{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The approval was issued in a letter dated 19 August 2026. LIC currently holds 4.11% of HDFC Bank’s total share capital, as of 14 August 2026."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"HDFC Bank disclosed the approval in a filing with stock exchanges on 19 August. The same day, HDFC Bank’s shares fell to a 52-week intraday low of ₹715.05 before recovering to close at ₹720.15, down 0.42%. The approval is conditional on LIC complying with the Banking Regulation Act, Foreign Exchange Management Act, SEBI regulations and other applicable laws."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention the 52-week low HDFC Bank’s shares hit on the day of the approval. None of the right-rated digests or the centre-rated report mention the uncertainty over the term extension of HDFC Bank’s managing director and CEO, Sashidhar Jagdishan."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Moneycontrol","url":"https://moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/hdfc-bank-stock-rises-1-after-rbi-allows-lic-to-raise-stake-to-9-99-14010903.html","headline":"HDFC Bank stock rises 1% after RBI allows LIC to raise stake to 9.99%","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T03:55:13.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Hindu","url":"https://thehindu.com/business/Industry/rbi-allows-lic-to-increase-holding-in-hdfc-bank-from-411-to-999/article71367682.ece","headline":"RBI allows LIC to increase holding in HDFC Bank from 4.11% to 9.99%","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T03:47:56.000Z"},{"sourceName":"NDTV Profit","url":"https://ndtvprofit.com/markets/hdfc-bank-shares-rise-as-lic-gets-rbi-nod-to-raise-stake-to-9-99-percent-11933825","headline":"HDFC Bank Shares Rise As LIC Gets RBI Nod To Raise Stake To 9.99%","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T03:47:09.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Financial Express","url":"https://financialexpress.com/business/industry/lic-gets-rbi-nod-to-nearly-double-stake-in-hdfc-bank-to-9-99/4321622","headline":"LIC gets RBI nod to nearly double stake in HDFC Bank to 9.99%","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T03:21:31.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Times of India","url":"https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/lic-gets-rbi-nod-to-raise-stake-in-hdfc-bank-to-nearly-10-from-4-11/articleshow/133362845.cms","headline":"LIC gets RBI nod to raise stake in HDFC Bank to nearly 10% from 4.11%","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T03:08:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Latestly","url":"https://latestly.com/agency-news/business-news-lic-gets-rbi-nod-to-raise-stake-in-hdfc-bank-to-nearly-10-from-4-11-7567743.html","headline":"LIC Gets RBI Nod to Raise Stake in HDFC Bank to Nearly 10% from 4.11%","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T03:00:24.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Unknown","url":"https://aajtak.in/business/news/story/lic-to-take-more-stake-in-hdfc-band-rbi-gives-approval-shares-in-focus-tutc-dskc-2625904-2026-08-20","headline":"LIC to Buy a Large Stake in HDFC Bank, RBI Gives Green signal... 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