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CoC will refund ₹19,350 crore to JSW if the ED plea to attach Bhushan Power assets is upheld by SC
March 6, 2021
thehindubusinessline.com
Even as the Chairman of Tata Sons bets on new areas such as electric vehicles, digital and healthcare, legacy challenges continue to shadow the $106 billion conglomerate.
February 19, 2021
moneycontrol.com
Times Group sends legal notice to BARC, demands Rs 450 cr in damages
February 15, 2021
thebengalurulive.com
The company contended that the ratings agency ‘wilfully and deliberately’ did not take action on the findings of a July 2020 report commissioned after whistleblower allegations about TRP manipulation
February 15, 2021
firstpost.com
Giving seven-days time to comply, the legal notice warned that the media group will be constrained to adopt criminal and also civil action against the BARC.
February 15, 2021
business-standard.com
Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd is a subscriber of viewership data from Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).
February 15, 2021
timesnownews.com
The notice said that the BARC willfully and deliberately did not take action on the findings of a July 2020 report commissioned following whistleblower allegations about TRP (television rating points) manipulation.
February 15, 2021
india.com
Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd has issued a legal notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, alleging “Illegal and fraudulent viewership data manipulation and tampering of Television Rating Points at the Broadcast Audience Research Council”, and has demanded INR 431 Crore for the cumulative damages its Times Network channel Times Now suffered “on account…
February 15, 2021
mediabrief.com
Times Network has issued a legal notice to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for illegal and fraudulent viewership manipulation and tampering of Television Audience Measurement and Television Rating Points (TRP), particularly of its English news channel Times Now by BARC.
February 15, 2021
adgully.com
Times Group sends legal notice to BARC, demands Rs 450 crore in damages-Business Journal
February 15, 2021
business-journal.in
These statutory amendments, made public in the Finance Bill on Monday after the budget, will enable the life insurer to comply with key listing requirements mandated by the capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) along with requirements detailed under the Companies Act.
February 15, 2021
www.thehindubusinessline.com
This benchmark ruling would change cost structures of such projects because up to 30% of a real estate project’s cost in Mumbai goes towards more than 22 premiums collected by authorities.
February 15, 2021
economictimes.indiatimes.com
IBBI arm seeks e-platform for stressed asset sale
February 15, 2021
thehindubusinessline.com
The notice said BARC should compensate Times Group with Rs 431 crore in damages and also pay back license fees of Rs 21.83 crore which has been paid by the group till date.
February 14, 2021
moneycontrol.com
Times Group sends legal notice to BARC, demands Rs 450 cr in damages
February 14, 2021
outlookindia.com
Media giant Times Group on Sunday said it has sent a legal notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), alleging the TV rating agency “deliberately reduced” its English news channel’s viewership at the behest of a rival launched in 2017 and demanded compensation of Rs 450 crore.
February 14, 2021
latestly.com
Accuses TV rating agency of ‘deliberately reducing’ its English news channel’s viewership at the behest of rival
February 14, 2021
tribuneindia.com
Mumbai, Feb 14 (PTI) Media giant Times Group on Sunday said it has sent a legal notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), alleging the TV rating agency “deliberately reduced” its English news channel’s viewership at the behest of a rival launched in 2017 and demanded compensation of Rs 450 crore
February 14, 2021
theweek.in
Cognizable Criminal offences committed by BARC
February 14, 2021
bizasialive.com
Media giant Times Group on Sunday said it has sent a legal notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), alleging the TV rating agency “deliberately reduced” its English news channel’s viewership at the behest of a rival launched in 2017 and demanded compensation of Rs 450 crore.
February 14, 2021
deccanherald.com
The notice said BARC should compensate Times Group with Rs 431 crore in damages and also pay back license fees of Rs 21.83 crore which has been paid by the group till date.
February 14, 2021
newindianexpress.com
Giving seven-days time to comply, the legal notice warned that the media group will be constrained to adopt criminal and also civil action against the BARC.
