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Adani Energy Solutions may launch another institutional share sale in the next financial year, after raising around ₹3,500 crore through a similar fundraising exercise this week, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company, part of billionaire Gautam Adani’s ports-to-power conglomerate, is considering another Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) as it looks to strengthen its capital base and support future expansion plans. The company already has shareholder approval to raise up to ₹10,000 crore through share issuances in one or more tranches. Over the past eight months, Adani Group companies have raised approximately $4.75 billion through QIPs and rights issues.…

Bajaj Finance Limited reported a strong financial performance for the first quarter of FY27, with consolidated net profit attributable to owners rising 27.4 per cent year-on-year to ₹5,985.75 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The company’s profit growth was supported by higher net interest income and continued expansion in its assets under management (AUM). The lender’s consolidated AUM increased 23.9 per cent to ₹5.47 trillion as of June 30, 2026, compared with ₹4.41 trillion during the same period last year. The company added ₹36,969 crore to its AUM during the quarter, reflecting strong growth across its lending operations.…

UltraTech Cement, India’s largest cement producer by capacity, is planning to raise ₹5,000 crore through rupee-denominated bonds, which could become the company’s biggest bond fundraising exercise in the domestic debt market. According to banking sources, the company is in discussions with merchant bankers and arrangers to tap the bond market ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s upcoming policy decision. The proposed fundraising is expected to be used to strengthen the company’s financial position and support its business requirements. The planned bond issue will be divided into three maturity periods — two-and-a-half years, three-and-a-half years, and five years. UltraTech Cement…

AU Small Finance Bank reported a strong financial performance for the first quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27), posting a 37% year-on-year increase in net profit to ₹796 crore. The growth was driven by higher net interest income (NII) and lower provisions, although profit declined 4% on a sequential basis. The bank's NII rose 32% year-on-year to ₹2,695 crore, supported by healthy growth in advances. However, other income declined 15% to ₹689 crore during the quarter. Net interest margin (NIM), a key profitability indicator, improved by 59 basis points year-on-year to 5.9%, though it moderated by 7 basis points compared…

Pubali Bank is set to acquire Bengal Group of Industries’ 26-storey Swiss Tower located at Tejgaon-Gulshan Link Road in Dhaka for Tk800 crore. The development was revealed through a price-sensitive information disclosure approved by the bank’s board and published on Tuesday. According to the disclosure, the property is situated at 208, Tejgaon Gulshan Link Road. However, the proposed transaction will require approval from Bangladesh Bank and other relevant regulatory authorities before completion. The building is currently being developed by Bengal Hotel and Resort, a concern of Bengal Group of Industries, for the planned five-star Swissôtel Dhaka project. Sources said the…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the Centre’s decision to deny an extension of the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Vedanta Ltd’s offshore Suvali oil block in Gujarat and allow Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) to take over operations. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed Vedanta’s petition challenging the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’s September 19, 2025 order, which rejected the company’s 2021 application seeking a 10-year extension of the PSC signed on June 20, 1998. Vedanta had requested an extension of the contract until June 29, 2033. The company had previously received five interim extensions, with…

In a monumental milestone for the nation's space sector, India's first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram-1, successfully lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Saturday. Spearheaded by Skyroot Aerospace, the maiden voyage—dubbed 'Mission Aagaman'—marks the official entry of India’s private aerospace industry into the highly competitive global orbital launch market. The four-stage, seven-storey-tall vehicle lifted off majestically at 12:05 PM, overcoming a brief, planned navigation hold to flawlessly execute its mission. During its ascent, Vikram-1 successfully deployed multiple technology demonstration payloads into a 450-kilometer Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Among the primary payloads were Grahaa Space's 'Solaras' satellite and Cosmoserve Space's…

JSW Steel has reported a strong financial performance for the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27, with its consolidated net profit more than doubling year-on-year to ₹4,696 crore. The company had posted a net profit of ₹2,209 crore in the same quarter last year. The steel major’s revenue from operations increased by 9.8 per cent to ₹47,364 crore during the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with ₹43,147 crore in the corresponding period a year earlier. The company’s total income also rose by 10.6 per cent to ₹48,088 crore. Profit before tax witnessed a significant rise of 100.5 per…