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SBI-Led Consortium Tells Bombay High Court Vijay Mallya Still Owes ₹8,752 Crore Despite ₹10,814 Crore Recovery
A consortium of Indian lenders led by the State Bank of India (SBI) has informed the Bombay High Court that fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya still legally owes ₹8,751.86 crore (~₹8,752 crore) as of August 31, 2026—directly refuting Mallya’s claim that banks have already recovered more than his total debt.
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Bridging the Ownership Gap: JICA Commits $150 Million to IIFL Home Finance to Power Women-Led Affordable Housing in India
Structured alongside the Asian Development Bank and MUFG Bank, the bilateral credit facility channels ₹1,260 Crore into EWS and LIG households while introducing Japanese green building standards to Indian housing finance.
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Smart Money at the Top: Goldman Sachs Picks Up Stake in Lord’s Mark Industries Following 50% Multi-Week Surge
Global institutional banking powerhouse Goldman Sachs deploys ₹42.84 crore via BSE block deals, validating Lord’s Mark Industries’ high-margin medical devices pivot and promoter-funded capex roadmap.
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The 0.02% Dilemma: Why Zerodha and INDmoney Are Sounding the Alarm on UPI’s New Capital Market MDR
India’s digital investment revolution was built on frictionless, zero-cost infrastructure. Over the last seven years, discount brokers and wealthtech platforms onboarded tens of millions of first-time retail investors, enabled almost entirely by instantaneous, zero-MDR UPI fund transfers.
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Alpha Wave Offloads 3.11% Stake in Pine Labs via ₹550 Crore Institutional Block Deal
The era of celebrating paper markups in Indian venture capital is officially over. Realized cash return is the only metric that matters.
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Rising Incomes and Longevity Fueling Multi-Decade Life Insurance Boom, Says LIC CEO
When the leader of an institution managing over 5 lakh crore rupees in annual premiums identifies a generational expansion window, the macro tailwinds driving Indian financialization come into sharp focus.
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Fire Insurance Premiums Plunge 28% in Q1 Amid Aggressive Corporate Discounting
When fire insurance premiums plunge 28 percent in a single quarter because insurers are offering 90 percent discounts to win corporate accounts, underwriting discipline gives way to dangerous balance sheet risk.
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Indian Bank Targets Up to ₹1,500 Crore Treasury Income in FY27 as Gold Loan Book Nears ₹1.5 Lakh Crore
When a public sector bank pairs a 1,500 crore rupee treasury income target with a 1.5 lakh crore rupee gold loan book, sovereign bond trading and physical collateral become a dual engine for return on assets.
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Morgan Stanley-Backed Sterling Accuris Reports ₹231 Crore Revenue in FY26 as Losses Widen 38%
When a private equity-backed healthcare chain crosses 230 crore rupees in revenue while net losses widen 38 percent, the brutal unit economics of regional diagnostic expansion become evident.
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Gold Loan Stocks Surge Up to 11% as Bullion Crosses ₹1.63 Lakh Benchmark
In retail financial services, unsecured lending books require heavy loss provisioning when economic cycles turn volatile. Gold-backed lending remains the rare credit model where macro uncertainty and rising commodity prices actively expand loan book value, improve asset quality, and widen equity returns.
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