February 14, 2021
theprint.in
Media large Times Group on Sunday mentioned it has despatched a legal notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), alleging the TV ranking company “deliberately reduced” its English information channel’s viewership on the behest of a rival launched in 2017 and demanded compensation of Rs 450 crore.
February 14, 2021
thenewscaravan.com
Times Network fires legal notice against BARC demanding damages of Rs 431 Cr
February 14, 2021
dailyhunt.in
Zulfiquar Memon is the founder and managing partner of India’s MZM Legal. He heads the global disputes and white-collar crime practice. Over the years he has assisted international lawyers and law firms in cross border matters involving England, U.S., UAE and South Africa in matters related to international extradition, financial disputes, company matters, etc. In…
February 11, 2021
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These statutory amendments, made public in the Finance Bill on Monday after the budget, will enable the life insurer to comply with key listing requirements mandated by the capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) along with requirements detailed under the Companies Act.
February 4, 2021
economictimes.indiatimes.com
India Inc hails the government’s budget as growth-oriented
February 3, 2021
businessworld.in
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman made a great effort to pull all strings together in this budget and ensure economic setback to put lives and livelihoods back to the track.
February 3, 2021
yahoo.com
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman made a great effort to pull all strings together in this budget and ensure economic setback to put lives and livelihoods back to the track.
February 3, 2021
business-standard.com
moneycontrol.com As part of their purchase pacts, some countries have agreed to indemnify vaccine makers against claims following any adverse effects. India has not agreed to this so far. Executives of vaccine makers are also worried about the high cost of product liability covers they will have to buy given the limited data on adverse…
January 19, 2021
moneycontrol.com
Before the world knew Covid, an ex-partner of a wealthy person wouldn’t budge from a Rs 100 crore settlement claim, a lawyer claim, a lawyer said. But post-crisis and economic bad news all around, the claim came down to mere Rs 55 crore, with some artwork and nice car thrown in – and the divorced…
January 5, 2021
economictimes.indiatimes.com
Nothing can stop the firm from offering a bit more if all lenders agree: Legal expert
December 23, 2020
www.thehindubusinessline.com
An order to this effect was passed by a single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh.
December 19, 2020As the Tata and Shapoorji Pallonji groups await the final SC verdict on December 8 on their proposed separation, a look at the fraught decades-old partnership.
December 6, 2020Uttam Value Steels will be delisted from both the exchanges from Tuesday
November 30, 2020Focus on ease of doing business by way of fast clearances; cheap, clean power
November 16, 2020New Delhi: The victory of Joe Biden in the US presidential election could pave the way for some relief for Indian students and the education community.
November 9, 2020Air India Sale: The recent tweak in terms may bring some respite. But is it enough to entice suitors to the table?
November 2, 2020MUMBAI/DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Indian entrepreneur BR Shetty has filed a complaint with federal investigative agencies in India seeking a probe into two former top executives of his companies and two Indian banks related to a multibillion dollar financial scandal engulfing his group.
October 12, 2020MUMBAI/DUBAI (Reuters) – Indian entrepreneur BR Shetty has filed a complaint with federal investigative agencies in India seeking a probe into two former top executives of his companies and two Indian banks related to a multibillion dollar financial scandal engulfing his group.
October 12, 2020Two former top execs connived with bankers and auditors to launder money, he alleges
October 8, 2020The founder of hospital chain NMC Healthcare and UAE Exchange has sent a written complaint to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, urging them to probe the alleged embezzlement, corruption and laundering of money of his companies.
October 8, 2020Charges against Shetty, the founder of NMC Health, a healthcare provider in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), include under-reporting of debt and not using it for the purpose they were raised for
October 8, 2020Aircraft, yacht losing value daily, no steps taken to sell them despite giving consent, they say
September 20, 2020The 2013 Act empowered the Serious Fraud Investigation Office to make arrests. In a similar manner, the DGCA will now be empowered to keep a closer check on erring airlines and airport operators
September 16, 2020MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government may have relaxed office attendance rules further to 30%.
