India Inc improves interest coverage in Q1 amid strong operating profit, lower interest expense

India Inc improves interest coverage in Q1 amid strong operating profit, lower interest expense

The aggregate interest coverage ratio for India Inc hit a nine-quarter high in the recently concluded quarterly results season following a sustained double-digit growth in the operating profit and deceleration in the interest expense. The ratio was 4.9% in the June quarter for a sample of 2,695 companies excluding banks, finance companies, and oil and … Read more

SC directs activist Gautam Navlakha to pay ₹8 lakh as expense for police protection during house arrest

SC directs activist Gautam Navlakha to pay ₹8 lakh as expense for police protection during house arrest

The SC directed activist Gautam Navlakha to deposit another ₹8 lakh as an expense for making available police personnel for his security while under house arrest in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. | file photo | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Supreme Court on Friday directed activist Gautam Navlakha, who is under house arrest … Read more