News for 'Competition Commission of India'

Sauber, Force India lodge complaints against Formula One

Sauber, Force India lodge complaints against Formula One

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Second-tier Formula One teams Sauber and Force India lodged official complaints with the EU's competition regulator, alleging that the sport's governing body mismanages prize money.

Jagan May Be Party President For Life, But...

Jagan May Be Party President For Life, But...

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

]If Andhra Pradesh's middle class is denied salaries and pensions or, if these are delayed, it will rise against Jagan Mohan Reddy with the same fervour with which it voted him in.

'We need to reinvent the Pay Commission to link salaries with performance'

'We need to reinvent the Pay Commission to link salaries with performance'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Manish Sabharwal is chairman of TeamLease, which has helped hire 1.4 million sales and customer service reps and logistics employees such as couriers for companies across India since it was founded in 2002.

Pramod Bhagat nominated for Para Badminton Player of Year

Pramod Bhagat nominated for Para Badminton Player of Year

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

India's Tokyo Paralympics gold winner Pramod Bhagat was on Thursday named among six shuttlers for the Male Para Badminton Player of the Year by the sport's world body but none of his compatriots featured in the able-bodied awards' categories.

Wait for cheaper drugs might get longer

Wait for cheaper drugs might get longer

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Lobby group tells USTR it has got assurance from India on compulsory licensing.

Data on India's burgeoning farm exports is not correct

Data on India's burgeoning farm exports is not correct

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

A closer look at the data reveals that a lot of the items are not part of this calculation. The notable ones include buffalo meat, marine exports, raw cotton, and plantation crops such as tea, coffee, rubber, etc.

Ajay Singh now holds over 60% stake in SpiceJet

Ajay Singh now holds over 60% stake in SpiceJet

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Singh holds more than 36.15 crore shares.

Nationwide protest planned against Walmart-Flipkart deal

Nationwide protest planned against Walmart-Flipkart deal

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Ever since the deal was announced of Walmart spending over $16 bn for a 77 per cent stake in Flipkart, the road to the takeover of India's biggest online marketplace has been quite bumpy

Microsoft-Nokia deal receives CCI's green signal

Microsoft-Nokia deal receives CCI's green signal

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Fair trade watchdog CCI has approved Microsoft's proposed $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's mobile devices business, citing that the deal would not have adverse impact on competition in the Indian market.

Economists in India: Endangered species?

Economists in India: Endangered species?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

The pipeline for well-qualified and experienced policy economists at senior levels of government has broken, leading to a growing dearth of suitable candidates for top economist positions.

Why retailers are rattled by Walmart-Flipkart deal

Why retailers are rattled by Walmart-Flipkart deal

Rediff.com6 May 2018

Sellers, especially the smaller ones, are planning to go to court as well as move CCI as they fear that Walmart could bring multiple private labels in India and flood the e-commerce platform with its own products.

HUL Q3 net profit grows 9% to Rs 1,444 crore on volume growth

HUL Q3 net profit grows 9% to Rs 1,444 crore on volume growth

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Sales during the quarter under review stood at Rs 9,357 crore, up 12.42 per cent, as against Rs 8,323 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal

Will Name Change Erase Faceook's Toxic Reality?

Will Name Change Erase Faceook's Toxic Reality?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

Adversarial Harmful Networks -- India Case Study, cited in Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's SEC complaints, revealed, among other things, that Facebook was a preferred platform for 'fear-mongering anti-Muslim narratives' in India, observes Devangshu Datta.

Shorts: Kashyap in Canada Open SF; Lyles sets 200m high

Shorts: Kashyap in Canada Open SF; Lyles sets 200m high

Rediff.com6 Jul 2019

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.

Sun, Ranbaxy may be asked to sell some businesses for CCI approval to merger

Sun, Ranbaxy may be asked to sell some businesses for CCI approval to merger

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

A source said the competition watchdog would by next month suggest 'structural remedies' that included selling key drug segments as conditions for clearing the country's largest pharmaceutical industry merger.

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.

Quota candidates with more marks are entitled to open seats, rules SC

Quota candidates with more marks are entitled to open seats, rules SC

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that candidates belonging to the Other Backward Class category are required to be adjusted against the general category who were more meritorious than the last of the general category candidates appointed.

Compat rejects DLF plea; upholds Rs 630 cr penalty

Compat rejects DLF plea; upholds Rs 630 cr penalty

Rediff.com19 May 2014

In a setback to DLF, the competition Appellate Tribunal on Monday upheld the CCI order imposing Rs 630 crore penalty on the realty major for unfair business practices.

'How much more Indian can my film get?'

'How much more Indian can my film get?'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.'

