Gujarat Businessman, Wife Donate Rs 200 Crore Wealth To Become Monks


by NDTV

NDTV— An affluent Jain couple from Gujarat has donated nearly Rs 200 crore and adopted monkhood, and now plans to set out on a journey for salvation.

ETtech.com—Lenskart revenue jumps to Rs 3,788 crore in FY23; trims losses to Rs 102 crore. Omnichannel eyewear retailer Lenskart saw its consolidated operating revenue more than double to Rs 3,788 crore in FY23 from Rs 1,502 crore a year earlier. The Gurugram-based company reduced its losses from Rs 102 crore in FY22 to Rs 64 crore in FY23. Total expenses also increased in line with the growing scale of the company, coming in at Rs 4,025 crore in FY23 compared to Rs 1,726 crore in the year-ago period. Notwithstanding the loss on a net basis, Lenskart reported earnings before interest,...

ETtech.com—Network-as-a-service provider CloudExtel raises Rs 200 crore debt. Network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider CloudExtel Wednesday announced it has secured its first external debt funding of Rs 200 crore, that will go into expanding its network of small cells and fiber optics.The telecom infrastructure provider has also received an A- credit rating from CARE Ratings.The debt funding comes after CloudExtel secured equity investments from Macquarie Capital and Advencap in FY24.The company said the capital infusion is a testament to the scalability and viability of...

ETtech.com—WeWork to sell 27% stake in India unit via Rs 1,200 crore secondary deal. US office-sharing company WeWork Inc. is set to exit the Indian operations by selling its entire 27% stake in the local unit through a secondary transaction, said multiple people in the know.The estimated Rs 1,200 crore deal will also see Bengaluru-based property developer Embassy group pare its holding from 73% to 60%, said the people cited above.The combined stakes of WeWork Inc. and Embassy group totalling 40% in the Indian unit will be acquired by new investors comprising the Enam group...