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Sebi takes a dig at Sahara refund claims

Sebi takes a dig at Sahara refund claims

Rediff.com3 Apr 2013

Sebi chief U K Sinha questioned the credibility and feasibility of Shara's refund claims.

72 militants lay down arms in Manipur

72 militants lay down arms in Manipur

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

The militants belonged to the banned United National Liberation Front, People's Liberation Army, Kangleipak Communist Party, Kanglei Yawol Kann Lup, People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak and People's United Liberation Front

'There is a need to put pressure on IPO pricing'

'There is a need to put pressure on IPO pricing'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

In an interview with Business Standard, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha discusses investment advisory rules and how regulators are coming together to resolve issues.

Sebi yet to receive all papers in Sahara case

Sebi yet to receive all papers in Sahara case

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

Market regulator Sebi on Friday said it is yet to receive "all papers" in the high profile Sahara case where the Supreme Court has directed two group companies to refund money to bond holders.

Cross-border tunnel episode against Indo-Pak CBMs: BSF

Cross-border tunnel episode against Indo-Pak CBMs: BSF

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

Attempts like the cross-border tunnel in the Samba sector are likely to vitiate efforts meant to develop trust between India and Pakistan through confidence building measures, Border Security Force chief U K Bansal said on Thursday.

Embassy denies Sudan runner applied for UK asylum

Embassy denies Sudan runner applied for UK asylum

Rediff.com28 Jul 2012

The Sudanese Embassy on Friday denied that one of its Olympic runners had applied for asylum in the U.K, contradicting previous reports.

New airline to operate from Shillong by April

New airline to operate from Shillong by April

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

The states have terminated the contract of Alliance Air for its inefficiencies.

Don't drag rating agencies to court: Sebi chief

Don't drag rating agencies to court: Sebi chief

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

The chairman said if companies want to raise money, they should follow rules of the game.

Murray realistic about chances of knighthood

Murray realistic about chances of knighthood

Rediff.com1 Jan 2013

Andy Murray is coming off a season in which he became the first British man in 76 years to win a Grand Slam singles title and won Olympic gold at the London Games but the Scot does not think he has done enough to deserve a knighthood yet.

New chiefs announced for BSF, ITBP and NSG

New chiefs announced for BSF, ITBP and NSG

Rediff.com18 Dec 2012

Subhash Joshi was on Tuesday appointed as the new chief of Border Security Force while special secretary in the home ministry Ajay Chadha would now head the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, while special director general of BSF Arvind Ranjan has been appointed as director general, NSG.

Public holding norms: Sebi to give more options

Public holding norms: Sebi to give more options

Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

Sebi has directed promoters of all listed private sector companies to ensure they comply with minimum public holding of 25 per cent by June 2013.

Sebi to question MFs for non-performance of schemes

Sebi to question MFs for non-performance of schemes

Rediff.com21 Jun 2012

Concerned over the non-performance of some schemes over a long period of time, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said that fund houses need to look into the matter and consider merger of some schemes.

Rejected IPO papers: Firms to face one-year ban

Rejected IPO papers: Firms to face one-year ban

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

Companies will not be able to access the capital market for at least one year if their IPO documents are rejected by market regulator Sebi, while managers of such public issues would also face penal action.

'Bankers must be careful on IPO pricing'

'Bankers must be careful on IPO pricing'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

In an interview with Santosh Tiwari, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha also says he is not against consent orders, but is in favour of a predictable and transparent process.

BSF DG to visit tunnel found near India-Pakistan border

BSF DG to visit tunnel found near India-Pakistan border

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

Director General of Border Security Force U K Bansal is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector on Thursday to review the situation arising after the detection of a 400-metre-long cross-border tunnel in the sector. Bansal will arrive in Srinagar on Thursday morning from New Delhi and visit Chachwal border belt on the India-Pakistan border in Samba sector, the BSF official said.

Sebi sets 1 year target for probes; warns manipulators

Sebi sets 1 year target for probes; warns manipulators

Rediff.com21 Oct 2012

Market regulator Sebi has set a one-year target to complete investigations, saying that the long-drawn probe processes are a thing of past and manipulators can't escape the long arm of the law.

Sebi chief's appointment under SC's scrutiny

Sebi chief's appointment under SC's scrutiny

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

The court passed the order on a PIL filed by one Arun Kumar Aggarwal seeking quashing of Sinha's appointment.

BSF keen to have direct touch with Pak Rangers

BSF keen to have direct touch with Pak Rangers

Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

The Border Security Force is keen to have direct communication over the phone with their counterparts in Pakistan on any matter of concern along the border, as it is the case of Indo-Bangladesh border, BSF Director General U K Bansal said in Shillong on Thursday.

SC declines PIL on removal of Sebi Chief

SC declines PIL on removal of Sebi Chief

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

Petition was filed by former IAF chief S Krishnaswamy and retired IPS officer Julio Ribeiro.

