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Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani draws nil salary for 4th yr in a row

Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani drew nil salary from his oil-to-telecom-and-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries for the fourth straight year in a row while his children earned a sitting fee and a commission for being on the board of India's most valuable company. Ambani, 67, had capped his annual remuneration at Rs 15 crore from financial year 2008-09 (April 2008 to March 2009) to 2019-20 (FY20); and since FY21, he opted to forego his salary, due to COVID-19 pandemic, until the company and all its businesses were fully back to their earnings potential. In 2023-24, he got 'nil' as salary, allowances, and perquisites as well as retiral benefits, according to the latest annual report of the company. Ambani, who has been on the board of Reliance since 1977 and was elevated as chairman of the company after the death of his father and group patriarch Dhiburhai Ambani in July 2002, was just last year re-appointed as the head of Reliance for another five-year term till April 2029 - a .

India fastest growing retail market, to cross $1.4 trn by 2027: RIL

The Indian retail market is one of the fastest growing markets in the world, expected to cross USD 1.4 trillion by 2027, said the latest annual report of Reliance Industries (RIL). RIL operates the country's leading retailing firm Reliance Retail. India is poised to become the third-largest retail market by 2030, the report said adding the growth is propelled by factors like increasing urbanisation, rising income levels, expanding female workforce, and an aspirational young population. Moreover, a rising demand for premium and luxury products further fuels this growth trajectory, reflecting the evolving preferences with rising disposable incomes. This growth extends across various town classes, benefiting numerous local, regional and international brands and manufacturers. "They are being connected with consumers across diverse markets, thereby actively participating in India's ongoing growth narrative," said Reliance. Segments such as grocery, fashion and lifestyle and consumer

Reliance Industries jumps two places on Fortune's Global 500 list

Oil-to-telecom-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd continues to be the highest-ranked Indian firm on the Fortune Global 500 list, jumping two places to be ranked at No.86 in the 2024 ranking. The firm was placed at No.88 in last year's ranking and has gained a whopping 69 places in the last three years - from being placed at No.155 in 2021 to being at No.86 in 2024. Releasing the 2024 list, Fortune on its website said Reliance has been on the 500 list for 21 years now. It had revenues of USD 108.8 billion and a profit of USD 8.4 billion last year. The 2024 ranking has nine Indian firms, five of them from the public sector. Insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) jumped 12 places to be ranked at No.95 on the 2024 list while state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) slid 22 places to 116. State Bank of India (SBI) soared 57 spots to rank at No.178. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) were ranked at No.180

Stock market crash, Aug 5: What should investors do amid US recession woes?

The D-Street witnessed bloodbath on Monday amid major sell-off by global peers. The Sensex sank to an intraday low of 78,295 points, plunging 2,686 points, while the Nifty plummeted 823 points to 23,8

What's moving the Sensex on Tuesday? NTPC, Power Grid, TCS, ICICI Bank

NTPC, Power Grid contributed over 100 points to the BES Sensex so far; while, heavyweights HDFC Bank, Reliance and ICICI Bank were the chief laggards.

RIL gets US nod to resume crude imports from Venezuela despite sanctions

India's largest privately owned refiner plans to start purchasing Venezuelan crude soon, said the people, who asked not to be named as the information is not public

CCI sends antitrust queries to Reliance, Disney for $8.5 bn merger: Report

The CCI has also asked the companies details on which entity owns which sports rights and for how long, as well as information on who had bid for them previously

Reliance stock dips 3% post Q1 results; down 6% from record high

The market price of the country's most-valued-company in terms of market capitalisation was down 5% in past two trading days and slipped 6% from its record high level of Rs 3,217.90 touched on July 8.

RIL, Paytm, HDFC Bank, BPCL: Trading strategies for stocks post Q1 results

Technical charts suggest that Paytm is likely to trade with a favourable bias; while others may display a subdued trend in the near-term.

