HPCL shares decline 3 per cent; Britannia up over 1 per cent on NSE rejig

Britannia Industries will replace HPCL in the Nifty50 index from March 29, the NSE said Shares of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) fell by nearly 3 per cent Tuesday after the National Stock Exchange (NSE) said Britannia Industries will replace the oil marketing company in the Nifty50 index from March 29. The company’s shares opened the […]

Adani lands 5 airports with winning bids

Gautam Adani’s infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group has entered the airports business by emerging the highest bidder for five of the six non-metro airports being privatised by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. Adani Enterprises Ltd bid aggressively to claim the top slot for the five airports, quoting a per-passenger (domestic) fee of Rs. 177 for […]

Court issues production warrant against Gautam Khaitan in AgustaWestland case

A Delhi court on Tuesday issued a production warrant against lawyer Gautam Khaitan, who is an accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case. Special Judge Arvind Kumar issued his production warrant and posted the matter for hearing on May 9. Khaitan had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the CBI a […]

VVIP chopper case: Court extends judicial custody of Christian Michel by one day

Michel, extradited from Dubai, was arrested by the ED on December 22, 2018 A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of alleged middleman Christian Michel, who was arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, by one day. Special judge Arvind Kumar extended his custody in the case lodged by the Central Bureau of […]

No NPA tag for IL&FS accounts without our nod, says NCLAT

No bank or financial institution can declare the accounts of debt-ridden IL&FS and its group companies as non-performing assets without the NCLAT’s permission, the appellate tribunal said Monday. A two-member National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Bench, headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, said that this is done in the interest of the IL&FS […]

Four Indian IL&FS employees held hostage in Ethiopia released after three months

The three-month-long captivity of four Indian IL&FS employees in Ethiopia came to an end with their release on Saturday night. The four have reached India. They had been held captive by Ethiopian employees of ITNL-Elsamex JV Bure. “IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd (ITNL), a part of the IL&FS Group, confirms that it has been able to […]