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Policymaking in India continues to be caught in the intellectual inadequacy of government officials who can’t match the prowess and resources of the private sector. While the apex court has steadfastly stood by citizens’ privacy, what worries legal experts is that the making of the law is focused on using data for efficiency, commerce, and surveillance.
An independent non-profit with intellectual prowess was an ideal foil for an administration eager to run up business-friendliness rankings. With a strong focus on laws governing the cross-relationships among the state, citizens, and businesses, Vidhi fit like a glove on the hand. Today, it has emerged as an influential think tank and the government’s go-to firm for all seasons.
India’s deficit numbers have come under lens as the govt is increasingly depending on off-budget borrowings.
Former CFO Sarvesh Mathur revealed that PwC intimidated, cheated and tarnished his name when he refused to help cover up the white-collar crimes.
For more than two years NSE has been battling allegations that it gave some of its clients preferential access to servers at its colocation centre.
A review of the investigation reports, NSE's replies to the findings and conversations with key people involved suggest a drawn-out quest where crucial records and key people were unavailable to auditors.
NSE has had a history of ignoring good corporate governance practices and its senior management has a penchant for opaque decision making, enquiries reveal.
Every once in a while, there occurs an event in the life of institutions that shakes up carefully built reputations and raises questions on their governance.
Defence auditor has repeatedly found that revenue component of budget accounts for wasteful expenditure due to outdated processes, lackadaisical mindset.
Annie George Mathew, a joint secretary in the finance ministry, has written that submission of bogus rail tickets was a common problem faced by the government.
US snack-maker reaches agreement with SEC to pay civil penalty without admitting or denying charges.
An internal enquiry suggests its Indian arm may have used irregular financial inducements to get official approvals for a factory unit that didn’t exist.
Coke pays off its vendors to keep quite when substances like tobacco pouches & dirt show up in its beverages.
Role of merchant bankers has come under scrutiny after the poorly subscribed Cairn India offer.
Several top banks - including some foreign banks are finding themselves caught in the sticky web of Roopalben Panchal's crafty schemes.
78 people, mostly bmc schoolteacher in chembur, had got recovery notices for loan taken by complete strangers.
