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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) kicked off FY26 on a strong note, reporting a 76% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to ₹ 26,994 crore.
The bank posted a robust performance in the June quarter, with Net Interest Income increasing by 10.6% year-on-year to ₹ 21,635 crore, while net profit grew 15.4% YoY to ₹ 12,768 crore.
India's largest private bank reported a robust performance for the June quarter, with its Net Interest Income increasing by 5.4% year-on-year to ₹ 31,438 crore.
Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and Allianz Group, via its fully owned subsidiary Allianz Europe B.V., have signed a binding agreement to establish a 50:50 domestic reinsurance joint venture aimed at catering to India's fast-growing and evolving insurance market.
Yes Bank posted a 59% year-on-year increase in its standalone net profit for Q1FY26, rising to ₹ 801 crore from ₹ 502 crore in the same quarter last year.
The company's net profit jumped to ₹ 2,184 crore, marking a sharp rise from ₹ 845 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
The private sector lender reported a weak performance for the June quarter, with Net Interest Income falling 13% year-on-year to ₹ 1,480.6 crore and net profit dropping sharply by 46% to ₹ 200 crore.
The company posted an impressive performance in Q1 FY26, with net profit surging 75.5% year-on-year to ₹ 324.3 crore and revenue rising 19.4% to ₹ 3,352.5 crore.
Warburg Pincus (through Currant Sea Investments B.V) has secured approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to proceed with its planned 9.99% stake investment in IDFC First Bank.
Punjab and Sind Bank posted a 48% rise in net profit to ₹ 269 crore for the first quarter.
The USFDA has issued a Form 483 containing seven observations to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories after conducting a GMP and Pre-Approval Inspection at its FTO 11 formulations plant in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.
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