MUMBAI: Its $50 billion investments in India place Blackstone among the top 10 business houses. The world’s largest alternative asset manager plans to double its investments in the next five years mainly in private equity and real estate, and expand into infrastructure, credit and growth investing. In an interview with TOI, Jonathan Gray, president and…
New Delhi: Factory gate inflation based on the wholesale price index (WPI) surged to a 30 month high of 11.4% in Sept from 9.9% in Aug, as rising fuel and manufactured goods prices pushed inflation into double digits, the official data released Wednesday showed. In comparison, WPI stood at -0.2% in Sept 2025.Data shows fuel…
NEW DELHI: The sale of govt stake in IDBI Bank will help increase its value, fully protect the interest of employees and directors nominated by the Centre and LIC will exit the board to give the new management a free hand, a top govt official told TOI on Wednesday.Hours after govt nod, Dipam secretary Arunish…
Rupee slips 4 paise to 96.39 against US dollar MUMBAI: The rupee appreciated 19 paise to close at 95.17 against the US dollar on Wednesday, registering the fourth straight session of gains, supported by RBI interventions designed to ease near-term dollar demand and limit speculative foreign exchange exposure.Forex traders said the Indian rupee rose to…
NEW DELHI: With over five months to go for the fiscal year to close, Centre has topped its disinvestment and asset monetisation target of Rs 80,000 crore for 2026-27, with its kitty swelling to Rs 88,665 crore once the IDBI Bank stake sale is completed – providing much-needed cushion in a year, when it is…
NEW DELHI: Hyderabad-born Prem Watsa, chairman of Fairfax Financial Holdings, with assets of around $100 billion, has always been upbeat on India and its growth prospects.The Hyderabad Public School alumnus went to IIT Madras before pursuing an MBA in Canada, despite clearing the IIM entrance test.Watsa, now 75, was once apprehended by the police while…
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) on Wednesday said that the initial public offering (IPO) of Jio Platforms will open on Oct 21 and close on Oct 23. Jio Platforms, the holding company for the Mukesh Ambani-controlled group’s telecom and digital initiatives, will offer about 27 crore shares in the IPO at a per-share price band of…
Trade bodies say road blockades and disruptions are keeping customers away and hurting sales during the crucial Dussehra-Diwali and wedding season. NEW DELHI: Traders’ associations have urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to reconsider the ongoing protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and issues concerning Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that…
Investors also weighed the risks and potential returns of heavy investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Wall Street stocks fell on Wednesday as hotter-than-expected US inflation data pushed Treasury yields higher, adding to concerns about borrowing costs even as major banks assessed the opportunities and risks associated with the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom.The S&P 500…
Russia is expanding its energy partnership with India across oil, gas and nuclear power projects. NEW DELHI: India remained the world’s largest destination for Russian crude oil in September, although imports fell nearly 29 per cent from July levels as Chinese refiners stepped up purchases and tightened the availability of Russian supplies, according to ship-tracking…
