As many as 104 listed companies have fewer independent directors than mandated by the regulations, according to the figures from Prime Database, reports Sachin P Mampatta.

The government's move to sell enemy shares comes when it is struggling to meet its target of raising Rs 800 billion from the sale of State assets in the fiscal year ending in March 2019. The Custodian of Enemy Property of India holds around Rs 3,000 crore worth of equity shares besides land and property across India.

'There is a huge tax differential of 15% to 20% depending on income classification.'

The top three companies in terms of the largest value of physical shares showed over 30 per cent shares are held in physical form. Two of the top three were part of the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 indices.

ONGC, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil and Oil India listed the spending as part of their mandatory CSR commitment, but CAG noted that the Sardar Patel statue did not qualify for CSR funding.

Coalition governments aren't necessarily a negative for the economy, though they can result in negative outcomes in the stock market if not already priced in before elections.

The US market regulator Securities and Exchange Commission was doing what it could to stem the flow. It temporarily prohibited naked short-selling in the securities of major financial players including Freddie Mac and its sister firm Fannie Mae in July. But this didn't really help. It was only after global central banks pumped in unprecedented liquidity into global markets, that the storm was finally calmed.

On the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis, a multi-part series analyses the lessons learnt and those not learnt.

Sachin P Mampatta goes back in time to recall a deluge that that has passed into lore in Kerala.

The top companies with a striking gap in pay between the senior-most executives and median employees in 2017-2018 belonged mostly to sectors such as information technology, auto and engineering.

Companies that have a net worth of at least Rs 500 crore, a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or a net profit of Rs 5 crore are required to spend 2 per cent of their net profits on corporate social responsibility programmes.

If the rupee falls further, it would negatively impact the dollar-based returns of foreign investors, and could influence foreign flows into India.

The company's shares have since risen 88 per cent and closed at Rs 90 apiece on May 22.

Vikram Kothari's Rotomac stares at a loan default of Rs 369 crore

Its registration is unusual because the firm appears twice in the RoC database, but different identification numbers.

Many giving double-digit returns, with India up less than one per cent; even so, it has done much better than other emerging markets.

The exchange moved through many ups and downs through the years.

Indian market has been plagued by negative sentiment and triggers

Value investor Parag Parikh's sudden death has come asa big jolt to the fraternity.

Parikh was in Omaha for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway meet