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LIC holds these three penny stocks. Should you?

While LIC is famous for its blue-chip holdings, it actually maintains a long tail of low-priced stocks. However, low-priced stocks are sometimes not active buys but holdings that have eroded over years, so look before you leap.

3 min read25 Feb 2026
Markets

₹590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud leads to ₹1100 crore loss for GoI, ₹340 crore for LIC

IDFC First Bank share price crashed 20% following a reported ₹590 crore fraud, prompting concerns over its financial health. Analysts indicate a shift to bearish sentiment, with immediate support at ₹66-67. Major shareholders, including the government and LIC, have seen significant losses.

3 min read23 Feb 2026
Markets

LIC Mutual Fund NFO opens tomorrow: Price, date, review, and other details in 10 points

LIC MF Technology Fund aims to allocate capital across a wide spectrum of technology-driven sectors, including semiconductor–linked companies, data centre operators, digital commerce platforms, internet businesses, and emerging technology enterprises.

3 min read19 Feb 2026
Companies

LIC takes ₹1,400 crore hit from loss of GST-linked input tax credit

LIC, India's largest life insurer, managed to largely offset the loss of input tax credit through an increase in the share of margin-accretive non-participating policies and by rationalizing expenditure, says MD and CEO R. Doraiswamy

4 min read5 Feb 2026
Markets

LIC Q3 Results: Profit jumps 17% as tax cuts boost insurance demand

LIC's net premium income grew 17.5% to 1.26 trillion rupees. One-time premiums rose 30.5%, while first-year premiums jumped 46%.

1 min read5 Feb 2026
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Rekha Jhunjhunwala's net worth rises ₹858 cr from this portfolio stock after India-US trade deal, LIC earns ₹406 cr

Rekha Jhunjhunwala portfolio: Titan Company's shareholding pattern for Q3FY26 reveals that ace Indian investor owns 5.31% stake in this Tata Group's jewellery company

1 min read5 Feb 2026
Markets

India's largest insurance company LIC to declare Q3 Results 2026 on this date - Check details here

LIC will announce its Q3 FY26 financial results on February 5, 2026. The board meeting will also discuss the unaudited results for the quarter and nine months ending December 31, 2025. The trading window for insiders is closed until February 7, 2026.

2 min read27 Jan 2026
Markets

LIC books profit in ICICI Bank before the announcement of Q3 results 2026. Buy, sell or hold?

LIC has reduced its stake in ICICI Bank to 4.731% after selling 12.70 crore shares before the Q3 earnings report. The state-owned insurer is not part of ICICI's promoter group, and shares of both companies were trading flat on Friday.

4 min read16 Jan 2026
Companies

With an army of agents at its disposal, LIC Mutual Fund plans a comeback

Left on the back burner for decades, the company now plans to tap its parent firm’s vast network of insurance agents to meet its ₹1 trillion AUM target. But experts warn that even the widest reach can’t compensate for the persistent underperformance of its biggest equity schemes.

3 min read8 Jan 2026
Markets

Up in smoke! LIC loses over ₹11,400 crore in 2 days amid 14% crash in ITC shares on tobacco tax hike

ITC's stock price recorded its worst one-day fall in nearly six years as it crashed 10% on Thursday. The blue-chip stock further saw a 5% decline in trade today to a fresh 52-week low of ₹345.25 on the NSE.

2 min read2 Jan 2026