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Investment bankers see 58% decline in earnings

Investment bankers see 58% decline in earnings

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Experts say companies wanting to launch IPOs will have to scale back their expectations given the fall in valuations.

HC strikes down ban on online gaming of rummy, poker

HC strikes down ban on online gaming of rummy, poker

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

The bench declared as unconstitutional, Part II of the TN Gaming & Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, which banned betting or wagering in cyberspace and also games of skill if played for a wager, bet, money or other stakes.

Bharti-Vodafone 2G case referred to AG by CBI

Bharti-Vodafone 2G case referred to AG by CBI

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Temporary relief for Bharti, Vodafone and former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh

Gautam Adani cements hold over Ambuja, son Karan is chairman of ACC

Gautam Adani cements hold over Ambuja, son Karan is chairman of ACC

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

Billionaire Gautam Adani's son Karan will helm the cement firms his group has acquired to become India's second largest cement player and extend his burgeoning empire that spans from ports and energy to airports and telecom.

SC has no role in disqualification of PM: Pak AG

SC has no role in disqualification of PM: Pak AG

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

The Pakistan government's top law officer told the supreme court on Monday it had no role to play in the disqualification of the Prime Minister, which could be decided only by the National Assembly speaker or the election commission.

Ranji roundup: Delhi thrash Mumbai for first win of season

Ranji roundup: Delhi thrash Mumbai for first win of season

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Vaibhav Rawal scored a fine century before pacer Divij Mehra's dismantled Mumbai with a five-wicket haul to power Delhi to an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the Ranji Trophy Group B match.

Chip shortage throws a spanner in JLR's plans

Chip shortage throws a spanner in JLR's plans

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Tata Motors has halved the volume outlook for its UK subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover Automotive (JLR) and warned of lower earnings as it sees the semiconductor shortage deepening in the September quarter of the current financial year, according to a notification issued by the company to the stock exchanges on Tuesday. The announcement caught investors unawares. They were hoping for a quicker recovery. Tata Motors' stock tanked 13 per cent (on July 6) from the day's high of Rs 358.10 and hit the lower circuit (Rs 311.45) in intra-day trades.

Those having problems with inflation should stop eating: BJP MLA

Those having problems with inflation should stop eating: BJP MLA

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Chhattisgarh and former state minister Brijmohan Agrawal has stoked a controversy as he said that those who call inflation a national calamity should stop eating food and using petrol.

Phone hacking: 9/11 families to meet US AG Holder

Phone hacking: 9/11 families to meet US AG Holder

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Relatives of 9/11 victims will meet with the United States attorney general to discuss allegations that a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp targeted phone conversations and voice mails of victims of the 2001 terrorist attack, a lawyer representing family members said.

Haryana law providing quota for locals in private jobs put on hold

Haryana law providing quota for locals in private jobs put on hold

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

Haryana's Additional Advocate General Jagbir Singh Malik said the State will be filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the order before the Supreme Court. The interim order has come as a relief for companies in the state which feel that the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 would have a bearing on their future business operations and investment.

All eyes on GDP forecast by Economic Survey despite recent misses

All eyes on GDP forecast by Economic Survey despite recent misses

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

The pre-budget Economic Survey, which is tabled in Parliament ahead of the Union Budget to present the state of the economy and suggest policy prescriptions, quite often misses on the GDP forecast, sometimes by a significant margin. This time, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey for 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha on Monday soon after the President's address to both Houses of Parliament. She will present the Union Budget for the next financial year beginning April 1, 2022, on Tuesday.

Punjab AG's 75-yr-old mother-in-law raped, killed

Punjab AG's 75-yr-old mother-in-law raped, killed

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

She was living alone in her house, and police said that she had been smothered to death.

Coal scam: BJP wants FIR against PM, govt turns to AG

Coal scam: BJP wants FIR against PM, govt turns to AG

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

The Bharatiya Janata Party has sought filing of first information report against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the alleged coal block allocations, prompting the government to conduct an exercise to ascertain how he could be safeguarded from any legal wrangling.

