The outstanding balances of 11.50 % Loan, 2011 is repayable at par on August 5, 2011 and no interest will accrue there on from the said date. In the event of a holiday being declared on August 5, 2011 by any State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Loan will be repaid by the paying offices in that State on the previous working day.
Shri Harun Rashid Khan took over today as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. As Deputy Governor he has been appointed for a period of three years. He will look after Central Security Cell, Department of External Investments and Operations, Department of Government and Bank Accounts, Department of Payment and Settlement Systems, Foreign Exchange Department, Internal Debt Management Department and Inspection Department.
Members participating at Convocation are requested to wear the Royal Blue Colour Blazer / Navy Blue Colour Blazer respectively and female members may wear saree / business suit while attending the Convocation and receiving the membership certificate. A tie and a lapel pin, saree pin in case of female members will be presented by the Institute to them at the convocation.
In a bid to ensure transparency in their functioning, a format for accounting and auditing of income and expenditure of political parties has been submitted to Election Commission by the Institute of Charted Accountants of India (ICAI). The implementation of the uniform format would help in bringing about accountability of political parties, ICAI President G Ramaswamy told reporters here last night.
A decision on the contentious issue of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail is likely to be taken before the Monsoon session of Parliament, sources said. However, there will be tough riders on the global retail chains for launching their operations. These would include hand-holding the small kirana shop-keepers who fear they could be wiped out by the giant retailers.
New Delhi: Investors seeking government approval for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will now have to obtain electronically generated unique number from the concerned authorities before filing requests with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board. The government’s move is expected to streamline as well as expedite the process of clearing FDI proposals in key sectors such as telecom, defence, direct-to-home and commodity exchange.
Mutual funds may soon face some tough questions from market regulator Sebi regarding the exercise of their vote on key business proposals of the companies in whose shares they have put in investors’ money. The market watchdog is irked by the casual approach adopted by most of the funds when it comes to voting on proposals put forth by the company management for shareholder approval, as also the disclosure of these votes, a senior official told PTI.
Major public sector banks, including State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda, are likely to soon raise lending rates making home, auto and commercial loans expensive. As many as a dozen banks, including private sector leader ICICI Bank have already hiked their lending rate by 25 basis points in response to the tightening of monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month.
Social networking site Facebook is planning to launch a video chat function next week for its millions of users in association with Skype, says a report. Facebook will launch a new video chat product, powered by Skype, that works in browser, technology blog TechCrunch said citing a source.
This note is issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to bring out the differences between the IFRSs1 as applicable on 1st April, 2011 and the corresponding Indian Accounting Standards (Ind ASs) placed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India, on its website after recommendation of the same by the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards (NACAS) and the ICAI.