Stocks to Watch, July 22: RIL, HDFC Bank, Wipro, YES Bank, IDBI Bank, PVR

Stocks to Watch today, Monday, July 22: Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Limited, last Friday, reported a 5.5% Y-o-Y decline in consolidated profit to Rs 15,138 crore in Q1FY25

RIL Q1 net profit drops 5.5% on weak showing by oil-to-chemicals biz

Misses Q1 earnings estimates despite gains in consumer, upstream segments

Reliance Retail opens thirty Metro stores in Q1, total count crosses 200

The country's leading retailer Reliance Retail has added 30 new stores of Metro in the June quarter, taking the total count of the Cash & Carry outlets to over 200. Reliance Retail had acquired the Indian operations of German firm Metro AG's wholesale operations in December 2022 in a Rs 2,850-crore deal. At the time of acquisition, Metro was operating 31 large formats located in prime locations across key cities. "Grocery New Commerce business continued to expand its kirana partner base as Metro format scaled with 30 new store openings taking the count to over 200 stores with presence across 180+ cities," according to the earnings statement from Reliance Industries. Metro stores come under the grocery division of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), which delivered another quarter of "steady growth", led by expansion in Tier-2 and beyond cities. Reliance Retail opened 331 new stores, taking the total count to 18,918. With this, the total retail area operated by Reliance Retail ..

Reliance Jio Infocomm Q1 results: Net profit rises 12% to Rs 5,445 crore

The net profit stood at Rs 5,445 crore for the quarter under review, which translates into an 11.9 per cent increase year-on-year and a 2 per cent rise sequentially

RIL Q1 preview: Net may see sequential dip, modest growth likely in Ebitda

RIL's telecom division, Reliance Jio, took a tariff hike, effective this month. This, along with the anticipated commissioning of RIL new energy-related giga factories, is expected to remain in focus

Reliance Jio could list at $112bn valuation, 15% upside in RIL: Jefferies

Jefferies report on Reliance Jio listing: Assuming Jio is spun off from Reliance Industries' stable, the fair value for RIL stock would be Rs 3,580, Jefferies said

From Kardashians to Samsung chief, celebs to attend Ambani wedding

100 chartered flights to land in Mumbai; hotel rents shoot up

Reliance Industries' subsidiary Ethane plans over $500 mn offshore loan

In 2016, Reliance Ethane had raised a loan of $572 million with a 12-year tenor to purchase six new ethane carriers

Reliance Retail plans to launch sports format to compete with Decathlon

Reliance is in talks to lease 8,000-10,000 sq ft space across malls and high streets in top cities for the new venture. The name of the new brand has not been disclosed yet

Reliance Jio tops with AGR at Rs 25,331 cr, Airtel sees steepest growth

Reliance Jio posted the highest adjusted gross revenue, on the basis of which the government calculates spectrum and licence fee, at Rs 25,330.97 crore while Bharti Airtel saw its AGR grew at sharpest pace in March 2024 quarter, a report by sector regulator Trai said on Thursday. Reliance Jio's adjusted gross revenue (AGR) grew by 10.21 per cent during the latest January-March quarter from Rs 22,985 crore in the same period a year ago. Airtel's AGR grew by 13.25 per cent to Rs 20,951.91 crore in the March 2024 quarter from Rs 15,500.36 crore a year ago. Loss making Vodafone Idea posted a marginal 2.22 per cent year-on-year increase in AGR at Rs 7,370.75 crore from Rs 7,210.63 crore. State-owned BSNL and MTNL posted declines of 4.41 per cent and 13.78 per cent in AGR to Rs 1991.61 and Rs 156.61 crore, respectively. Overall, telecom service providers' gross revenue grew by 3.01 per cent on a year-over-year basis to Rs 87,926 crore and adjusted gross revenue grew by 9.25 per cent in

Reliance Industries set to invest $60 bn in 10 years: Morgan Stanley report

India cos announce large investments in renewables, energy transition