TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Equity capital market fee pool at 17-year high as activity up 2.5x

The fee pocketed by investment banks for handling equity share sales stood at $244 million during the first half of calendar year 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This was the......

Adani raises Rs 4,850 cr from sale of 13.5% stake in Adani Wilmar

Adani Group on Friday raised Rs 4,850 crore from the sale of 13.5 per cent of its stake in Fortune oil maker Adani Wilmar as part of a strategy to exit non-core activities to focus on main......

'Focus Is To Maintain The Casa Ratio'

'It has remained around 38 per cent over the past four to five quarters.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Facebook UCO Bank is planning to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore through qualified institutional......

A fourth of FPI inflows in 2023 went into primary markets, shows data

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pumped in Rs 1.7 trillion into domestic stocks in 2023, one of the highest net inflows ever witnessed during a calendar year, of which 25 per cent went into the......