News for 'competition-commission'

Private power producers take Coal India to CCI

Private power producers take Coal India to CCI

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

CIL is charged of discriminating in favour of public sector firms in the reworked format of fuel supply agreements.

Diageo open offer for USL to start on April 10

Diageo open offer for USL to start on April 10

Rediff.com3 Apr 2013

The offer is to close on April 26 and the price is fixed at Rs 1,440 a share.

MEA downplays envoy's note on Jet-Etihad deal, calls it normal

MEA downplays envoy's note on Jet-Etihad deal, calls it normal

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

The spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs said diplomats deal with a variety of issues and it was normal for them to collect information, assess them and send report to the government back home.

Amazon, trade bodies' courtroom battle may impact e-commerce policy

Amazon, trade bodies' courtroom battle may impact e-commerce policy

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

The case may drag for a few years, experts say, as CAIT and DVM have said they will appeal against the interim relief granted to Amazon.

Finance ministry cover for PSU insurance 'cartel'

Finance ministry cover for PSU insurance 'cartel'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

Diktat to four general insurance companies says 'avoid competition' in any corporate or group account

Competition watchdog bites Rs 6,300 cr off cement firms

Competition watchdog bites Rs 6,300 cr off cement firms

Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

10 companies and industry body penalised for cartelisation, likely to take legal recourse.

RBI, CCI to vet all banking mergers

RBI, CCI to vet all banking mergers

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

CCI to examine competition part of deals, RBI prudential aspects.

Ajay Devgn loses his battle against Yash Raj Films

Ajay Devgn loses his battle against Yash Raj Films

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

The CCI said that the complaint did not fall under any area that violates Competition rules.

Mah Satyam-Tech M merger gets HC nod

Mah Satyam-Tech M merger gets HC nod

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

Last year, Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam announced their intention to merge aming to create a $2.4 billion entity.

Kamal Haasan sues exhibitors over DTH dispute

Kamal Haasan sues exhibitors over DTH dispute

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

His film Vishwaroopam is now likely to release on January 18.

PM accepts Maira report, no FDI cap

PM accepts Maira report, no FDI cap

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

CCI to clear all pharma M&As.

Rs 72.5 lakh penalty on Kingfisher set aside

Rs 72.5 lakh penalty on Kingfisher set aside

Rediff.com31 Aug 2012

After hearing Kingfisher's plea, the COMPAT observed that the CCI had acted beyond its scope in the matter and set aside the penalty.

Competition watchdog may look at all sectors

Competition watchdog may look at all sectors

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

Corporate affairs ministry note for ministerial group says can't keep banking, telecom out of CCI purview as RBI, Trai enable but not regulate competition

Amazon not doing India a favour by investing $1 billion: Goyal

Amazon not doing India a favour by investing $1 billion: Goyal

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

Goyal wondered why an e-commerce market place model, where a firm provides an IT platform for buyers and sellers, was incurring such huge losses adding that it needs to be looked into.

No automatic route for FDI into existing pharma firms

No automatic route for FDI into existing pharma firms

Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

Tightening the norms, the government has done away with automatic approval of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the existing pharmaceutical companies.

Panel looks into airfares' fluctuation

Panel looks into airfares' fluctuation

Rediff.com20 Sep 2012

Maintaining that the aviation sector was going through a 'bit of turmoil', he said there was a volatility in demand and supply, mainly on account of two large airlines reducing capacity for certain reasons.

Busted: CCI brings 'cartelising' cement companies to heel

Busted: CCI brings 'cartelising' cement companies to heel

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

The CCI says that cement firms met regularly to fix prices, control market share and hold back supply.

Sun-Ranbaxy $4 billion merger completed

Sun-Ranbaxy $4 billion merger completed

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

Almost a year after announcing a $4 billion deal, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Tuesday said merger of Ranbaxy with itself has been 'consummated.'

Plan panel, DIPP slugfest: PM to mediate

Plan panel, DIPP slugfest: PM to mediate

Rediff.com10 Oct 2011

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion and Planning Commission member Arun Maira are sticking to their guns on foreign direct investment in the pharmaceutical sector.

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.

Pharma deals may come under scanner

Pharma deals may come under scanner

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

Corporate affairs ministry mulls changes in Competition Act, may provide different threshold for various sectors.

Kotak-ING Vysya merger gets shareholders' approval

Kotak-ING Vysya merger gets shareholders' approval

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

In November, Kotak Mahindra Bank had announced the buyout of ING Vysya Bank in an all-stock deal valued at Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion).

Buying a home? Do this reality check first

Buying a home? Do this reality check first

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

The buy/sale agreement between the two parties is back in focus.