September 9, 2020Netflix India’s Bad Boy Billionaires series triggers controversy hindustantimes.com This is the second time within a month when Netflix is embroiled in a legal tussle after a movie on the life of Indian Air Force (IAF) female pilot Gunjan Saxena, which the Centre has challenged saying it shows Indian armed forces in bad light.
September 4, 2020Asian Colour: Can lenders allow a fresh ‘coat’? thehindubusinessline.com Can lenders call for fresh bids for a stressed asset after announcing the top buyer in the previous round of bidding under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code? This will be the key question for the National Company Law Tribunal in a case related to Asian Colour…
July 13, 2020his comes after the Centre on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to dispose of the matter related to the jurisdictional issues of the case as it has agreed to accept a UN tribunal’s ruling that the two marines cannot be prosecuted.
July 5, 2020Instances of payment frauds have been increasing over the last three months in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fraudsters have been using various techniques to defraud customers via digital payments platforms for months now and complaints of such instances have risen in recent months. Tactics have changed along the way as well.
July 3, 2020When a borrower is unable to make repayments in time, the liability falls upon the guarantor to make good the dues
July 3, 2020MUMBAI/KOLKATA: Even before Hindustan Unilever’s (HUL’s) rebranded ‘Glow & Lovely) could hit stores, its newly christened men’s range ‘Glow & Handsome’ may have hit a trademark hurdle, with rival Emami claiming it has already launched ‘Emami Glow & Handsome’ digitally.
July 3, 2020Anti-China sentiment has been on the rise in India since last week’s fatal border clash between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
June 25, 2020The Ministry of Finance has proposed an amendment of 19 Acts to decriminalise multiple minor economic offences, including the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“Act”).
June 20, 2020Industries with slender margins must move quickly on reducing their cost structures to reflect decreased demand
June 17, 2020Industries with slender margins must move quickly on reducing their cost structures to reflect decreased demand
June 17, 2020Business leaders are aware of how important it is to be adaptable to survive market fluctuations and overcome operational challenges successfully. As with most core elements of a company’s strategy, adaptability starts with the organization’s culture. A culture of adaptability allows for more leeway for employees to make decisions on their own. By being able…
June 11, 2020Indian agencies and legal experts could only speculate about the nature of the issue that has cropped up– from coronavirus infections in the Mumbai prison where he is to be held on his return to the possibility that he has applied for asylum in the UK or may be planning to approach the European Court…
June 5, 2020Non-execution of pro-buyer orders a black spot on Rera
May 26, 2020JioMart is a blend of digital and neigbourhood physical retail that makes it easy for customers to place orders and encourages stores to get empanelled with Reliance Retail.
May 13, 2020Legal firms have been flooded with calls from clients enquiring if they can re-evaluate a deal. Recently, a group of steel traders approached the Mumbai High Court, seeking relief from a contract. They had sourced steel from a South Korean steelmaker. But even before the steel reached Indian shores, COVID-19 had struck.
April 14, 2020Lease rentals can make up to 60 percent of an airline’s fixed costs Faced with increasing prospects of an extended lockdown that will restrict flying, airlines in India have reached out to aircraft lessors for a rental holiday.
April 13, 2020The dispute relates to multiple overseas trusts, allegedly holding close to Rs 1,550 crore, where Birla is named as one of the beneficiaries. The HC is hearing a petition filed by Birla challenging a two-year old ruling of the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) rejecting Birla’s application for settlement on the grounds that he failed…
March 1, 2020In a bid to improve India’s record in securing cooperation from foreign jurisdictions, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has asked all investigation agencies to adhere to international agreements and laws, avoid trivial queries, not be vague, check “dual criminality”, and assurances such as death penalty, prison conditions and terms of sentences while sending requests…
December 16, 2019MUMBAI: An independent director who serves on the board of a major insurance company and a bank recently received an offer to join the board of one of India’s largest infrastructure companies.
November 23, 2019MUMBAI: The city economic offences wing (EOW) on Thursday arrested a 51-yearold director of a private firm for allegedly cheating UK national Don Ward, founder of London’s Comedy Store…
May 20, 2019MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has restrained Shahzaad Siraj Dalal – the man who took IL&FS overseas and led its ambitious private equity initiative – from selling his property in South Mumbai’s Babulnath area.
