All SEBI registered entities including MIIs (which use bulk SMS for providing their services to the investors) are advised to ensure strict compliance with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCP Regulations). Non-compliance with the provisions of said regulations may result in disruption of delivery of their messages to the investors.
Now, based on the representations received from various Natural Gas importers and further direction from the Board, a new unit – Metric Million British Thermal Unit has been added as a standard unit to the list communicated vide the above mentioned advisory number 9/2021 dated 22.03.2021.
Life Insurers are allowed to obtain the customer’s consent through electronic means, i.e., without requiring wet signature on the proposal form, for the business solicited by Individual Agents and Insurance Intermediaries, under all products, till 30th September 2021.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Ref: IRDAI/HLT/REG/CIR/058/03/2021 23rd March,2021. To All General and Standalone Health Insurers Re: Modification of Guidelines on Standard Personal Accident Insurance product 1. Reference is drawn to Annexure-1 (Policy terms and conditions of the product) of Guidelines on Standard Personal Accident Insurance product issued vide Circular Ref No: IRDA/HLT/GDL/MISC/036/02/2021 […]
As per information from Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), details for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.12.2020 of the number of companies declared bankrupt in the country after the lockdown was imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic is as under:
The Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Singh Thakur said that 1,38,051 new companies registered in the current Financial Year from April 2020 to February 2021 while 10,113 of Companies have been struck off by invoking the Provisions of section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 from April 2020 to February 2021.
The week gone by had begun on a positive note. A Departmental Screening Committee meeting was held for ad-hoc promotions from the grade of Senior Translator to the grade of Assistant Director (Official Language). Due to this, 14 officers are likely to get promoted as AD (OL).
Based on the representation of the Mutual Fund Industry to consider a glide path for implementation of the policy and request of other stakeholders, it has been decided that the deemed residual maturity for the purpose of valuation of existing as well as new bonds issued under Basel III framework shall be as below:
The assessee herein is one of the branches of M/ State Bank of Travancore, which has since been merged with M/s State Bank of India. It is stated that there was shortage of staff and domain expertise in taxation. On examination of reasons furnished by the assessee in a liberal manner, in our view, the reasons given by assessee for delay in filing appeal before Ld. CIT(A) shall constitute sufficient cause
In a separate development, the Income Tax Department, carried out search and seizure operations on 17/03/2021 on a business group engaged in yarn trading and supply of PPE kits, bags and Baby care kits to various State Governments. The searches were conducted in eight premises at Tirupur, Dharapuram and Chennai.
