CaratLane Store Opening: CaratLane has announced plans to expand its footprint across the country. CaratLane said that it will open at least 40 new stores in the financial year 2027 (FY2027).

CaratLane is a Tata Group-backed jewellery brand.

Out of the target of 40 CaratLane store openings, 10 per cent will be owned directly by the company.

At present, CaratLane has almost 50 stores in operation in the country. Out of 50 CaratLane stores, about 13 per cent are company-owned.

CaratLane Store Opening: MD Speaks

According to Saumen Bhaumik, MD, CaratLane, the company expects to add around 40 stores next year (2026-27). However, the company will not be in a hurry to open new stores.

Saumen Bhaumik said that CaratLane store openings will start from the second quarter (Q2FY2027).  

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“In the first quarter, we will focus on exploring stores and in the second quarter, we will start the expansion for FY27. Around 10 per cent of these new stores will be owned by the company,” Saumen Bhaumik said.

Saumen Bhaumik said that CaratLane store openings will be more focused in the north, east and the south. In the west, CaratLane will open a few stores.

CaratLane Store Opening 

CaratLane reported a revenue of Rs 3,983 crore in FY25. CaratLane expects to close FY2026 with high double-digit growth.

CaratLane is also exploring options to open  new stores overseas. 

“For further overseas presence, the company is exploring countries in West Asia,” Saumen Bhaumik said.

CaratLane has three manufacturing units, two in Mumbai and the third one in Chennai.

Infosys Acquisition News: IT services company Infosys has announced fresh acquisitions. Infosys said that it will acquire two US-based companies. The two companies are Optimum Healthcare IT and Stratus.

Optimum Healthcare IT is a healthcare digital transformation company. It is headquartered at Florida in the US. Stratus is an insurance consulting technology company.

The cumulative cost of the acquisitions are about Rs 5,260 crore, Infosys said on Thursday (March 26, 2026).

Infosys To Acquire Optimum Healthcare IT 

Infosys said that the acquisition of Optimum Healthcare IT is expected to close during the first quarter of fiscal 2027 (Q1FY27). Infosys said that it will pay USD 465 million for the acquisition.

Infosys said that the its investment in Optimum Healthcare IT will enhance its presence in the provider segment. This will increase Infosys' client base and expand technology capabilities, and creating synergies across new buying centers.

Healthcare providers served by Optimum Healthcare IT will now have access to Infosys' broader offerings across Infosys Topaz AI offerings, Infosys Cobalt cloud offerings, cloud engineering, infrastructure services, cybersecurity and application transformation.

Infosys To Acquire Stratus

Separately, Infosys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stratus.

The US-based Stratus is a technology solutions provider for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry.

Infosys said that it will pay USD 95 million in cash to acquire Stratus.
 

RCB Owner Name 2026: A consortium of Aditya Birla Group has acquired IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from United Spirits Ltd (USL). The consortium, which also included The Times of India Group, Bolt Ventures and Blackstone, has taken over the IPL franchise in a Rs 16,660 crore all-cash deal.

United Spirits in a regulatory filing on Tuesday (March 24), said that the company has entered into definitive agreements for the sale of the 100 per cent equity stake held in Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd (RCSPL) to a consortium comprising Aditya Birla Group (ABG), The Times of India Group (Times), Bolt Ventures (Bolt), and Blackstone's perpetual private equity strategy, BXPE (Blackstone).

Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd was a wholly owned subsidiary of United Spirits.

"The all-cash transaction is for a total consideration of Rs 16,660 crore," United Spirits, which is a part of multinational alcoholic beverages company Diageo, said.

Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd owns and operates IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RCB participates in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Women's Premier League (WPL).

In November 2025, United Spirits had said that it would conduct a strategic review of its investment in Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL).

RCB, the team which had India's cricket star Virat Kohli, won its first Indian Premier League in 2025. Its home ground is M Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB was the runner-up on three occasions -- 2009, 2011, and 2016.

RCB was one of the founding teams of the IPL, which was founded in 2008 by its previous owner Vijay Mallya. It came into the fold of Diageo after it took over Mallya's liquor business, United Spirits Ltd.