The proposal of Media Content and Communication Services to uplink Star News channel from India is still being examined by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry after Foreign Investment Promotion Board cleared it.
As part of it, the govt may permit 26% FDI in insurance broking through the automatic route.
Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged multiple bank loan fraud cases worth crores of rupees against his group companies, official sources said.
Brand name rule might be waived for Swedish major's mega investment proposal, indicates DIPP; final revision of its application likely by end-August.
The airline intends to raise the money to meet its cash flow requirements and had got the shareholders' approval for the same on July 24.
Currently, FDI up to 26 per cent is permitted through automatic approval route.
It plans an investment Rs 20 crore.
This is the largest investment in the single-brand retailing ever since the government has allowed foreign direct investment.
The Centre on Thursday cleared 14 Foreign Direct Investment proposals worth Rs 1,257 crore, including those of Mauritius-based Essar Telecom Holdings Ltd and US-based Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The proposals include induction of foreign equity worth Rs 500 crore by Essar Telecom Holdings and Rs 200 crore from GSAM. The investment proposals were cleared by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board.
The aviation minister, Ajit Singh, on Tata-Air Asia joint venture
In a bid to ease compliance towards companies planning public offers (IPOs), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has notified norms that open more avenues to meet the minimum promoters' contribution (MPC). The market regulator has permitted promoter group entities and non-individual shareholders to contribute to the mandated promoters' contribution in the case of a shortfall without being identified as a promoter.
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged bank loan fraud.
In a reversal of its recommendations made in April 2008, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India whittled the increase it had suggested then in the foreign direct investment cap for companies set up to uplink television news channels, as well as in FM radio.
Eighteen of 30 product categories proposed by Swedish furniture major struck off.
Three foreign single-brand majors apply in the past one month.
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board, headed by DEA Secretary Arvind Mayaram, approved the proposal at its meeting in New Delhi.
FIPB had taken up these three proposals in its meeting in August, but the decision on them was kept in abeyance.
AirAsia recently said it would set up a 49:30:21 joint venture with the Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace of Indian investor Arun Bhatia to launch a new Indian airline.
India's foreign investment panel has approved Swedish retailer IKEA's Rs 10,000 crore plan to set up shop in the country, the trade minister said.
The government on Wednesday announced the approval of Japan-based Daiichi Sankyo's proposed acquisition of shares in domestic pharma major Ranbaxy, along with 23 other proposals for a total FDI investment of Rs 753.14 crore
Ananjan Mitter, partner at ALMT Legal, a law firm, has represented Air Charter Service in the venture's application to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, a key wing in the finance ministry that vets foreign direct investments proposals of companies.
IKEA's proposal was withdrawn from the December 31 meeting agenda of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, as more information was sought from the company regarding its foreign direct investment plans in India.
These companies struck joint ventures with foreign partners before the government relaxed FDI sectoral limits by issuing Press Notes 2 and 4 in February this year, and had approached FIPB for approvals later. FIPB sent a note to this effect to the RBI a month ago, advising the central bank to deal with such cases.
Tusk Investment, Mauritius, a wholly owned subsidiary of private equity firm Elephant Capital, has sought approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd (ACK).
Jet Airways' plan to raise funds from international institutional investors will come up for approval by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board this week.
The Government on Thursday approved 48 foreign direct investment proposals aggregating Rs 793.90 crore (Rs 7.94 billion), including Reliance Energy's Rs 450 crore
A major chunk of this FDI would flow through induction of foreign stake in telecom infrastructure provider Aster Infrastructure Ltd. The Secunderabad-based company plans to hike foreign stake to 72.5 per cent for Rs 232.58 crore (Rs 2.32 billion).
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board, the nodal body for approving foreign direct investment in the country, has given its nod to a proposal from Germany-based Deutsche Bank to buy a 5 per cent stake in the Delhi Stock Exchange.
FIPB rejected the proposal on the grounds that it did not comply with the 26 per cent cap on foreign direct investment in insurance ventures, government sources said.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is proposing a penalty on German sportswear giant Adidas' subsidiary Reebok India for alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema).
FIPB may be asked to vet downstream projects.
Simplifying GST rates, removing exemptions, easing disputes, and speeding up refunds can boost investment in India and offer the best reply to Trump's tariffs, observes V S Krishnan, former member, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
'BSE has facilitated nearly Rs 35 trillion in capital raising across multiple segments.'
The $100-million fund, which has the option to raise a further $200 million, will benefit small and medium enterprises engaged in defence production.
Auto, tourism exceptions but major sectors otherwise saw decline in FY13 inflows.
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board seems to have laid to rest the controversy surrounding FDI investments routed via Mauritius.
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