BUSINESS

Adani Wilmar is best performing IPO of the year post listing
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As per data by Prime Database, Adani Wilmar which listed in January this year gave returns of 15.30 per cent on listing day and returns of 155.59 per cent as on 21 December market price. Venus Pipes gave returns of 128.53 per cent while Hariom Pipe Industries gave a post listing return of 112.58 per cent while Veranda Learning has given returns of 93.80 per cent.
Trend seems to have reversed
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On Friday, one failed to understand the colour of festivities associated with Christmas Red, which was there all over Dalal Street, but it was blood on the streets. Markets fell a massive 980 points on BSESENSEX and 320 points on NIFTY. Surprising was the fact that there was no indication of this kind of carnage anywhere else in the world.
Traders' body to launch 3-month-long stir, seeks streamlining of e-commerce rules, GST rationalisation
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"It is a matter of great regret that even after spending more than three years, the Central Government has not been able to bring e-commerce policy and e-commerce rules under Consumer Protection Act whereas the foreign e-commerce companies are bent upon in violating the law and the FDI policy quite openly under the nose of the government and no action has been taken so far," a statement issued by CAIT said.
Twitter not go to bankrupt, but isn't secure yet: Musk
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Farzad Mesbahi, a YouTuber who covers future technologies, tweeted: "On today's All In podcast @elonmusk says, We've gotten the expenses (of Twitter) under control, so the company isn't on the fast lane of Bankruptcy anymore". To which Musk replied: "Twitter isn't secure yet, just not in the fast lane to bankruptcy. Still much work to do".
Government must move fast on EU regulations to save Alang's ship recycling industry
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Though Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the 2020-21 budget, had envisaged doubling ship recycling capacity by 2024, it does not seem to be happening till European Union regulations are met. This is possible, but unfortunately the government machinery is working at a very slow pace in meeting the EU regulations on hazardous waste management and other conditions.
Chanda Kochhar: From Kamath's angel to jail
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It is some seven years after the first of the complaints surfaced that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) bit the bullet to nab the Kochhar couple in connection with the alleged massive Rs 3,250 crore loan fraud involving the defunct Videocon Group. Among other things, the CBI has accused Chanda Kochhar, 61, of irregularities, flouting banking rules and laws in a series of loans sanctioned to industrialist Venugopal N.
Kochhar Saga: Loans were adjusted in RTL of Rs 1,730 crore, but firms declared NPA, says CBI
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This was revealed after a special CBI court on Saturday remanded former ICICI Bank CEO-MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar to CBI custody till December 26. The CBI had arrested the couple on Friday in connection with their alleged role in the ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case. Venugopal Dhoot of Videocon Group is a co-accused in the case.
India's coal dependency to stay; geopolitical brakes on shift to renewables
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India's coal imports, which had reached its peak of 212 million tonnes in 2014-15, declined to 191 million tonnes in 2016-17. However since 2017-18 onwards, they again showed a rising trend. In that year, coal imports rose to 208 million tonnes, going further up to 235.35 million tonnes in 2018-19 and to 248 million tonnes in 2019-20. India imports the dry fuel to bridge the gap between demand and supply.
Chanda Kochhar cheated bank by sanctioning Rs 3250 cr, received kicbakcs into her husband firm, says CBI
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According to information, the probe agency initiated the preliminary enquiry on December 8, 2017 into the matter, involving bank officials and the Videocon Group. "It was alleged that the ICICI Bank sanctioned credit facilities of about Rs 3,250 crore to Trend Electronics Ltd, Century Appliances Ltd, Kail Ltd, Value Industries Ltd and Evan Fraser & Co India Ltd, all companies belonging to Videocon Group promoted by Venugopal Dhoot.
Venugopal Dhoot helped Deepak Kochhar get 95% share of NRL
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This was revealed after a special CBI court on Saturday remanded Chanda Kochhar and Deepak Kochhar to CBI custody till December 26. The CBI had arrested the couple on Friday in connection with their alleged role in the ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case. Venugopal Dhoot of Videocon Group is a co-accused in the case.
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