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Net profit of ₹3,191.49 crore in January-March - the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year - compared with ₹3,214.06 crore earning in the same period a year back and ₹7,545.27 crore profit of the preceding quarter, according to a stock exchange filing of BPCL.

The company's revenue from operations grew 12% to ₹10,224 crore in the January-March quarter as compared to ₹9,150 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

The country's leading defence equipment maker reported stable operational performance in the March quarter, as its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), also known as operating profit, advanced 6% to ₹2,982 crore as against ₹2,816 crore YoY.

The company has leveraged network slicing technology for rolling out "Priority Postpaid" plans.

"Priority Postpaid is our latest innovation powered by the 5G slicing technology. It provides a superior, more reliable, and dependable experience to our customers, whether they are attending a client call in traffic, or streaming at a packed concert, or booking a cab in a crowded market," Airtel India MD and CEO Shashwat Sharma said in a statement.

The plant is currently undertaking a major expansion under Stage II, involving the construction of three 800 MW units.

“The 1980 MW Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project continues to play a significant role in meeting Bihar’s growing energy demand. Its total installed capacity will rise to 4360 MW after completion of the stage-II expansion work," L K Behera, Head of Project, told reporters in Bihar.

The company had posted a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹18.8 crore in the year-ago period.

MapmyIndia's revenue from operations during the reported quarter increased 56.2% to ₹145 crore from ₹93.7 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

The profit margin grew 230 basis points to 31.3% from 18%.

For the year ended March 31, 2026, MapmyIndia's PAT declined about 9% to ₹134 crore from ₹147.6 crore in FY25.

The consolidated net profit from continued operations was ₹363.76 crore in the quarter ended on March 31, 2025, a regulatory filing showed.

Total expenses rose to ₹3,808.26 crore in the reporting quarter from ₹2,869.66 crore recorded in the same period a year ago.

The board recommended a final dividend at the rate of 55%, i.e., ₹5.5 per share for the financial year ended March 2026.

Recently, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation for the nearly ₹16,000 crore Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) infrastructure project at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district, along with a few other defence and drone city projects aimed at boosting Andhra Pradesh’s aerospace and defence manufacturing ecosystem.

The company's consolidated PAT in the fourth quarter of FY2024-25 was ₹58 crore, Ask Automotive said in a statement.

Its total income for the reporting quarter jumped 35.3% to ₹1,154 crore from ₹853 crore in Q4 FY25, the company said.

The Gurugram-headquartered Ask Automotive is into the manufacturing and supply of brake shoes and braking systems for two-wheelers.

The company is a leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling.

"Net loss attributable to our common shareholders of $84 million, compared to a net income attributable to our common shareholders of $294 million in the prior year, impacted by Oswego, US, plant fires in September and November," the company said in a statement.

"The decrease was due primarily to $630 million in pre-tax net losses related to the Oswego fires," it added.