HC refuses to stay CCI notice to FB, WhatsApp in privacy policy

HC refuses to stay CCI notice to FB, WhatsApp in privacy policy

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

WhatsApp and Facebook had challenged the CCI's March 24 order directing a probe into the new privacy policy.

'Drone attacks are an evolving threat'

'Drone attacks are an evolving threat'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

'India needs offensive and defensive security measures to protect itself.'

India's energy ambition remains a pipedream

India's energy ambition remains a pipedream

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

$10 billion TAPI pipeline unlikely before 2020

PM unveils Gati Shakti master plan for infrastructure

PM unveils Gati Shakti master plan for infrastructure

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a Rs 100 lakh crore national master plan for multi-modal connectivity that aims to develop infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost the economy. PM Gati Shakti targets to cut logistic costs, increase cargo handling capacity and reduce the turnaround time, Modi said at a function to launch the plan. The plan aims to lend more power and speed to projects by connecting all concerned departments on one platform, he said, adding the infrastructure schemes of various ministries and state governments will be designed and executed with a common vision.

Bypoll results come as booster shot for BJP ahead of election season

Bypoll results come as booster shot for BJP ahead of election season

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party's bypoll win in four of the six seats it contested has invigorated the party ahead of assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

Ratnakar Bank to buy part of RBS' businesses in India

Ratnakar Bank to buy part of RBS' businesses in India

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

Ratnakar Bank to absorb RBS' employees involved in three businesses

Hike rates, end price war: govt nudges cell cos, airlines

Hike rates, end price war: govt nudges cell cos, airlines

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

Move comes in view of big debt overhang in two sectors; companies unwilling.

Hike rates, end price war: govt nudges cell cos, airlines

Hike rates, end price war: govt nudges cell cos, airlines

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

Move comes in view of big debt overhang in two sectors; companies unwilling.

Foreign airlines can't control Indian carriers: DGCA

Foreign airlines can't control Indian carriers: DGCA

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

In a move which could affect the Jet-Etihad deal or start-up carriers like Tata-SIA or AirAsia India, DGCA has made it clear that foreign airlines or investors would not have the right to control the management of an Indian carrier.

'How can India be a competitor to China?'

'How can India be a competitor to China?'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

'China need not worry about a truly 'resurgent India'.' 'It's not going to happen.'

Don't Underestimate Indian Voters!

Don't Underestimate Indian Voters!

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

Voters can be relied on to punish a party which makes reckless promises without actually implementing them, asserts Virendra Kapoor.

Neeraj to lead 37-member athletics team in CWG 2022

Neeraj to lead 37-member athletics team in CWG 2022

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

China sees red over new US-led Indo-Pacific grouping, calls it 'economic Nato'

China sees red over new US-led Indo-Pacific grouping, calls it 'economic Nato'

Rediff.com24 May 2022

As US President Joe Biden launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations, including India, to enhance trade, economic and investment opportunities, China, which sees the pact as a threat to its dominance in the region, went on the offensive against it, promising more opening up, while the official media here termed it as "economic Nato".

DLF hits back at CCI; asks why no penalty on other realtors

DLF hits back at CCI; asks why no penalty on other realtors

Rediff.com15 May 2015

The order followed complaints against DLF Gurgaon Home Developers.

Ponzi schemes: Lawmakers quiz regulators, ministry officials

Ponzi schemes: Lawmakers quiz regulators, ministry officials

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance's meeting comes against the backdrop of CBI probing the Saradha scam in which thousands of crores or rupees of gullible investors were allegedly swindled.

Why is govt taking pangas with RBI, CBI etc?

Why is govt taking pangas with RBI, CBI etc?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

Has the Modi government been more at odds with institutions than other governments? There is no doubt that there have been more run-ins. While the RBI and CBI cases have drawn attention, there have been others, less publicised, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee points out.

Big Billion Day sale cost Flipkart big; govt takes notice

Big Billion Day sale cost Flipkart big; govt takes notice

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

CCI investigation into predatory pricing likely

DLF proposes provision to sue regulators; CCI rejects idea

DLF proposes provision to sue regulators; CCI rejects idea

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Locked in face-offs with two different regulatory agencies CCI and Sebi, realty major DLF's Chairman K P Singh on Monday suggested a provision in laws to sue regulators if their decisions get overturned at later stages.

Jet board members liable for the crisis

Jet board members liable for the crisis

Rediff.com2 May 2019

Independent directors were supposed to safeguard the interest of all stakeholders.

No CAs in Centre's new regulatory body for accounting professionals

No CAs in Centre's new regulatory body for accounting professionals

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

The rules are being framed to maintain absolute transparency and fair play in investigations.

Industry lauds PM's clear signals to make India mfg, export hub

Industry lauds PM's clear signals to make India mfg, export hub

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

Echoing similar views, CII too said the Prime Minister has given high importance to manufacturing and investment.