Stocks including Reliance, Vedanta, LIC, Infosys, IREDA, Aurobindo Pharma, Bharat Dynamics, NHPC, Ola Electric, HFCL and more will be in the spotlight on Friday, March 27.
JM Financial said that Bajaj Housing is the second-largest HFC in India—after LIC HF. It achieved a robust 28 per cent CAGR in AUM between FY20 and 3QFY2.
Data from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management shows that receipts have largely come from minority stake sales via the offer-for-sale (OFS) route
Brokerage firm SMIFS has penciled 10 techno-funda stock picks including HAL, Infosys, ITC, PFC, LIC, L&T, BEML for 20-32 per cent upside in next 4-6 months.
LIC continued to outpace the private sector, reporting around 23% growth, compared with roughly 20% growth for private insurers, extending its lead for the third consecutive month. Among private insurers, Canara HSBC Life Insurance was the fastest-growing player with over 60% growth.
LIC held 6.82 per cent stake in RIL which was worth Rs 1,28,820 crore in Monday' trade compared with Rs 1,44,842 crore on December 31, 2025, down 11 per cent or Rs 16,021 crore.
At the BT Best Banks Awards 2026, Bajaj Housing Finance was named the ‘Best Housing Finance Company.’
The jury for the 30th edition of the BT–KPMG Best Banks Awards met to evaluate leadership and performance across India’s banking sector. Chaired by Dinesh Kumar Khara, former Chairman of State Bank of India and former winner of BT Best Banks Awards, the jury includes G N Bajpai, Founder and Chairman of GovEva and former Chairman of SEBI and LIC; Gunit Chadha, Founder of APAC Financial Services and former CEO of Deutsche Bank; Zarin Daruwala, Group CEO of PL Capital and former CEO of Standard Chartered India and South Asia; Ashima Goyal, Professor Emeritus at IGIDR; and Ashish Chauhan, MD and CEO of NSE India; and Surojit Shome, former MD and CEO of DBS Bank India. The panel assesses leadership and performance across India’s banking sector. The jury identifies leading chief executives in banking at the meeting. At the Business Today Best Banks 30th Anniversary Jury Meeting, the jury completes its deliberations ahead of the awards announcement. Watch this esteemed panel in conversation with Siddharth Zarabi, Group Editor, Business Today, as they discuss the state of India’s banking system and the broader economic outlook for 2026.
LIC: The state-owned insurer reported a 17.20 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in standalone net profit for the December quarter (Q3 FY26). Net profit came in at Rs 12,958.22 crore as against Rs 11,056.47 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
The Union government and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) together hold around 90 per cent stake in IDBI Bank. As part of the transaction, the government is divesting its 30.48 per cent stake, while LIC is offloading 30.24 per cent.
Stocks including Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors PV, UltraTech Cement, Hero Moto, LIC, Mazagon Dock, Nykaa, RVNL, Federal Bank and more will be in the spotlight on Friday, February 06.




