid a sustained end-user demand and supportive supply-side ecosystem, according to Knight Frank India.
Seven listed Tata companies together own 12.1 per cent in Tata Sons with a combined book value worth around Rs 30,700 crore.
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector, a move that was welcomed by industry as it would help attract more capital and global expertise, while boosting insurance coverage in the country. A bill to amend the insurance law is likely to be tabled on Monday in Parliament, whose winter session is slated to conclude on December 19.
Leading home-grown companies - Dixon Technologies (India), Amber Enterprises India, Tata Electronics, Chennai-based Munoth Industries, and Murugappa Group - along with global majors such as Japan's TDK Corporation, Taiwan's Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), Austria's AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG (AT&S AG), and Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co, among others, have expressed initial interest in participating in the Rs 22,919 crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme cleared by the Union Cabinet, according to those privy to stakeholder discussions with the government.
AI reduces the time taken to find a target and launch a strike. This has led to a major increase in the pace of the conflict, with one report mentioning nearly 900 strikes launched on Iranian targets in the first 12 hours of an operation.
Jammu and Kashmir Bank plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) in infrastructure projects in the state over the next 2-3 years, while targeting a net profit of over Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) by 2004-05.
While the manufacturing facility would be located in the Jawahar Pharma City, a pharma special economic zone near Visakhapatnam, the R&D facility would be set up in the phase 3 biotech park near Hyderabad.
'There are certain sovereign AI domains where we must build capabilities using our own data, our own language models, and make our own attempts at global models.'
Rating agency Crisil on Monday said banking system can increase their funding capacity to the infrastructure sector by Rs 1,00,000 crore (Rs 1000 billion) over the next four years, without impacting their asset-liability profiles.
Centre is to allocate Rs 1,000 crore for Tamil Nadu from the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana to lay roads in interiors of more than 1,000 kms connecting villages to main towns.
Hiranandani Group's real estate investment firm, Hirco Plc on Thursday announced it will invest over Rs 1,000 crore (28.4 million pounds) in a commercial township development project near Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Rajya Sabha, detailing India's strategies to navigate the global energy crisis sparked by the West Asia conflict, including securing diverse energy sources and expanding strategic oil reserves.
The Tata group has earmarked about Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) for investment over the next four years in Advinus Therapeutics, a joint venture floated by it and ex-Ranbaxy research head Rashmi Barbhaiya.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Thursday
The scam has offered Lalu Prasad an opportunity to point fingers at Nitish Kumar and Sushil Kumar Modi.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday demanded that Union Fertiliser Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam nominee M K Alagiri should be sacked in connection with the alleged fertiliser subsidy scam.
R-Infra quoted Rs 42-crore (Rs 420-million) premium over the bids of rival companies such as GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited, GMR Infrastructure, B Sennaih and C&C, JMC Srei and Sadhbhav, sources told Business Standard.
At present, workers whose basic wage at the time of joining is up to Rs 6,500 per month.
Mahindra & Mahindra is planning to invest Rs 1,000 crore on capacity expansion in the next three years, and was also planning to set up assembly units in Russia and Malaysia, according to Pawan Goenka, president (automotive sector) of M&M.
Diversified conglomerate Future Group's e-commerce venture, futurebazaar.com, has revamped its online business portfolio and expects an around Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) revenue over the next 18-24-months, a top company official said.
Charter operators might have to cough up Rs 1,000-Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 10-12 billion) as taxes and penalty for aircraft that they have imported under the Non-Scheduled Operators Permit (NSOP) even though they are being put on personal use.
After an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore for relief and rehabilitation works in Tamil Nadu.
Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare's Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) rights issue is likely to hit the market by October, with the firm taking fresh steps to realise the plan.
The government on Thursday decided to expand two insurance schemes for rural landless households and women self-help groups.
The money is expected to be disbursed by the lenders consortium led by SBI after the Jet management submits an operational plan on how it intends to use the money till May 7.
ITC Hotels on Friday reported nearly 74 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the second quarter ended September at Rs 133.29 crore, on higher revenue from operations. The company, which listed on the stock exchanges earlier this year post its demerger from ITC Limited, had posted a net profit of Rs 76.63 crore a year ago.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauds the armed forces' restrained response during Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam terror attack, highlighting coordination and improved connectivity in border areas.
They Call Him OG topped the gross domestic box office collection with Rs 224 crore (Rs 2.24 billion).
Tata Teleservices on Wednesday announced outsourcing of its entire IT infrastructure management to group company Tata Consultancy Services, a deal estimated at over Rs 1,000 crore (Rs10 billion) over five years.
