Last verified: May 2026 On the morning of 25 December 2023, while most of India was on Christmas break, the Gazette of India quietly carried Notification No. 47 of 2023. With it, a statute that would replace one of the country’s oldest laws received Presidential assent. Nobody waved a flag. Nobody held a press conference. […]
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Last verified: 30 April 2026 On 1 April 2025, a Mumbai-headquartered tier-1 Indian law firm celebrated its 25th anniversary by elevating eight Counsels to Equity Partner. The firm’s equity bench reached 142. For anyone trying to map the law firm partnership track in India, those numbers are the starting clue, not the headline. That headline
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Last verified: 30 April 2026 Eight weeks ago, on 3 March 2026, the Indian Influencer Governance Council (IIGC) released the country’s first standard contract for brand-creator engagements. The Indian Influencer Contract Standard (IICS) sets a voluntary baseline that, for the first time in Indian influencer marketing, ties content rights to full payment, charges 18 percent
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Last verified: April 2026 The arrest happened at night. Law enforcement officials arrived at the home of a senior journalist and editor and took him into custody. His lawyers demanded one thing: the grounds of arrest in writing. Nothing was handed over. No document. No written explanation of what he was alleged to have done,
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Last verified: April 2026 When a poem becomes an FIR: and why quashing petitions exist In the summer of 2024, a sitting member of the Rajya Sabha posted a poem on Instagram. Written in Hindi verse, the poem addressed themes of political protest and dissent. Within days, the Gujarat Police registered an FIR under multiple
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In October 2025, a Gulf-headquartered bank announced a USD 3 billion primary infusion to acquire up to 74 percent of a profitable Indian private-sector bank. That single transaction rewrote what mergers and acquisitions in India can look like in scale, in foreign-ownership ceilings, and in regulatory choreography. It was the largest-ever foreign direct investment into
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Jaiprakash Gaur expresses full confidence in Adani Group to take Jaiprakash Associates forward New Delhi, Former Jaypee Group chairman Jaiprakash Gaur on Friday expressed confidence in the Adani Group‘s takeover of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), following “the fair and transparent process conducted by the Committee of Creditors.” “The Committee of Creditors has selected the Adani
SEBI unmasks ‘Ponzi-like’ scheme using broker licence; fund mobilisation crosses Rs 2,950 crore Mumbai, The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has uncovered a case in which a stock broking licence was allegedly used as a front to run a Ponzi-like scheme, luring investors with promises of assured monthly returns of 10-12 per cent.
NCLT issues notice on SEBI intervention in Jindal Poly class action; original petitioners exit The hearing on the class action suit against Jindal Poly Films Ltd (JPFL) under Section 245 of the Companies Act, 2013, saw key developments at the NCLT Principal Bench, New Delhi. The bench issued notice on SEBI’s intervention application, seeking responses
NEW DELHI: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Indriya’s acquisition of a 14.29% stake in Aditya Birla Housing Finance (ABHFL), clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the ₹2,750 crore investment announced earlier this year. The transaction involves Indriya, an entity of global private equity firm Advent International, acquiring equity shares in ABHFL through