Alibaba gets CCI nod for acquiring 4.14% in Snapdeal

Alibaba gets CCI nod for acquiring 4.14% in Snapdeal

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has received anti-trust regulator CCI's approval for buying 4.14 per cent stake in Snapdeal.

CCI slaps Rs 1 cr fine on Etihad in Jet Airways deal

CCI slaps Rs 1 cr fine on Etihad in Jet Airways deal

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

The Competition Commission on Thursday imposed Rs 1 crore fine on Abu Dhabi-based Etihad for non-disclosure of full information in the course of seeking approval for its purchase of 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways.

Top bureaucrats eye high profile CCI jobs

Top bureaucrats eye high profile CCI jobs

Rediff.com2 May 2011

As many as 230 persons, including ex-Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla, former Corporate Affairs Secretary R Bandyopadhyay and other senior bureaucrats and eminent economists have lined up for the two high profile jobs at the country's anti-monopoly watchdog, Competition Commission of India (CCI).

DLF deposits Rs 50 cr with Supreme Court; To pay rest by Nov 25

DLF deposits Rs 50 cr with Supreme Court; To pay rest by Nov 25

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

In August, the Supreme Court had said that the total amount should be deposited within 3 months with its Registry, pending the outcome of the appeal filed by the DLF against the May 19 order of Competition Appellate Tribunal's upholding the penalty imposed by CCI.

3 car makers face probe over spare parts prices

3 car makers face probe over spare parts prices

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

Spare parts from Indian car makers are available with all retailers, but that is not the case with international car makers.

NSE under fire from PSU shareholders

NSE under fire from PSU shareholders

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

Domestic institutional shareholders, who together hold around 39 per cent stake in the National Stock Exchange, are unhappy with the exchange's strategy of not charging transaction fees in the currency derivative segment.

Reliance reports govt OMCs to competition panel

Reliance reports govt OMCs to competition panel

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

The biggest private petroleum company had lost the tender due to OMCs adopting a uniform strategy of differential discounts at different locations. Asked, CCI officials were not available for a comment.

Govt likely to modify M&A rules

Govt likely to modify M&A rules

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

The central government is likely to notify the merger and acquisition (M&A) rules meant to operationalise M&A provisions prescribed under the Competition Act, 2002 by mid-April.

Apple comes under CCI scanner

Apple comes under CCI scanner

Rediff.com20 Jun 2011

A customer has filed a complaint before the Commission under section 4 of the Competition Act 2002

9 foreign airlines cleared of cartelisation charge

9 foreign airlines cleared of cartelisation charge

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

The investigation wing of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared nine foreign airlines of cartelisation and abuse of dominant position charges, pressed by the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI).

New rules exempt M&As before June 1

New rules exempt M&As before June 1

Rediff.com12 May 2011

New regime less harsh than the draft guidelines, has a host of exemptions.

Govt to notify new M&A rules by May 5

Govt to notify new M&A rules by May 5

Rediff.com29 Apr 2011

The Competition Commission of India has notified Sections 5 and 6 of the Competition Commission Act, 2002, dealing with mergers and acquisition last month, but it is yet to finalise the rules.

Air India's prospects of finding a buyer look bleak

Air India's prospects of finding a buyer look bleak

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

'With a less than comely bride and no dowry to speak of, the prospects of landing a good match look bleak, a grim, sinister and no-nonsense prospective father-in-law notwithstanding,' says Anjuli Bhargava.

Amazon's Bezos invests another $1 bn in India

Amazon's Bezos invests another $1 bn in India

Rediff.com15 Jan 2020

In December last year, Amazon invested over Rs 1,700 crore into its payments and wholesale business units in India, while in October it had infused over Rs 4,400 crore (more than USD 600 million) in its various units in India, including marketplace and food retail. Bezos last visited India in 2014 when he presented Amazon's Indian unit with a giant cheque for USD 2 billion. Since then, Amazon has pledged a further USD 3.5 billion to expand in the country and the USD 1 billion investment announced on Wednesday would take the total committed investment to USD 6.5 billion.

TERI council sends Pachauri on indefinite leave

TERI council sends Pachauri on indefinite leave

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Facing flak, TERI's executive vice chairman R K Pachauri on Friday proceeded on leave from two other bodies -- TERI and its governing council, which also appointed former Competition Commission chief Ashok Chawla as the new chairman in an apparent damage control measure.

CCI may take only 30 days to clear M&As

CCI may take only 30 days to clear M&As

Rediff.com2 Mar 2011

Competition watchdog CCI may take only 30 days to clear high-voltage corporate mergers and acquisitions, a move that will address one of India Inc's major contentions.

Google appeals against CCI's 'search bias' ruling in anti-trust case

Google appeals against CCI's 'search bias' ruling in anti-trust case

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

Google abusing dominance in online web search, watchdog said; Matrimony.com complaining the search giant had got off too lightly