New Delhi/Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has directed the CBI, Enforcement Directorate (ED), Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and other authorities to file responses within eight weeks on a petition alleging disproportionate assets against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. A Division Bench of Justices Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Zafeer Ahmad passed the order while hearing a criminal writ petition filed by Karnataka-based BJP worker S. Vi…
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New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Public Service broadcaster Prasar Bharati to boost nationwide investor awareness initiatives, an official statement said on Wednesday.Dissemination of informative scroll messages through Doordarshan across national and regional channels will be done to drive investor awareness, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs said i…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The PM Internship Scheme is emerging as a powerful catalyst for workforce development by giving industry wide flexibility to design roles and directly train final‑year graduates and postgraduates, senior officials said on Tuesday. Speaking at a session on PM Internship Scheme during the CII Annual Business Summit, Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, said the scheme was conceptualised to bridge the gap between industry demand and the skilling…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Centre has approved the appointment of Justice (Retd.) Anupinder Singh Grewal, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).According to an official notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ proposal for Justice Grewal’s appointment to the top post in the NCLT.“The Appointments Commit…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening youth employability and bridging the gap between academia and industry, the Centre on Wednesday expanded the eligibility criteria for the pilot phase of the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS). The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), in consultation with the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education, has now opened the scheme to final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students.The decision is expected to prov…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government on Friday said it is inviting public comments by May 9 for reviewing the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and for the rationalisation of the filing framework under the Companies Act, 2013.A draft notification titled the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2026, proposing amendments to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, has been prepared vide a public notice dated April 8.“The notification is placed on the website www.mca.gov.in for …
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Among 2.12 lakh entities recognised as startups by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, over 1.02 lakh of those entities have at least one‑woman director or partner, the government said on Tuesday.Ministry of Corporate Affairs data shows 6,789 recognised startups as closed, of which 2,950 had at least one‑woman director or partner, MoS, Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said in Lok Sabha.As on January 31, 2026, supported Alternative Invest…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty, a 1991‑batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer and former Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts, has been appointed as a whole‑time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a three‑year term, the Department of Economic Affairs said in an official statement.The government’s Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Murty’s appointment for a period of three years from the date he assumes ch…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Union Cabinet has given its approval for amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, potentially clearing the way to introduce the IBC Amendment Bill in the ongoing parliamentary session, according to sources.The proposed legislative updates are based on the recommendations of a Select Parliamentary Committee chaired by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Baijayant Panda.The committee was tasked with reviewing the current bankruptcy framework. Upon completion, the comm…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday warned of action against imposters and NGOs that have got themselves registered under names deceptively similar to it and directed all states to crack down on them, an official said.The NHRC sought action-taken reports from all states within two weeks, the official said in a statement.Recently, the Commission came across an NGO registered as ‘National Human Rights Council (NHRC)’, reportedly registered with the Gove…