News for 'shell companies'

Shell may sell part LNG stake

Shell may sell part LNG stake

Rediff.com8 Aug 2006

New twist to Hindenberg-Adani drama

New twist to Hindenberg-Adani drama

Rediff.com7 Jul 2024

US short-seller Hindenburg Research had shared an advance copy of its damning report against Adani group with New York-based hedge fund manager Mark Kingdon about two months before publishing it and profited from a deal to share spoils from share price movement, according to market regulator Sebi. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in its 46-page show cause notice to Hindenburg, detailed how the US short seller, the New York hedge fund and a broker tied to Kotak Mahindra Bank benefited from the over USD 150 billion routs in the market value of Adani group's 10 listed firms post-publication of the report.

New scheme for EVs may put global majors in fast lane

New scheme for EVs may put global majors in fast lane

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

The new scheme, promoting manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) by global majors, will give a fillip to companies like Tesla and its upstart rival Vinfast, both of whom have lobbied for lower import duties from the Centre. While Vinfast has already announced an investment of Rs 4,000 crore to set up an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Tamil Nadu, Tesla's next move will be watched carefully. Four years ago, Musk announced that his company would come to India.

ED attaches assets of Uddhav Thackeray's brother-in-law

ED attaches assets of Uddhav Thackeray's brother-in-law

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

Shridhar Madhav Patankar, the brother of Thackeray's wife Rashmi, "owns and controls" Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti Private Limited, it said.

Money laundering case: Misa Bharti grilled for 8 hours by ED

Money laundering case: Misa Bharti grilled for 8 hours by ED

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

The officials said her statement was also recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Shell to set up new model petrol pumps

Shell to set up new model petrol pumps

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

Petroleum products company Shell India Marketing Pvt Ltd (Shell Marketing) said on Thursday that it would follow the "company-owned retailer-operated" model to set up a network of petrol pumps across the country.

ED alleges Satyendar Jain getting special treatment in Tihar

ED alleges Satyendar Jain getting special treatment in Tihar

Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain has been getting special treatment inside the Tihar Jail, sources said quoting an affidavit filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the trial court as he meets with his wife regularly.

Chidambaram asked Peter, Indrani to take care of Karti: ED tells SC

Chidambaram asked Peter, Indrani to take care of Karti: ED tells SC

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

The ED told the apex court that during the investigation it found Chidambaram had 11 'immovable properties' and 17 bank accounts abroad and his custodial interrogation was required to unearth the larger conspiracy in the case.

FIPB rider on Shell's retail plan

FIPB rider on Shell's retail plan

Rediff.com6 Sep 2003

Sanjay Raut's aide turned witness tells ED of MP's financial dealings

Sanjay Raut's aide turned witness tells ED of MP's financial dealings

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut routed his unaccounted money through various shell companies opened in the name of his family members and associates, his former aide and prime witness in the money laundering case linked to the redevelopment of Patra 'chawl' project told the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

IOC, BPCL open to buying Shell retail outlets

IOC, BPCL open to buying Shell retail outlets

Rediff.com12 Jul 2010

Shell India, the domestic arm of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, had offered for sale 20 of its 80 operational retail outlets and around 20 sites acquired earlier for setting up such outlets.

'Sandeep is an unsung hero'

'Sandeep is an unsung hero'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2024

'After the eight-over mark, we felt the wicket was a good one. In our view, we were ten (runs) short. It was a good pitch; it tends to get better here.'

Chidambaram: 'Probe points to irregularities in 4 other firms'

Chidambaram: 'Probe points to irregularities in 4 other firms'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

Apart from INX Media and Aircel-Maxis, the four other firms which are under the scanner are Diageo Scotland, Essar Steel, Katara Holdings and Elforge Ltd. These firms were granted FIPB approval when Chidambaram was the FM, reports Shrimi Choudhary.

X objects to govt action on posts linked to farmers' protest

X objects to govt action on posts linked to farmers' protest

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Social media platform X on Thursday expressed disagreement with the Indian government's order to block accounts and posts related to the ongoing farmers' protests and called for extending freedom of expression to the affected posts.

