MUMBAI: Strong governance intent can eliminate regulatory gaps and overlaps, RBI deputy governor Swaminathan J said, urging boards and regulators to move beyond procedural compliance. Speaking at the Gatekeepers of Governance Summit in Mumbai on Nov 7, he said boards must “own outcomes, not paperwork.”He outlined five practices essential for sound governance — boards owning…
NEW DELHI: Net direct tax collection has grown 7% so far this fiscal year to over Rs 12.9 lakh crore on higher corporate tax mop-up and slower refunds. Refund issuances dropped 18% to over Rs 2.4 lakh crore between April 1 and Nov 10. Net corporate tax collection during the period stood about Rs 5.4…
Eden could find Jasprit Bumrah at his best, especially as the curators have tried to ensure that the bowlers are not left feeling like the unwanted child. (AFP Photo) KOLKATA: The Indian team was scheduled to begin their practice at 9:30 am at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. They started half-an-hour earlier. Skipper Shubman Gill…
Dharmendra and Hema Malini Sometimes, real life is stranger than fiction, and so are some love stories. And one of Bollywood’s beloved couples, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, have one such unusual love story that broke all the rules. Married in 1980, the couple is still very much together decades later. Their romance wasn’t just about…
NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry has made it mandatory to include a dedicated analysis based on datasets from the National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM) in the preparation of all highway project reports. This decision comes amid increasing instances of roads, particularly in hilly areas, being washed away due to heavy rain and landslides.NDEM…
MUMBAI: The board of directors of Adani Enterprises (AEL), the flagship of the Ahmedabad-based Adani group, on Tuesday evening gave its nod for a rights offer to mobilise up to Rs 25,000 crore. For every 25 AEL shares held by its shareholders on the record date (Nov 17), they will have the rights to subscribe…
PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad HC on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to celebrity hairstylist Jawed Habib and his son Anosh Habib in an alleged multi-crore investment fraud, and directed authorities against taking any coercive action against them until police conclude the investigation and file a chargesheet. A bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Achal Sachdeva disposed…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said quality control orders (QCOs), aimed at enabling producers to sell superior quality products to Indian consumers, have helped strengthen domestic industry, including toys and plywood, and managed to curb substandard imports.During a meeting with state commerce and industry ministers, he asserted that the Centre…
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode is set to release the CAT 2025 admit card today on its official website, iimcat.ac.in. The Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the most competitive exams for admission to MBA and management programmes at India’s top B-schools, including IIMs. Candidates who registered for the exam can download…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has restrained Patanjali Ayurved from issuing advertisements terming other chyawanprash products as “dhoka” or “deception” and asked it to take them down from all electronic, digital and print media. In the Nov 6 interim order on a plea by Dabur India, Justice Tejas Karia said, “Anybody who manufactures an ayurvedic…