Pak SC grills Imran in 2014 Army School massacre case

Pak SC grills Imran in 2014 Army School massacre case

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

The apex court gave a month-long deadline to the government to determine the responsibility for security failure in the horrific attack in which 147 people, 132 of them children, were killed when Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants stormed the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar.

India to host England for full tour next year, says Ganguly

India to host England for full tour next year, says Ganguly

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

India is confident of hosting England for a full tour next year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday.

Govt to seek AG's opinion on sell-off

Govt to seek AG's opinion on sell-off

Rediff.com10 Dec 2002

Bowing to pressure from the opposition, Divestment Minister Arun Shourie on Tuesday assured the Rajya Sabha that he would seek an opinion from Attorney General Soli Sorabjee on the legality of the sell-off of HPCL and BPCL.

10 cos line up IPOs worth Rs 10,000 cr in Dec

10 cos line up IPOs worth Rs 10,000 cr in Dec

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

The IPO lane will continue to be busy in December as 10 companies have lined up initial share-sale plans worth more than Rs 10,000 crore, merchant banking sources said on Wednesday. Moreover, the initial public offerings of Star Health and Allied Insurance and Tega Industries are currently open for public subscription. This comes after 10 firms successfully concluded their initial public offerings (IPOs) in November. Among the companies that scheduled their IPOs in this month include RateGain Travel Technologies, travel and hospitality technology services provider, and Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd, part of Mumbai-based financial services group Anand Rathi.

Tour de France: Peters wins 8th stage after first mountain test

Tour de France: Peters wins 8th stage after first mountain test

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

Stage eight winner Nans Peters had long crossed the line when fellow Frenchman Thibaut Pinot's ordeal ended after the Groupama-FDJ rider, highly fancied to become the first local winner of the race in 35 years, had been dropped in the second ascent of the 141-km trek through the Pyrenees.

Ranji: Bengal close in on innings win over Haryana

Ranji: Bengal close in on innings win over Haryana

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.

No yardstick, says SC on quota in promotions to SC/STs in govt jobs

No yardstick, says SC on quota in promotions to SC/STs in govt jobs

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to "lay down any yardstick" for granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government jobs.

HC stays order on winding up SpiceJet for 3 weeks

HC stays order on winding up SpiceJet for 3 weeks

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

The Madras high court has ordered the winding up of private carrier SpiceJet Limited and directed the official Liquidator attached to the high court to take over its assets, in a plea filed by a Swiss company over unpaid dues. The court was allowing a company petition from Credit Suisse AG, a stock corporation registered under the laws of Switzerland, which prayed for winding up of the Indian firm under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and appoint the Official Liquidator of the high court as the liquidator with all powers under Section 448 of the Companies Act to take charge of SpiceJet's assets, properties, stock in trade and books of accounts. The "respondent company (SpiceJet) has miserably failed to satisfy the three pronged test suggested by the Supreme Court in Mathusudan Govardhandas & Co v Madhu Woollen Industries (P) Ltd, and hence had rendered itself liable to be wound up for its inability to pay its debts under Section 433 (e) of the Companies Act 1956," Justice R Subramanian said in his order on Monday and directed the private carrier be wound up and the official liquidator take over its assets.

Metro AG to invest 300 mn euro in India

Metro AG to invest 300 mn euro in India

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

Germany's Metro AG to invest 300 million euro in India and open wholesale stores in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

We eat OATS for breakfast: Rajiv Bajaj takes a dig at Ola Electric

We eat OATS for breakfast: Rajiv Bajaj takes a dig at Ola Electric

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

As a 75-year-old septuagenarian, Bajaj Auto has adapted itself as a nod to competition, regulations, and changing buyer preference. It will continue to do so, said its managing director Rajiv Bajaj at the launch of the all-new Pulsar 250. This was in response to a question on the company's preparedness for disruption by electric two-wheeler start-ups.

