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For the third time since India opened its skies to private airlines, a carrier has discovered that the fastest way to bend the State is not through policy lobbying—but by holding passengers hostage. Planes are grounded; chaos is...
If you don't understand why the Supreme Court (SC) judgement in the Sandesara Case is shocking and a big setback to fair resolution of failed businesses, then the facts of this story should open your eyes.
In 1998, a doctor...
Full marks to the high-level committee’s report on conflict of interest for delivering a thorough, dispassionate analysis of the inadequacies and lack of legal enforceability, of the voluntary code of ethics applicable to the top...
The recent Parth Pawar land grab deal created enough of a controversy to lift the veil on a larger problem. The deal involved transfer of 40 acres of government land in Pune, reserved for the scheduled caste community, to a firm linked to...
When the finance ministry launched its second nationwide campaign to help citizens recover staggering amounts of unclaimed deposits, the message was simple: We will help you trace your money.
After the 100 Days–100 Pays...
On 25th October, the Washington Post (WaPo) published an explosive investigation alleging that Indian government had drawn up a plan to channel nearly US$3.9bn (billion) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) funds into Gautam Adani’s...
India’s courtrooms are a closed arena, where long-suffering litigants, judges, lawyers and court officials, play a slow game akin to a theatre of the absurd. Hearings drag on for decades; cases don't come up for hearing at all;...
When the top brass of Tata Sons rush to Delhi amid rumours of a ‘second coup,’ it inevitably set alarm bells ringing among investors. As the privately-held holding company of India’s most respected corporate group with an...
A few months ago, a top Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official told me that the staggering volume of unclaimed funds lying dormant with Indian banks exists largely because each individual amount is too small for the rightful owners or heirs...
It began with a footnote. A line item in the accounts of Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), a listed subsidiary of Vedanta Ltd (VEDL), revealed payments of nearly Rs1,060 crore in the first quarter (Q1) of FY25–26 for a so-called ‘brand...
There is always a good reason to do the wrong thing. On 12 September 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), at its board meeting, approved significant changes to the minimum public shareholding (MPS) norms for large...
At a closed-door training workshop for BJP parliamentarians, prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi urged his party members to spread awareness about the new gaming legislation which has been presented as a welfare measure. The Promotion and...