The government’s key body on foreign investments has rejected Jaipur IPL’s proposal to induct foreign equity into the company. The decision by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) creates problems for the shareholders of the Indian Premier League franchisee that owns the Rajasthan Royals team, but experts say it will not affect the functioning of the company.
I was writing on legal reforms as I am concerned with the standards in the profession, the delay in rendering justice and especially the dignity of the legal profession. Given the limitations, Indian Judiciary has discharged its constitutional responsibilities well. The issue of delay in rendering justice and the corruption is a bigger issue to deal with.
India’s central bank on Tuesday eased oversees borrowing rules for Infrastructure Finance Companies (IFC). The IFC’s will not need the central bank’s nod to raise overseas funds equivalent to or less than half of their own funds, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a statement.
Some banks have sought clarification in respect of classification of working capital limits granted to borrowers engaged in agricultural and allied activities and to food and agro-based processing units by way of export credit, under priority sector. The issue has been examined and it is clarified that loans granted by RRBs for agricultural and allied activities are eligible for classification under priority sector, irrespective of whether borrowing entity is engaged in export or otherwise.
“The Finance Bill, 2010 was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha followed by its passage by the Rajya Sabha. The Finance Bill, 2010 has been assented to by the Hon’ble President on 8-5-2010 as Act No. 14 of 2010. With this, the Budgetary exercise is over for the F.Y. 2010-2011.”
Recently, there have been reports that the government is working on a scheme to offer education loans at a minimum rate of interest of 4 per cent. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) also plans to extend loan repayment periods for those who aspire to become doctors, engineers, fashion designers and/or information technology professionals.
Government may soon ask companies with less than 50 per cent foreign equity to seek approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to make any downstream investment.
Notification No. 32/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization M/s Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore, has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with Rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules), from Assessment year 2009-2010 onwards in the category of ‘other Institution’, partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions, namely:-
Market regulator SEBI has disposed a case against brokerage firm Motilal Oswal in connection with an IPO scam after the company agreed to pay Rs 5 lakh as settlement charges. “The consent order disposes the pending enquiry proceedings against the applicant (Motilal Oswal) in the matter of IPO irregularities during 2003-05,” Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said in its order.
The government notified the ban on FDI in cigarette manufacturing. The decision was taken by the Union Cabinet on April 8. “Manufacturing of cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes” have been put under the list of sectors where FDI is prohibited.