May 1, 2019MUMBAI: In a reprieve to R Venkataramanan, managing trustee of Tata Trusts, the Bombay High Court has set aside the process issued against him by a metropolitan magistrate’s court
March 28, 2019MUMBAI: The city economic offences wing (EOW) on Thursday arrested a 51-yearold director of a private firm for allegedly cheating UK national Don Ward, founder of London’s Comedy Store
February 5, 2019In the publishing and design industry, Ronita Italia Dhanu is a well-known name. In a career spanning over two decades, she has edited several architecture magazines. Plus, her attractive
January 19, 2019MUMBAI: A gang of Chinese fraudsters stole $18.6 million (Rs 130 crore) from the Indian arm of Italian company Tecnimont SpA by convincing local managers that the money was needed for an acquisition, in what could be one of the biggest cyber heists in the country.
January 10, 2019Mumbai: Armed with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court order declaring former liquor baron Vijay Mallya a fugitive economic offender (FEO), the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
January 7, 2019In a second major setback for erstwhile liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the special court in Mumbai today declared has declared him a ‘Fugitive Economic Offender’, making him first businessman to be charged under the new anti fugitive law. This means now the government can initiate to confiscate his properties in alleged Rs. 9,000 crore loan…
January 5, 2019New Delhi: A Mumbai court has issued notices against Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata and 10 other board members in a criminal defamation case filed by industrialist Nusli Wadia. The notices were issued by the 38th Magistrate Court at Ballard Pier, Mumbai, last Saturday. These people will need to appear before the court on…
December 18, 2018A UK court Monday ordered Vijay Mallya’s extradition, in a major boost to India’s efforts to bring back the fugitive wanted for alleged fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crores.
December 11, 2018NEW DELHI: Behind the UK court’s decision to order Vijay Mallya’s extradition lay many months of back room spadework where the Indian mission in the UK coordinated between the Indian agencies and the British government institutions.
December 11, 2018Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya’s troubles are far from over. In a much-anticipated order, a British court on Monday handed the Indian government a big victory and ruled that Mallya can be extradited from the U.K. to India, according to news reports.
December 10, 2018Airbus and its former India chairman Kiran Rao have roped in a battery of lawyers to tackle the money laundering allegations levelled against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), two people familiar with the development told ET.
November 13, 2018Where is Nirav Modi? Indian law enforcement agencies are unaware of the whereabouts of the fugitive diamantaire, but finance professionals and service providers who had dealt with him in the past suspect that Modi, like his uncle Mehul Choksi, may have already opted for citizenship of another country like Malta — the Mediterranean island nation…
November 8, 2018Singer Anu Malik has denied allegations that he sexually harassed singer Shweta Pandit, who has called him a “pedophile” and “sexual predator”. “The allegations made against my client are emphatically denied as completely false and baseless. My client respects the #MeToo Movement but to use this movement to start a character assassination mission is obnoxious,”…
October 18, 2018Noted singer Shweta Pandit had recently launched fresh set of allegations against music composer Anu Malik while accusing him of sexual harassment. Earlier, Sona Mohapatra had called out Kailash Kher for alleged sexual misconduct and had also hinted at Anu Malik being a ‘serial predator’.
October 18, 2018Sameer Anjaan, a renowned Bollywood lyricist has come out in open in support of music composer-singer, Anu Malik who has been accused by singer Shweta Pandit for ill-treating her, during an audition.
October 18, 2018A day after singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of harassment, a lawyer for the music composer said Thursday that the #MeToo movement, which is having its India moment, is being used for his client’s “character assassination”.
October 18, 2018MUMBAI: A day after singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of harassment, a lawyer for the music composer said Thursday that the #MeToo movement, which is having its India moment, is being used for his client’s “character assassination”
October 18, 2018Soon after the #MeToo wave hit India, there was a barrage of allegations levelled against men in power by women who claim to have undergone some form of sexual harassment. Singer Sona Mohapatra, along with calling out Kailash Kher, had mentioned to Firstpost on 11 October: “Kailash is a serial offender and has been for…
October 18, 2018MUMBAI: The #MeToo movement has got companies worried that they may not have been meticulous enough in their investigations of sexual harassment complaints — so they are opening up old cases to check.
