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CRISIL upgrades Shriram Finance to AAA, Sammaan Capital to AA+ rating

CRISIL upgrades Shriram Finance to AAA and Sammaan Capital to AA+, citing improved credit profiles, strong capital buffers and strategic backing from IHC Group

Kotak Mutual Fund launches Multi Asset Active Fund of Fund

The scheme will invest 10-80 per cent of the corpus into equity and hybrid schemes, 10-60 per cent into debt funds, and 10-30 per cent into commodity ETFs

Policybazaar Insurance Brokers appoints Sajja Praveen Chowdary as CEO

Chowdary joined PB Fintech Group in 2011 and has led multiple verticals over a period of time, and currently heads "Policybazaar for Business"

What are the available rates and tenures for Personal Loans?

A personal loan can be very useful in a sudden funds crunch, but may carry higher interest rates due to the higher risk it carries

IndusInd Bank appoints Jagdeep Mallareddy as consumer banking head

Bank names Mallareddy to lead consumer banking from April 9, bringing over three decades of experience as Soumitra Sen prepares to retire

TCS renews multi-year partnership with UK retailer Marks & Spencer

IT major to support Marks & Spencer's AI-led digital transformation as the retailer accelerates its omnichannel strategy and invests in future-ready technologies

Irdai revises cyber security norms, mandates stronger governance

Irdai strengthens cyber security framework with tighter board oversight, quarterly risk reviews and enhanced compliance norms for insurers and intermediaries

Sebi tightens lock-in norms; LIC jumps on bonus plan; IFSCA cancels licence

Shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) surged nearly 7 per cent on Wednesday, a day after the state-owned insurance major said it will consider a bonus issue

'Quite possible that rates will remain low in the near to medium term'

RBI signals policy flexibility amid uncertainty, with stable growth outlook, no rate path commitment, and confidence in inflation control and financial stability

Trai seeks views on satellite network-as-a-service, spectrum norms

Regulator seeks stakeholder inputs on spectrum assignment, charges and D2D services under satellite network-as-a-service model

RBI simplifies MSME onboarding on TReDS, removes due diligence norm

RBI proposes removing due diligence requirement for MSMEs on TReDS platform to improve access to working capital and encourage wider participation

AI investment hits $800 billion, India emerges as key applications hub

SenseAI report shows capital concentrating in mega-rounds, with Indian startups scaling AI applications rapidly and reaching revenue early as value shifts to the application layer

Sebi cancels Basan Financial Services licence over regulatory violations

Sebi cracks down on Basan Financial, Om Power's ₹150 crore IPO opens, and InCred closes a ₹1,500 crore special opportunities fund amid active capital markets

Trai proposes short-validity voice-SMS-only tariff packs with lower prices

Draft amendment seeks equal validity for voice-SMS and bundled STVs, with proportionately lower pricing to ensure fair, non-discriminatory choices for consumers who do not use data

Govt to prepare state-specific agri roadmaps based on soil, water, climate

Shivraj Singh Chouhan says will use satellite-based remote sensing to provide relief from recent rains

Visa's Sandeep Ghosh to step down as India, South Asia country manager

Ghosh took over the role of country manager from T R (Ram) Ramachandran in March 2022

Irdai sets up sub-panel to review private health insurance landscape

Panel will assess coverage, claims, product design, and consumer experience, and suggest regulatory and operational steps to boost penetration, trust, and innovation

Coforge appoints Sunil Fernandes as COO to lead delivery, AI push

Fernandes to oversee global delivery and key operations, with a mandate to scale execution and accelerate adoption of AI-native practices across engineering and internal systems

India e-com market to nearly treble to $250 billion by 2030: Report

Gen Z shoppers, AI-led personalisation and rising digital adoption to drive India's e-commerce growth to $250 billion by 2030, says Google-Deloitte report

Tata Steel India clocks record crude steel production of 23.48 mt in FY26

Output rises 8 per cent year-on-year on Kalinganagar ramp-up, with domestic deliveries crossing 20 mt for the first time and strong growth across segments