Muthoot eyes Rs 4,000 crore from IPO, share split

MUMBAI: Muthoot Fincorp has approved plans to raise up to Rs 4,000 crore through an initial public offering of equity shares and a share split, as part of a broader capital-raising programme cleared by its board on May 16, even as the company reported growth in its latest financial results.In an exchange filing, the company…

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Weather & then war lead to tears in India’s onion basket

Seeking relief: Onion growers want an MSP of Rs 3,500/quintal and a Rs 1,500-a-quintal compensation for distress sales Rain clouds rolled over Maharashtra’s onion belt. Then came war winds from West Asia. Prices collapsed. Crops rotted. Farmers counted losses in rupees — and sold tears by the quintal. Across Nashik, Solapur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, onion…

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