How companies show electoral donations in annual reports

A reading of the reports suggests that there is no standard practice for reporting political contributions and it is left to the company's discretion to report them as they find fit. Illustration:......

Electoral Bonds: The Quid Pro Quo Factor

Which entrepreneur would willingly part with her or his hard-earned money for grasping, self-serving politicians? asks Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The State Bank of India......

Persistent CEO Sandeep Kalra Tops India Inc Salary Charts

BSE 200 companies together paid 5,819.75 crore as remuneration to their CEOs and directors in FY25, up from 5,352.8 crore a year earlier. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Sandeep Kalra, CEO of......

Divi's Labs spurts

There was considerable interest in Divi's Laboratories on listing on Wednesday as the scrip turned out at Rs 155, above the issue price of Rs 140.And, the scrip of the Hyderabad-based drugs maker......

Pharma stocks slide as US headwinds hurt

Concerns over weakening demand for Indian pharmaceutical (pharma) drugs in the US — their largest export market — have weighed heavily on investor sentiment this year. Photograph: Amit......

Adani Ports to enter Sensex from June 24; Wipro to move out

Gautam Adani-owned Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) will replace IT major Wipro in the 30-share BSE Sensex from June 24, according to an official announcement on Friday. Photograph:......