The team comprising advisors and inspectors from SFIO has gone to assist the officials of the Hyderabad registrar of companies, which is at present conducting investigations. Minister of corporate affairs Prem Chand Gupta had on Wednesday directed the RoC Hyderabad to look into the Satyam issue and submit a preliminary investigation report by January 14.
Out of the total dues, Satyam Computer, which has now been re-branded as Mahindra Satyam, alone owes a hefty Rs 532 crore (Rs 5.32 billion) to the Income Tax department
The Special Court on Monday has sentenced erstwhile Satyam chairman B Ramalinga Raju and his brother Rama Raju to six months imprisonment for violating provision of the Companies Act.
Even as most of the 50,000-odd employees at Satyam Computer Services remain concerned about job and pay cuts, 250 to 300 employees working on the Merrill Lynch project have accepted an offer from Bank of America (BofA), the bank that bought the sub-prime meltdown-hit investment bank in September last year.
The maximum size of the offering is 3 crore equity shares
On February 17, 2009, Satyam case was handed over to CBI.
The hearing of the forgery case filed by British mobile solution firm Upaid against Satyam Computer Services is not scheduled for hearing during this week.
Satyam Computer Services' consolidated net profit under Indian GAAP has surged 39 per cent to Rs 711.64 crore (Rs 7.1164 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2005 as compared to Rs 513.38 crore (Rs 5.1338 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2004.
The board had earlier said that the bidder will be announced on April 9.
A special court on Tuesday set March 9, 2015, as the date for the verdict in the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Limited.
IT major Satyam Computer Services Ltd on Monday said it would consider bonus issue and financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31 on April 21.
There were also reports that the board might opt for an open bidding process, which will bring in the much-required funds into the company. The board will also insist that only companies with a good track record can bid for the company. However, this could not be confirmed.
A senior finance ministry official said, on the condition of anonymity, that the top echelons of the government tried to convince the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for a sympathetic consideration of the company's plea in the case pertaining to the income of the erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Ltd (SCSL) from abroad.
Things went from bad to worse since December 2008 for people who purchased bungalows, villas and apartments at Maytas Hill County, promoted by Maytas Properties Limited (MPL) -- the company run by B Rama Raju (Jr), the younger son of Satyam Computer Services founder and former chairman B Ramalinga Raju.
Leading IT services company Satyam Computer Services on Friday posted a 74.75 per cent increase in profit after tax at Rs 360.09 crore (Rs 3.60 billion) for the quarter ended June 30
Raju was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department of Andhra Pradesh Police two days later along with his brother.
IT major Satyam Computer Services Ltd on Friday posted a 28.56 per cent increase in profit after tax at Rs 322.34
Satyam Computer Services Ltd on Friday posted a 35.96 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 289.90 crore (Rs 2.9 billion)
According to a release issued to the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday, the company's total income increased to Rs 909.59 crore (Rs 9.09 billion) from Rs 696.21 crore (Rs 6.96 billion) in Q3 FY04.
The colsolidated net profit of the company was down by 8 per cent.
Satyam Computer Services Ltd on Friday posted a 182.10 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 493.07 crore (Rs 4.93 billion) for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, as compared to Rs 174.78 crore (Rs 1.74 billion) for the corresponding quarter in previou
Satyam Computer Services Ltd on Thursday reported a 32.81 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 250.72 crore
Raju was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department of Andhra Pradesh Police two days later along with his brother.
Reports say that law firms in the US have begun filing class-action suits against Satyam and its beleaguered executives for fraud. Two such class action lawsuits -- one by a US law firm Izard Nobel LLP and the other by an investor in Satyam ADS -- have been filed in a district court in New York.
Satyam Computer Services has reported a 25 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 147.59 crore (Rs 1.48 billion) for the second quarter ended September 30, 2003
Setting aside the ban on PwC, which is one of the Big Four global accounting firms, SAT said only the national auditors watchdog ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) can take any action against its members and fraud cannot be proved on the basis of negligence in auditing.
ICAI has also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each of the three accused in Satyam case.
Following the order, Raju and others are likely to move the high court.
The knowledge economy demands that companies must put premium on their soft assets such as workers, brand value and goodwill, B Ramalinga Raju, chairman, Satyam Computer Services, said on Friday.
Satyam's employees had to undergo mental trauma, job uncertainty and financial problems, after many were forced to leave.
The country's largest software exporter, Tata Consultancy Service, on Monday said some Satyam Computer clients have turned to the Tata company on their own, adding it would not approach the clients of the scam-tainted firm.
Last week Vineet Nayyar, the CEO of Satyam's new owner Tech Mahindra, had said Satyam has an excess staff of 10,000.
A local civil court in Hyderabad has issued an interim stay restraining Netflix from airing its web series Bad Boy Billionaires-India on a petition filed by B Ramalinga Raju who was convicted in the multi-crore accounting scandal of Satyam Computer Services Limited. The XXV Additional Chief Judge B Prathima, while issuing notices to Netflix Inc in USA, Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP and the nodal officer, department of electronics and information technology, posted the matter for further hearing on November 18 when the plea came up on Tuesday.
After taking over scam-hit Satyam, Techn Mahindra has made many structural changes in the latter to turn it around.
The Andhra police have arrested two Price Waterhouse auditors- Gopalakrishna and T Srinivas- in connection with the financial irregularities case with Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
This is one of the major corporate frauds in the country.
Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju admitted to a Rs 7,800-crore (Rs 78-billion) fraud in the IT company on January 7, weeks after a bid to acquire the two Maytas firms failed. Raju said that he had been cooking the books for years and the Maytas acquisition bid was an attempt to fill fictitious assets with real ones.
Official sources said the 2000-01 acquisitions -- notably the high-profile purchase of web portal India World Communications from Rajesh Jain for Rs 499 crore (Rs 4.99 billion) -- by Satyam Infoway could mark the start of the company siphoning funds overseas under the guise of acquiring companies. Satyam Infoway was merged with Satyam Computers in 2002.
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