Sensex sinks 260 pts as Sebi order spooks markets

Sensex sinks 260 pts as Sebi order spooks markets

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

Sentiment was hurt after market regulator Sebi directed bourses to initiate action against 331 suspected shell companies.

Lalu's son-in-law appears before ED in money laundering case

Lalu's son-in-law appears before ED in money laundering case

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

Lalu's daughter was grilled by the ED on Tuesday for about eight hours.

MCA portal sees 20 times increase in number of authenticated users

MCA portal sees 20 times increase in number of authenticated users

Rediff.com22 Apr 2023

A key feature of the new version is to identify the people transacting on its portal by linking each user ID with the person's permanent account number (PAN), followed by a two-factor authentication through mobiles and email IDs. Those who cannot complete the KYC requirements cannot use the portal.

Poll bonds not standalone attempt to curb black money, govt tells SC

Poll bonds not standalone attempt to curb black money, govt tells SC

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that almost every country, including India, was grappling with the problem of use of black money in elections and the electoral bonds scheme was a "conscious attempt" to eradicate the menace of "unclean money" in the poll process.

India's oil giant, Shell arm ink pact

India's oil giant, Shell arm ink pact

Rediff.com9 Feb 2006

Shell Bitumen India Private, a subsidiary of Shell group of companies, has entered into a pact with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation for manufacturing bituminous products and marketing.

My Father, The Trailblazer

My Father, The Trailblazer

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

To tell us about your father, just mail us at getahead@rediff.co.in (subject: My father) along with your name, the place where you live, your father's name and picture and your message about him.

Essar in talks to buy 3 Shell refineries

Essar in talks to buy 3 Shell refineries

Rediff.com31 Oct 2009

Essar Oil is in talks with Royal Dutch Shell to buy two of its refineries in Germany and one in the UK.

Chhattisgarh: 10 Naxalites killed in major encounter

Chhattisgarh: 10 Naxalites killed in major encounter

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

In a separate incident, a commando of the Central Reserve Police Force's jungle warfare unit CoBRA was injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Naxalites went off in the district, police said.

Beware, your office may be classified as a shell firm!

Beware, your office may be classified as a shell firm!

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

The government has already struck off 226,000 companies from the register for not filing statutory returns

More Adani group shares pledged

More Adani group shares pledged

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

More shares belonging to companies of the embattled Adani Group have been pledged as security for loans taken by the group's flagship firm, a trustee said. SBICap Trustee in notices to stock exchanges said that a further 0.99 per cent shares in Adani Green Energy Ltd were pledged "for the benefits of the lenders" of Adani Enterprises Ltd. An additional 0.76 per cent shares in Adani Transmission Ltd were also pledged to banks, the trustee said. SBICap, which is a unit of State Bank of India (SBI), however did not give details of the loans taken by Adani Enterprises for which the pledge was created.

Shell's revamp may hit 24,000 jobs

Shell's revamp may hit 24,000 jobs

Rediff.com27 May 2009

Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has come up with a major restructuring initiative which could affect as many as 24,000 jobs.

Shell not shutting down Hazira

Shell not shutting down Hazira

Rediff.com5 Jan 2006

Royal Dutch/Shell, world's third largest oil and gas firm, on Thursday said its $600-mn Hazira liquefied natural gas import terminal in Gujarat was fully operational and the company had no plans to sell it off.\n\n

Shell shuts down 15 retail outlets

Shell shuts down 15 retail outlets

Rediff.com6 May 2008

Shell is closing 15 of its retail outlets in south India from Wednesday, in the absence of any assistance for private oil companies in the face of rising global crude oil and product prices, the company said on Monday.

