Bharti Airtel Limited (BSE:532454) has said its board will meet on January 28, to consider raising funds via a preferential share issue to investors other than its promoter group. The latest round of fund-raising will come a few months after the telco's INR 210,000 million rights issue. “…a meeting of the board of directors of the company is scheduled to be held on January 28, 2022 to, inter-alia, consider and evaluate the proposal for issuance of equity shares through preferential issue (other than to promoter/promoter group) subject to all such regulatory/statutory approvals as may be required, including the approval of shareholders of the company,” Airtel said in an exchange filing January 24, 2022.