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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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

Why the US Congress put its foot down on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files

The US House has effectively drawn a line in the sand and approved the release of the Epstein files despite President Trump's efforts to stop it from happening.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.