October 11, 2018The two brothers who are locked in a dispute over their mother’s flat brawled with each other on Monday night. The bitter dispute between late actor Nirupa Roy’s two sons over her Nepean Sea Road apartment took an ugly turn on Monday night, with the two brothers getting into a brawl and the police landing…
October 1, 2018Not long ago, third-generation diamond jeweler Nirav Modi’s glittering creations were being flaunted by celebrities such as Kate Winslet and Viola Davis. Modi is the most notable dropoff from this year’s top 100. The jeweler’s diamond empire crumbled this year when he was accused of defrauding state-owned Punjab National Bank to the tune of $2…
October 1, 2018In its verdict on Wednesday, the Supreme Court (SC) scrapped Section 47 of the Aadhaar Act which means that individual Aadhaar cardholders or citizens can file criminal complaints against the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and its licensed entities, if a suitable amendment is brought by the Government and Parliament, say legal experts.
September 29, 2018Moving further with the investigation, the Khar police have now served yet another notice under section 91 of CrPC to Bollywood actor Kim Sharma and asked her to produce the Ranger Rover car, which she has, within 4 days.
July 29, 2018For the self-proclaimed “poster boy” of Indian bank default, redemption can’t come just by way of a financial settlement. Vijay Mallya should also answer to charges of financial crime and face the court of law.
July 25, 2018MUMBAI: An Enforcement Directorate (ED) official dismissed Vijay Mallya’s recent offer to settle all his dues if his seized assets were freed up as an attempt at plea bargaining and a bid to bolster his case against extradition to India from Britain.
June 29, 2018New Delhi: Tata Sons board on Wednesday came out in support of R Venkataramanan, the nominee director at AirAsia India who is under the CBI scanner for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies. No-frills airline AirAsia India is a joint venture between Tatas, which holds 51 percent, and Malaysia’s AirAsia Berhad.
June 27, 2018Tata Sons board today came out in support of R Venkataramanan, the nominee director at AirAsia India who is under the CBI scanner for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies. No-frills airline AirAsia India is a joint venture between Tatas, which holds 51 per cent, and Malaysia’s AirAsia Berhad. Venkataramanan, who holds stake in the…
June 26, 2018Tata Sons board today came out in support of R Venkataramanan, the nominee director at AirAsia India who is under the CBI scanner for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies. Tata Sons board today came out in support of R Venkataramanan, the nominee director at AirAsia India who is under the CBI scanner for allegedly…
June 26, 2018Tata Trusts on Thursday came out in support of its managing trustee R Venkataramanan, who is under investigation by the CBI for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies through corrupt means to get an international licence for AirAsia India.A combined meeting of the trustees of Tata Trusts was held on Thursday afternoon, and all of…
June 14, 2018Of the 129,000 entries in the Dubai database from 181 countries, those of Indians form a sizeable chunk with 5,800 linked to properties in top sites such as the Palm Jumeirah, The World, Motor City, Emirates Living, Dubai Marina, Burj Dubai, Old Town Island. INDIAN NATIONALS investigated by various agencies in India, including CBI, for…
June 14, 2018The request for issuing a red corner notice against Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi has been sent by CBI to Interpol The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) closed in on Nirav Modi on Monday, asking Interpol to issue a red corner notice against the fugitive billionaire who masterminded the Rs14,356 crore fraud at Punjab National…
June 11, 2018Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will on Friday file a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against AirAsia’s global chief Tony Fernandes, some of his colleagues,as well as erstwhile top executives and nonexecutive director R Venkataramanan at AirAsia India, a source close to the development told ETon Thursday. The ED, the key…
June 1, 2018MUMBAI: A recent Supreme Court ruling in an arbitration case could well help ease the logjam of institutional cases involving an estimated Rs 2.7 lakh crore that are in various stages of arbitrations.
April 23, 2018