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Reliance Jio Infocomm, India’s largest wireless operator, is nearing the filing of draft papers for its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), which is expected to be valued at around $4 billion, according to reports. The proposed listing, once launched, could rank among the biggest public issues in India’s stock market history. The filing may take place ahead of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s address at the company’s annual general meeting scheduled for June 19. Ambani had earlier indicated that Jio’s long-awaited public market debut is expected in the first half of 2026. If executed at the projected size, the IPO…

JSW Realty, the real estate arm of JSW Group, is in advanced discussions to raise a ₹1,600 crore loan from Tata Capital Ltd to finance a commercial office project near Mumbai’s Bandra business district, according to people familiar with the matter. The proposed five-year loan is expected to carry an interest rate in the range of 9 per cent to 11 per cent per annum, compared to the current five-year government bond yield of 6.47 per cent. However, the transaction has not yet been finalised, and discussions are still ongoing. Both JSW Realty and Tata Capital have not issued any…

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise has proposed the appointment of Shobana Kamineni as the Executive Chairperson of Apollo Healthtech, the company’s medical equipment and healthcare technology unit that is expected to be listed separately in the coming years. The appointment remains subject to shareholder approval. The announcement marks another significant step in Apollo Hospitals’ ongoing restructuring plans. In 2024, the healthcare major revealed its intention to spin off and separately list its digital health and pharmacy businesses as part of a broader strategy to unlock value and strengthen operational focus. Currently serving as a promoter director at Apollo Hospitals, Shobana Kamineni is…

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a major global strategic partnership with Anthropic, the advanced artificial intelligence firm behind the Claude AI model family. This collaboration aims to accelerate enterprise-scale AI adoption worldwide. As part of the agreement, the IT services giant will establish a dedicated business unit to deliver joint industry solutions, granting TCS early access to Anthropic’s cutting-edge Claude models. To drive internal operational transformation, TCS will equip 50,000 of its employees across engineering, finance, legal, marketing, and sales departments with enterprise-wide Claude licenses. TCS Chief Executive Officer K. Krithivasan stated that combining Claude with the company’s deep…

In a major corporate development, Rajiv Bajaj, the Managing Director of Bajaj Auto, will step down from the board of Bajaj Finserv. According to a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, the veteran industrialist, who serves as a non-executive director, has informed the company that he will not seek re-election at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for July 31. Consequently, he will officially cease to be a director of the financial services holding company upon retirement by rotation. The decision stems from Rajiv Bajaj’s desire to reduce his external commitments and focus entirely on his multiplying responsibilities at the…

State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is actively engaging with major financial regulators, including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to expand the availability of long-term investment instruments. LIC Managing Director and CEO R. Doraiswamy revealed that this proactive outreach is driven by a massive, continuous surge of inflows into the corporation’s annuity and pension products. Annuity products convert a policyholder's retirement corpus into a guaranteed, lifelong stream of income, creating long-tailed liabilities for LIC that can span up to 50 years. To safely match these extended liabilities, the insurance…

In a major shift for online retail, Meesho announced that more than 75 percent of its platform orders now originate from personalized product feeds. This surge is powered by its proprietary AI recommendation engine, known as PRISM. The system represents a fundamental shift away from traditional, keyword-based search bars, catering instead to a growing demographic of users who prefer browsing over typing. Serving an enormous user base of 264 million annual transacting users, PRISM analyzes real-time shopper behavior and intent signals. According to Meesho's Chief Data Scientist, Debdoot Mukherjee, the next hundred million Indians coming online will discover products through…