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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicShareholders

Topic: Shareholders

Corporate India might be getting top heavy, but it is smaller firms that are fetching higher returns

Despite increasing dominance by big players, best returns in stock market in recent yrs have come from small & mid-cap firms, most of which don't enjoy even instant name recognition.

Jio Financial, a Reliance spin-off, valued at $20 billion, exceeds stock price projections

The stock will be included in major Indian indices, including the benchmark Nifty 50, but will not trade until it is listed, possibly in the upcoming annual general meeting.

Reducing share to 51% in 53 firms — Bank of Baroda shows how Modi govt can earn Rs 3.5 lakh cr by disinvesting

At current market capitalisation levels, if govt reduces stake in listed companies to 51%, it can earn Rs 1.7 lakh cr from non-financial companies & Rs 1.8 lakh crore from financial ones.

The spirit of my great-grandfather, a shareholder of Air India, is now resurrected

By resurrecting Air India, the present dispensation has finally undone the mistake that we can attribute to Nehru or his advisors.

Why economist Milton Friedman wasn’t wrong about the corporate mantra — ‘make as much profit’

Shareholder capitalism is widely misunderstood. It does not argue for businesses to pursue maximum profit in the absence of any constraints, legal or ethical.

Corporations must value their workers as much as they do their shareholders: Raghuram Rajan

Companies can do better for society by identifying workers, customers & suppliers who invest in their business.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.