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Sebi probes illicit trades of 'corporate espionage' syndicate

Last Updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015, 16:37

Amid a major crackdown on alleged leak of classified official documents at the behest of corporates, Sebi is looking into whether such leaks were used to push up or pull down the share prices of listed companies.

Russian competition watchdog opens case against Google

Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015, 19:24

Russia`s competition watchdog said on Friday it had opened a case against Google Inc over alleged violation of anti-monopoly law, following a complaint from Russia`s biggest search site Yandex NV over Google`s mobile platform.

ECB urges `prudence` from banks on dividends

Last Updated: Thursday, January 29, 2015, 19:58

The European Central Bank (ECB) recommended Thursday that banks err on the "conservative" side or even refrain from paying out dividends this year to help shore up their finances.

ASCI upholds complaints against 113 misleading ads

Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015, 17:05

Advertising industry watchdog ASCI has upheld 113 complaints about misleading campaigns by companies such as HUL, Godrej, Philips, Snapdeal, Bajaj Allianz, Nissan Motor India and Coca Cola.

Competition Commission clears IBM-Globalfoundries deal

Last Updated: Friday, January 2, 2015, 15:55

Technology major IBM's proposed deal with US-based Globalfoundries has been cleared by fair trade watchdog CCI, which said the transaction would not have any adverse impact on competition in India.

Sebi wields powers with over 700 orders, 17,00 recovery cases

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 19:06

From giants like Reliance Industries and DLF to little-known entities selling jatropha plants as money-multiplier investments, all faced the music in 2014 when an empowered Sebi took them to task for manipulating markets, defrauding investors or hiding market-sensitive information.

M&A deals: CCI feels road ahead will be difficult

Last Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2014, 13:15

"We are equally conscious that the road ahead will be more and more difficult both in terms of quantity and complexity of transactions," Competition Commission of India (CCI) Chairman Ashok Chawla has said.

France, Germany suspend some drug approvals over Indian data

Last Updated: Saturday, December 6, 2014, 08:48

All of the drugs being suspended, several of which are manufactured by Mylan Inc and Abbott , have brand name equivalents that can be used instead, so patients will not have to interrupt their treatment.

India improves rating on global corruption index; ranks 85th as against 94th last year

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 10:40

In India's neighbourhood, China moved to 100th place, down from 80th last year, while Pakistan and Nepal were at 126th position.

Corruption on rise in Turkey, China: Transparency

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 10:36

It pointed to a rise in reports of corruption in Turkey and low rankings for the major emerging economies known collectively as the BRICs.

Sebi decides to upgrade software for fraud detection

Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2014, 15:29

Sebi has decided to upgrade its business intelligence gathering mechanism used for detecting manipulative activities in the capital markets.

UN watchdog calls for funds to monitor Iran nuclear freeze

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 21:31

The UN atomic watchdog on Friday said it needed 5.5 million euros to monitor Iran`s partial nuclear freeze, part of a landmark deal with world powers struck in November.