Sebi bars five brokerage houses for six months

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday barred five brokerage houses for up to six months from making fresh applications seeking registration as commodity brokers as they failed to meet 'fit and......

300 NSEL brokers face heat from Mumbai police

Sebi filed a criminal complaint against the brokers with the economic offences wing, which on Friday registered a case under the Forward Contract Regulation Act 1952. After receiving show cause......

18 things that will shape India's economy this year

As economic policy making moves from pragmatism to populism, the bulls begin to make way for cautious optimists. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Pre-election years are usually exciting. While......

When big brother takes control in the name of 'public interest'

There is growing apprehension among businesses on the contours of what constitutes ‘public interest’ and the conditions under which it could be invoked by the government to take control......