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TopicLife Insurance Corporation

Topic: Life Insurance Corporation

Feroze Gandhi speech that exposed LIC scam—it forced Nehru to order inquiry, FM to resign

On 16 December 1957, Lok Sabha MP Feroze Gandhi spoke how the Life Insurance Corporation invested nearly Rs 1.25 crore to help Calcutta-based stock speculator Haridas Mundhra who was in financial difficulties.

What is the right coverage amount for term life insurance

While it is easy to buy term insurance online, the critical thing to decide is the right coverage amount, i.e., how much the sum assured of the policy should be.

LIC isn’t alone, shares of half the PSUs that went public since 2010 trading below IPO price

Only seven of 22 PSU stocks are currently trading at double their issue price. LIC, the much-awaited IPO, managed to garner Rs 20,560 crore.

Foreign institutional investors shun LIC’s IPO over market risks

LIC has been seeking to drum up interest with newspaper advertisements since the start of the year, seeking to take advantage of a retail investment boom in the country.

LIC IPO will get pushed to next fiscal if Modi govt doesn’t take call on timing in a day or two

With transactions likely to take 15 days, & given current market volatility, it is learnt budget division in finance ministry isn't including LIC IPO proceeds as part of this fiscal's calculation.

As Modi govt revisits LIC IPO timing, experts say best to delay it due to market volatility

A group of ministers is likely to meet on 4-5 March to decide whether the govt should go ahead with the IPO, as foreign portfolio investors could be key to its success.

Why LIC’s $128 billion stock portfolio can withstand global shift toward higher rates

Life Insurance Corporation, set for India's biggest-ever initial share sale, has a portfolio peppered with index heavyweights like Reliance Industries and ITC.

LIC IPO draft prospectus, final regulatory approval aimed for next week

Move comes after FM Sitharaman sharply reduced asset-sale targets at budget announcement, raising questions about how much she plans to raise from the LIC IPO.

RBI allows LIC to double its stake in IndusInd Bank

The nation’s largest insurer can raise its stake in the bank up to 9.99% from the current 4.95%.

Modi govt is confident ‘largest listing’ LIC IPO will earn over Rs 1 lakh crore this fiscal

Government of India plans to dilute 10% of its stake in the country’s largest life insurer whose valuation is expected to exceed Rs 10 lakh crore.

On Camera

We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.