Adani group has paid off $2.15 bn share-backed loans

Adani group has paid off $2.15 bn share-backed loans

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led promoter group has paid off all of the $2.15 billion loans taken pledging their shares in the conglomerate, and only debt at operating company level remains, Adani Group said seeking to assure investors of its ability to repay debt. Adani Group in a statement termed reports of the group not completing repayment of $2.15 billion share-backed debt "baseless and deliberately mischievous." "Adani has completed full prepayment of margin linked share-backed financing aggregating to $2.15 billion (as was announced on March 12) and all corresponding shares pledged for those facilities have been released," it said.

Are you running 'let corrupt flee' campaign, Kharge asks Modi

Are you running 'let corrupt flee' campaign, Kharge asks Modi

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his corruption jibe at the Opposition, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused him of running a "bhrashtachari bhagao abhiyan" (make the corrupt flee campaign), and said that he must stop his image makeover by posing as an anti-corruption crusader.

You can design another system without flaws: CJI on election bonds

You can design another system without flaws: CJI on election bonds

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

The electoral bonds scheme for funding political parties should not become a tool for "legitimisation of quid pro quo" between power centres and people who are benefactors of that power, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it underscored the need for reducing the cash component in the electoral process.

20 fake accounts, Rs 60 crore found in I-T raid on Axis branch in Noida

20 fake accounts, Rs 60 crore found in I-T raid on Axis branch in Noida

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

In the search, Rs 60 crore were found in 20 accounts of as many shell companies, an official said, adding the I-T team was scanning the records to trace the directors of these companies.

Shell to retail fuel by year-end

Shell to retail fuel by year-end

Rediff.com16 Aug 2004

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell will begin auto fuel retailing in India by the end of 2004, Shell India Chairman Vikram Singh Mehta said in New Delhi.\n\n\n\nShell has a licence to set up 2000 \n\n

First Indian firm to produce fuel for F1 racing...

First Indian firm to produce fuel for F1 racing...

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd will start manufacturing fuel used in F1 racing in three months' time.

Shell to source petro products from MRPL

Shell to source petro products from MRPL

Rediff.com7 Jan 2004

World's third largest oil firm Royal Dutch/Shell will source petrol and diesel from Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd for its upcoming 2000 petrol stations in the country.

Shell likely to hawk aviation fuel in India

Shell likely to hawk aviation fuel in India

Rediff.com25 Jun 2007

International oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell is all set to foray into distribution of Aviation Turbine Fuel, fuel for airplanes.

'My Boyfriend Blocked Me On Social Media'

'My Boyfriend Blocked Me On Social Media'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

The important thing to remember here is that his action reflects on him and what kind of a person he is; it does not highlight your worth, counsels rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.

Delhi HC asks ED to clarify journo's link to money-laundering probe

Delhi HC asks ED to clarify journo's link to money-laundering probe

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

The Delhi high court on Thursday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on the bail plea by Delhi-based freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma, who was arrested in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged leakage and supply of sensitive information to Chinese intelligence officers.

Activists shut down Shell's Davos petrol station

Activists shut down Shell's Davos petrol station

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

Greenpeace activists forced a temporary shut down of Shell petrol pump near the WEF meeting venue in Davos this morning and called for the energy giant to be suspended from the influential annual global economic meet being held in Davos.

Television prices may go up by 10% in April due to rising open cell rates

Television prices may go up by 10% in April due to rising open cell rates

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

Consumers may have to shell out more to buy television panels as manufacturers say they may raise prices again in April. The industry has been facing this issue of price rise post the pandemic and open cell prices have gone up by around 30 per cent in the last one year. And, television panel manufacturers expect this trend to continue.

24 policemen, 60 protestors hurt in clashes as farmers march to Delhi

24 policemen, 60 protestors hurt in clashes as farmers march to Delhi

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

Farmers from Punjab clashed with Haryana police at two border points between the states on Tuesday, facing tear gas and water cannons as they tried to break past barricades blocking their protest march to the national capital. The police lobbed tear gas shells -- some of them dropped from a drone -- and tried to disperse groups of stone-pelting protesters in the face-off that last several hours at Shambhu border near Ambala in Haryana.