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Posts in 25 January 2009

Indians flee Dubai as dreams crash

January 25, 2009 270 Views 0 comment Print

Local police have found at least 3,000 automobiles — sedans, SUVs, regulars — abandoned outside Dubai International Airport in the last four months. Police say most of the vehicles had keys in the ignition, a clear sign they were left behind by owners in a hurry to take flight. The global economic crisis has brought […]

Satyam Computers had Rs 3,319 cr bank FDs till 30th September 2008

January 25, 2009 303 Views 0 comment Print

As government sleuths dig deep into the Satyam quagmire, they have been able to find some of the missing pieces to this sordid jigsaw puzzle. Simultaneously , they have also come up with some new revelations that add to the mystery. Here’s the latest poser: Was Satyam flush with funds in excess of Rs 3,500 […]

PwC to defend, citing 1986 high court ruling

January 25, 2009 351 Views 0 comment Print

Price Waterhouse will defend its role as an auditor of the disgraced Satyam Computer Services, citing the 1986 verdict of the Bombay High Court that said an auditor should not be held responsible for tracking down ingenious and carefully-laid schemes of fraud in a company.

Dubai cancels 1,500 work permits & Visas daily

January 25, 2009 285 Views 0 comment Print

An average of 1,500 work permits and visas are being canceled in Dubai each day as companies lay off employees in the wake of the global financial crisis. The number is expected to rise in coming months as thousands of labor complaints currently logged at the Ministry of Labor get processed. Adding to that figure […]

Maytas valuation was used inappropriately by Satyam: Ernst & Young

January 25, 2009 345 Views 0 comment Print

According to Ernst & Young, its aluation of Maytas Properties was used inappropriately by Satyam Computer (Q, N,C,F)* Services for its merger with Maytas, reports Business Standard.

HCL Tech Appoints KPMG as independent auditor in addition to PWC

January 25, 2009 845 Views 0 comment Print

In view of the Satyam scandal, software exporter HCL Technologies today said it has appointed KPMG as an independent auditor to review its balance sheet in addition to its statutory auditor Price Waterhouse. Price Waterhouse was the statutory auditor for Satyam Computer Services Ltd. “We have appointed an additional accounting firm (KPMG) to independently review […]

Infosys gets notice to pay service tax of Rs 33 cr

January 25, 2009 420 Views 0 comment Print

We have issued showcause notice as the company has not paid service tax on the underwriting commission paid by Infosys towards American Depository Receipt (ADR) for the years 2003, 2005 and 2006, said a senior tax official from service tax department.

Auditors of Satyam Computers arrested by Hyderabad police

January 25, 2009 441 Views 0 comment Print

Sources in the Hyderabad police said the CB-CID police have arrested Satyam’s two Pricewaterhouse auditors S Gopal Krishnan and Srinivas Talluri last night. Pricewaterhouse had not responded to the arrest, at the time of filing the report.

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