Millennials seek loans to fulfill their wanderlust says IndiaLends report

As summer vacations are around the corner, IndiaLends, a new-age digital lending platform, has reported 55% growth in personal loans for travel purposes. More so, 85% of these loan seekers are millennials,... Read more »

Will India Housing Sector Return to Favour with PE Firms?

narguably, the Indian real estate vertical that in the direst need of funding is the residential sector. In a perfect world, the private equity that is now pouring into the country’s realty... Read more »

Brittania Industries Q4 net profit increases to Rs 294.27 crore, up by 11.28%.

Britannia Industries on Wednesday saw an 11.82 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 294.27 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2019. The company had reported a net profit... Read more »

Escorts share price drop by 7.5% on decline in April tractor sales

Escorts share price dropped in early trade today after the farm equipment major suffered a 14.9 per cent downside in its tractor sales at 5,264 units in April. Escorts share price fell... Read more »

BlackBuck collects Rs 1,050 crore in funding round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Accel

BlackBuck, an online marketplace for trucking has been able to raise $150 million (about Rs 1,050 crore) in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners and Silicon Valley-based Accel. Wellington,... Read more »

GST collection sets record high of Rs 1.13 lakh crore in April

The government hit the highest Goods and Services Tax collection since its roll out for April. The government reported a 10.05 percent year-on-year rise in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collected... Read more »

Oyo buys Amsterdam-based Leisure Group for $415 million

Hospitality firm OYO has decided to acquire Amsterdam-based vacation rental company Leisure Group from Axel Springer for an estimated $415 million (over Rs 2,885 crore). The acquisition could help OYO etch closer... Read more »

ICRA downgrades Reliance Capital’s Rs 950 crore short-term debt

Rating agency ICRA has downgraded Reliance Capital’s short-term debt worth Rs 950 crore to A4. ICRA announced that the rating watch is with negative implications due to the company’s slow monetization of the non-core investments... Read more »

Ind-Ra lowers FY20 GDP projection by 0.2% to 7.3%

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has cut its FY20 gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate marginally by 0.2%, down to 7.3% from its previous forecast of 7.5%. The key reasons for the... Read more »

NSIC may see a drop in net profit, plans to offer new services for MSME’s

State-owned National Small Industries Corp’s (NSIC) net profit for 2018-19 may see a drop because of stiff competition from private players, an official said Tuesday. The company is also looking to start... Read more »