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The board of directors of Apollo Hospitals and Apollo HealthCo, a subsidiary of the healthcare major, have accorded in-principle approval for the composite scheme of arrangement.

HCLTech, becoming one of the first strategic services partners to OpenAI, will roll out ChatGPT Enterprise and OpenAI APIs internally to provide its employees with secure, enterprise-grade generative AI tools, according to a company statement.

This comes as a follow-up to an earlier order for three similar tugs placed with Udupi Cochin Shipyard Ltd (Udupi-CSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.

Polestar Maritime, a key player in harbour tugs, coastal towing, and port-based marine services, is strengthening its fleet with these additions.

The development came after State Bank of India (SBI) and seven other lenders last month announced selling 20 per cent of their combined stakes in Yes Bank to SMBC for a consideration of ₹13,483 crore, making it the largest cross-border investment in the Indian banking sector.

"The proposed combination relates to the acquisition of share capital and voting rights of YES Bank by SMBC," a notice filed with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said on June 23.

The "third-party capacity of 64.7 MW out of 1,255 MW Khavda-I Solar PV Project of wholly-owned subsidiary NTPC Renewable Energy Limited... in Gujarat under CPSU scheme Phase-II Tranche-III, is declared" commercially operational with effect from June 30, NGEL said in a regulatory filing.

According to the bulk deal data on the NSE, Paresh and Vijay Parekh offloaded 68.50 lakh shares each of Gujarat-based Jyoti CNC Automation.

The transaction was executed in the price range of ₹1,087.01-₹1,087.45 apiece, taking the deal value to around ₹1,489.50 crore.

Chaudhary took over as CMD of NHPC on August 7, 2024.

"Raj Kumar Chaudhary has ceased to be Chairman and Managing Director of the Company upon attaining the age of superannuation with effect from 30.06.2025 (EOD)," the company said.

The investment, structured as a privately placed, three-year NCD issuance, aims to accelerate financing in the renewable energy and e-mobility sectors to support India's transition toward a sustainable infrastructure ecosystem, Aditya Birla Capital Ltd (ABCL) said in a statement.

Further, the company has achieved loan disbursements of ₹12,812 crore (provisional, subject to audit), showing 54% growth over loan disbursements of ₹8,278 crore made during the quarter ended 31st March, 2025.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) will also explore participation in partnerships with renowned global companies in the area of critical minerals and the copper sector.

In a filing to BSE, HCL said that this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) "does not constitute a legally binding relationship between the parties as per the conditions set out in the MoU".

The project has achieved a total commercial operation date (COD, or commercially supplying) of 501.02 MW out of a total of 1,000 MW, SJVN said in an exchange filing on Monday.

"Wholly owned subsidiary SJVN Green Energy Limited has achieved commercial operation of 100.25 MW part capacity out of 1000 MW for the Bikaner Solar Power Project on 30/06/2025," SJVN said.

The consolidated AUM grew by 17% to ₹80,689 crore, exceeding the stated target of 15% growth during FY25, Piramal said while addressing shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

"With strong performance across our retail and wholesale businesses in FY2025, we are now well positioned to build upon the platform and leverage the investments that have been made. As our three-year transformation journey nears completion, we look ahead with optimism," he said.

With these new orders, the company's order intake to date in FY26 has reached ₹7,150 crore, KPIL said in an exchange filing.

KPIL, along with its international subsidiaries, has secured new orders/notifications of awards of approximately ₹989 crore.

The company has lined up capital expenditure of about ₹1,210 crore to ₹1,460 crore by 2030 to increase manufacturing capacities at its facilities in Haridwar, Pune, and Bangalore.