Stock markets to be open on February 28

Stock markets to be open on February 28

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Trading would be conducted during normal hours.

Explosive PETN used in Delhi high court blast

Explosive PETN used in Delhi high court blast

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Preliminary investigations into the Delhi high court bomb blast have indicated that a nitrate-based explosive was used.

Sebi decides to fast-track consent order cases

Sebi decides to fast-track consent order cases

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

Apart from consent orders, it has been decided to take fast and stringent action in surveillance and investigative cases in the coming months.

Chopper makes emergency landing; CM Gehlot, others safe

Chopper makes emergency landing; CM Gehlot, others safe

Rediff.com20 Nov 2011

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday escaped unhurt when the helicopter carrying him made an emergency landing in Churu district after one of its rotor blades got damaged.

Who will be the next SBI chief?

Who will be the next SBI chief?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

The next chairman at the country's largest lender could enjoy a four-year tenure.

Sebi staring at vacancies at the top

Sebi staring at vacancies at the top

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

The chairman's post will soon fall vacant, but that's not the only one that needs to be filled.

Battle for new UTI AMC's chief hots up

Battle for new UTI AMC's chief hots up

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

NSE's Ramakrishna and ING Vysya Bank's Bhandari front runners for the post.

2 kilograms of explosives used in Delhi blast: MHA

2 kilograms of explosives used in Delhi blast: MHA

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

About 2 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast outside Delhi high court on Wednesday morning which killed at least 11 people and injured over 76 others, the Union home ministry said.

No recall, only review: Centre on 'wanted' list

No recall, only review: Centre on 'wanted' list

Rediff.com20 May 2011

The government on Friday ruled out recalling the '50 most wanted' list given to Pakistan after two more fugitives figuring in it were traced in India, but said the document is being reviewed. "The entire list is being reviewed. We have no plan to recall the list from Pakistan," U K Bansal, secretary, internal security in the home ministry told reporters."The responsibility has been fixed as it is a matter of internal importance. The issue is being probed," he said.

Minority shareholders give a thumbs-down

Minority shareholders give a thumbs-down

Rediff.com1 Aug 2011

Minority shareholders are disappointed after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) increased the size of the mandatory open offer from 20 per cent to 26 per cent, ignoring the Achuthan panel's recommendation of giving all shareholders an exit option.

Sebi seeks govt nod for phone tapping

Sebi seeks govt nod for phone tapping

Rediff.com11 Apr 2011

The latest request has been made by Sebi chairman U K Sinha after his predecessor C B Bhave failed at least twice in his attempts to secure an authorisation for Sebi to tap phone for its surveillance and investigative actions.

Sebi chief's prescription for Indian capital mart

Sebi chief's prescription for Indian capital mart

Rediff.com28 Jun 2011

The Sebi chief said the exchange board has taken a number of measures in recent past.

US court verdict on Rana not a setback, says India

US court verdict on Rana not a setback, says India

Rediff.com10 Jun 2011

The Indian government on Friday said the verdict in the Tahawwur Rana case in a United States court, holding the Pakistani-Canadian not guilty for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is not a setback. The government said India does not rely overtly on prosecution of terror suspects in other countries.

Some brickbats, some bouquets for ex-Sebi boss

Some brickbats, some bouquets for ex-Sebi boss

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

An electrical engineer by education and an IAS officer of 1975 batch, Bhave engineered and administered numerous changes in Indian markets ever since taking charge as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India on February 17, 2008.

Sebi chairman against brokers on NSE board

Sebi chairman against brokers on NSE board

Rediff.com16 May 2011

Regulator proposes mutual fund model for infrastructure debt funds.

Global crisis: Sebi monitors market

Global crisis: Sebi monitors market

Rediff.com5 Aug 2011

Sinha said the market volatility is due to global developments.

MFs expect more sympathy from new Sebi chairman

MFs expect more sympathy from new Sebi chairman

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

U K Sinha, new Sebi chairman had, in an interaction with its MF division, made his view clear on the need for some moves to spur overall development for the sector, persons familiar with the development said.

CBI raids premises of CWG officials

CBI raids premises of CWG officials

Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

Casting a wider net, the CBI on Friday conducted searches at the premises of certain Organising Committee (OC) officials in Delhi in connection with the multi-crore CWG overlays scam.

MHA official meets solicitor general over Headley

MHA official meets solicitor general over Headley

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

Special Secretary (Internal Secretary) U K Bansal met Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium on Tuesday night and discussed with him about the options available before Indian investigators to question Headley under the plea bargain agreement between him and the American government.

'Stock market returns over 3-times more than gold'

'Stock market returns over 3-times more than gold'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

U K Sinha said the equity market also helps in the growth of the Indian economy as the money invested in equities is utilised for infrastructure-building

UK Sinha is new SEBI chairman

UK Sinha is new SEBI chairman

Rediff.com13 Dec 2010

Sinha will take over on February 17 next year when incumbent C B Bhave's term ends