Twelve of the 16 Naxalites killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district have been identified as dreaded ultras carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 3.13 crore, including a central committee member of the outlawed movement, a police official said. Among them was Chalpathi alias Jairam, a member of the central committee and Odisha state committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), who had a collective bounty of Rs 90 lakh on his head in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. It was the first time someone from the central committee, the main governing body of the proscribed outfit, has been eliminated in an encounter in Chhattisgarh. The encounter, which lasted three days, involved personnel from E-30 (a Gariaband district police unit), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), its elite unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and Odisha police's Special Operation Group (SOG).
Rahul Rawail remembers his mentor Raj Kapoor.
'When his laughter died down, Rajji excused himself to make a telephone call.' 'Twenty minutes later, his most gracious wife Krishnaji was at the door with a handful of gold guineas in her purse.'
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'He will be remembered more for what he did as finance minister -- as someone who functioned well when the political fallout was taken care of.'
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This strategic move paves the way for the emergence of a robust brand, which draws from the core values of the Mahindra Group and the inherent strength of the Satyam brand. The logo will be adopted from the Mahindra Group, an official press note of the company said.
By entering into related-party deals without shareholder approval, the firm has done irreparable damage to India Inc's reputation. Minority shareholders of Satyam Computer have every reason to feel short-changed. Without so much as by your leave, the management has decided to enter into related party transactions using the company balance sheet.
The Tata Group is one of the very few Indian MNCs which has carved out a niche in China's highly competitive market, notes Rup Narayan Das.
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister and finance minister, he understood the importance of gradualism, except when the economy or the polity was in a crisis.
On February 17, 2009, Satyam case was handed over to CBI.
'Hamara aur Rajsaab ka bahot gehra aur toot bandhan tha. Hum bahot ladte the (we used to fight a lot) but he could make me bend my rules for him.;
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had taken cognisance of the incident, has kept the matter on top of the cause list for hearing at 10:30 am on Tuesday.
I would say it was unwise, but not necessarily wicked. I suggest that Satyam was ill-served by its M&A investment bankers and lawyers regarding the public-relations backlash such a move would cause
No government in the past initiated the process of policy making for its next tenure even before going in for elections. Once the Model Code of Conduct is enforced by the Election Commission, should the government of the day refrain from taking an active interest in policy making for the next five years and let that be the function of the new government?, asks A K Bhattacharya.
Satyam's employees had to undergo mental trauma, job uncertainty and financial problems, after many were forced to leave.
Satyam Computer Services said it continued to support its long-standing partnership with IBM for lotus enterprise solutions.
As this is a Vishal movie, it means that a composer has to work within certain restraints, and though Harris Jeyaraj has tried to fashion it with his own music sense, the strain shows. Some flashes of the genius that created Vaseegara peek at you uncertainly, but all said and done, this hardly is Harris Jeyaraj's best effort.
Board member Tarun Das said the company has been approached for buyouts by both international and Indian IT firms. There have been unconfirmed reports that the company might soon appoint investment bankers to advise on a merger or sale. The board will meet for two days starting January 22 in Hyderabad and would discuss issues such as search CEO and CFO, legal matters and immediate cash requirements to run the company.
Satyam Computers on Monday said it plans to launch the Satyam School of Leadership, a corporate university, to develop and nurture leaders to accelerate the company's growth.
If implemented, this will be music to the ears of shareholders and analysts who have been insisting that Satyam would be better off returning money to shareholders.
Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said there is no cause for worry about the possibility of US market regulator SEC slapping a penalty on Mahindra Satyam, related to the multi-crore fraud at the erstwhile Satyam Computer.
Satyam founder R Raju challenges fraud case verdict
The Satyam buyout gives the tech firm a chance to diversify away from telecom, something it badly needed to do. It shouldn't be too difficult for Satyam to be able to turn in an operating profit of close to Rs 1,000 crore in 2009-10, so that would translate into an EV/ebitda of 8.4 times for the company.
"If the marriage is not a valid marriage, according to the law applicable to the parties, it is not a marriage in the eyes of law. The 'Saptapadi' ceremony under the Hindu Law is one of the essential ingredients to constitute a valid marriage but the said evidence is lacking in the present case," the court said in a recent order.
The 10 accused in the case include prime accused Satyam Computers founder and former chairman B Ramalinga Raju, his brother and Satyam's former MD B Rama Raju, ex-CFO Vadlamani Srinivas, former PwC auditors Subramani Gopalakrishnan and T Srinivas, Raju's another brother B Suryanarayana Raju, former employees G Ramakrishna, D Venkatpathi Raju and Ch Srisailam, and Satyam's former internal chief auditor V S Prabhakar Gupta.
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Chairman Vineet Nayyar says firm has seen lot of positive sentiment among stakeholders following merger announcement with Tech Mahindra.
Deloitee is also the statutory auditor for Tech Mahindra, which acquired Satyam Computer through an open bid in April this year.
On April 21, 2008, Satyam announced its plans to acquire the market research and customer analytics business unit from CAT for a total consideration of $60 million (approximately Rs 300 crore), comprising an initial payment of $10 million (Rs 50 crore), which Satyam paid to the seller on August 6, 2008, besides issuing a $50-million (Rs 250 crore) promissory note.
The Company Law Board on Thursday approved Tech Mahindra's proposed acquisition of a 31 per cent stake in Satyam Computer and asked the buyer to deposit Rs 1,756 crore for the deal by April 21 in a designated account.
An independent director on Satyam Computer's board is understood to have resigned days ahead of a scheduled meeting next week.
Going by the provisions of the new company law, the responsibility and accountability equation for independent directors has seen a major change.
To expand operations in the South America region, IT major Satyam Computer Services has opened a multi-lingual development centre, named 'Satyam Latam Center' in Sao Paulo.
'Rajji laughed. "What will I do with you convent girls and your two left feet?" he exclaimed.'
The court also adjourned the hearing of other cases filed by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate against the fraud-hit software major to the same date. Mahindra Satyam, in its petition filed on February 15, requested the court to order the CBI to release documents and data storage devices sized by the Central agency and State CID (initial investigator of the case) during searches last year.
Three years after B Ramalinga Raju, the disgraced founder and chairman of Satyam Computer, announced the project, Mahindra Satyam dropped the project and surrendered the 26 acre-land to the state government.
The six-member government-appointed board of scandal-hit Satyam Computer Services today appointed investment banks Goldman Sachs and Avendus to explore various strategic options for the company, which include identifying strategic investors and obtaining expressions of interest from them in a fair and transparent manner.
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