Finance Bill passed with 32 amendments

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill, with 32 amendments moved by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, including specifying that in case of buyback of shares, additional income tax on capital gains made by promoters will face a 12% surcharge.The Finance Bill had proposed to replace dividend tax applicable to buybacks and…

Read More

KVR Murty named as Sebi whole-time member

NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday named KVR Murty, a former Indian defence accounts service officer, as whole-time member of markets regulator Sebi, with a three-year tenure. Murty, who retired as additional controller general of defence accounts, has had a long stint in the ministry of corporate affairs. TNN Source link

Read More

IHC arm gets RBI nod to buy Sammaan Capital

MUMBAI: Sammaan Capital (formerly Indiabulls) shares rose 6% after the RBI approved the acquisition of a controlling stake by UAE-based International Holding Company (IHC) through an initial investment of about Rs 8,850 crore. In a regulatory filing on March 24, Sammaan Capital said RBI had cleared applications related to the proposed transaction involving Avenir Investment,…

Read More

India, Chile review progress in proposed trade pact talks ahead of WTO meet

India and Chile on Wednesday reviewed the progress of negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), with both sides discussing ways to accelerate talks and deepen bilateral economic engagement, reported PTI.The issue came up during a meeting between Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal and Chile’s Vice-Minister of International Economic Relations Paula Estevez Weinstein in Yaounde,…

Read More

KV Ramana Murty named Sebi whole-time member

The Centre has appointed Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for a term of three years.His appointment completes the regulator’s full strength of four whole-time members, according to PTI. The other members currently serving on the Sebi board are Amarjeet Singh, Kamlesh Chandra Varshney…

Read More

Amid US-Iran war, Nayara plans 35-day shutdown for maintenance; 8% of India’s refining capacity may take a hit

The company had postponed maintenance work at its 20 million tonnes-per-year Vadinar refinery in Gujarat. (AI image) Russia’s Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy is planning to halt operations for around 35 days starting early April, a move that could temporarily take nearly 8% of India’s refining capacity offline and tighten domestic fuel availability, according to people familiar…

Read More