Modi kicks off Jewar airport phase one at cost of Rs 10,050 cr

Modi kicks off Jewar airport phase one at cost of Rs 10,050 cr

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. It will be one of the largest aerodromes in Asia.

'Vijay Mallya has left the country'

'Vijay Mallya has left the country'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The apex court also put forth questions why loans were given to Mallya when he was a defaulter.

NIA did not ask Rohini Salian to go slow in Malegaon blast case: AG

NIA did not ask Rohini Salian to go slow in Malegaon blast case: AG

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has rubbished allegations in the Supreme Court that Salian was pressurised by the National Investigation Agency to 'go slow' in the case.

Had to act as CBI top 2 were fighting like cats: Centre tells SC

Had to act as CBI top 2 were fighting like cats: Centre tells SC

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that the fight between the two officers impacted the image of the CBI.

Is the Speaker bound by opinion of the Attorney General?

Is the Speaker bound by opinion of the Attorney General?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2014

Rohatgi was made attorney general in June. In the past 2 months, his rulings have raised eyebrows for being in line with the political alignment of the government. Kavita Chowdhury reports

HC rejects Punjab's plea to keep Bagga in Haryana, next hearing tomorrow

HC rejects Punjab's plea to keep Bagga in Haryana, next hearing tomorrow

Rediff.com6 May 2022

The Punjab government had moved a habeas corpus petition in the high court on Friday.

Right to wear hijab not under Art 25: K'taka govt in HC

Right to wear hijab not under Art 25: K'taka govt in HC

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

"The consequence of the demand to declare Hijab as an essential religious practice is huge because there is an element of compulsion or else you will be expelled from the community," Navadgi told the court.

Tour de France: Bardet wins 18th stage, Froome retains yellow jersey

Tour de France: Bardet wins 18th stage, Froome retains yellow jersey

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

France's Romain Bardet of AG2r-La Mondiale won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 186.5-km trek from Gap on Thursday.

SC reserves order in plea against Bombay HC's skin-to-skin ruling

SC reserves order in plea against Bombay HC's skin-to-skin ruling

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved judgement on appeals against the Bombay High Court verdict which had held that no offence of sexual assault under the POCSO Act is made out if there is no direct 'skin-to-skin' contact between accused and the victim.

Maruti Swift Dzire now with automatic gear shift

Maruti Swift Dzire now with automatic gear shift

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Available only in diesel model and in ZDi trim level.

INX Media: Delhi court summons Chidambaram, son Karti

INX Media: Delhi court summons Chidambaram, son Karti

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

A Delhi court Wednesday issued summons to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the INX Media money-laundering case on taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against them.

Parliament nod not needed for HPCL, BPCL sale: AG

Parliament nod not needed for HPCL, BPCL sale: AG

Rediff.com21 Jan 2003

Attorney General Soli Sorabjee has said the sale of stakes in two state-run oil refiners does not need parliamentary approval.

How Infosys regained its mojo, improved employee morale under Salil Parekh

How Infosys regained its mojo, improved employee morale under Salil Parekh

Rediff.com26 May 2022

In 2017, when Infosys announced that Salil Parekh would be its next chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD), very few in the industry or the analyst community doubted his ability to bring the company back to a healthy growth trajectory, improve morale within the company and, more importantly, win the promoters' trust and investor confidence. There were reasons for this confidence. He was not only the deputy CEO of the Paris-headquartered IT services major Capgemini, but also one of the only non-European faces on the executive board of the company.

Bigg Boss OTT: 'Will not blame Karan'

Bigg Boss OTT: 'Will not blame Karan'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

'Karan and I are the kind of individuals who cannot be fake.'

Tamil sentiment strongly backed the 7 Rajiv case convicts for 31 years

Tamil sentiment strongly backed the 7 Rajiv case convicts for 31 years

Rediff.com18 May 2022

A G Perarivalan alias Arivu is now a free man following a legal battle, and that long fight provides scope for throwback moments of Tamil sentiment that propelled the struggle which was backed by most political parties and successive governments in Tamil Nadu.