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Khushboo Tiwari

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Khushboo Tiwari is a special correspondent with Business Standard. She reports on the capital markets, regulatory developments at Sebi and IFSCA, market intermediaries, and legal matters involving corporate houses. Earlier, she worked in broadcast news for over five years. In her free time, she prefers to paint, sketch, trek, and catch up on on her reading and writing. Tiwari likes to explore off-beat places and learn new languages. She is a post-graduate from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).

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Delhi High Court rejects plea against Sebi's approval for NSE IPO

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition opposing Sebi's NOC for NSE's IPO, removing a key obstacle to the bourse's long-awaited listing after governance issues had stalled the process for years

Updated On: 16 Feb 2026 | 8:36 PM IST

Brokers body may approach RBI on funding norms, flags market concerns

Brokerages are planning to approach the RBI to review revised capital market exposure norms, which they say could hurt proprietary trading, raise MTF funding costs and weigh on market liquidity

Updated On: 16 Feb 2026 | 8:16 PM IST

Street signs: AI storm could hit other pockets, GIFT City's master key

AI fears widen beyond IT to wealth management, while APMI tightens fund-flow norms and GIFT City rolls out a single-window 'master key' registration

Updated On: 15 Feb 2026 | 10:13 PM IST

NSE revises ARC, cuts connectivity and colo charges by 50% on select days

Exchange offers 50% reduction in annual recovery charges for connectivity and colocation services on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Updated On: 13 Feb 2026 | 10:45 PM IST

Uday Kotak appointed Chairman of GIFT City

Kotak succeeds Hasmukh Adhia as non-executive chairman of Gujarat's IFSC hub, with appointment effective immediately

Updated On: 13 Feb 2026 | 10:43 PM IST

GIFT IFSC captures 65% of ECBs in FY26 on lower taxes, lighter rules

Experts say simpler rules, tax benefits aid GIFT City's emergence as preferred jurisdiction

Updated On: 12 Feb 2026 | 10:56 PM IST

Sebi mulls measures to cut regulatory costs, study market impact

Regulator is considering a centre for regulatory studies and an expert panel to assess compliance burden and cost impact across the market ecosystem

Updated On: 12 Feb 2026 | 7:00 PM IST

Sebi to review NSDL root-cause report on tech glitch: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Regulator will examine NSDL's root cause analysis of the recent technical glitch that disrupted inter-depository settlements, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said

Updated On: 12 Feb 2026 | 6:01 PM IST

Linde seeks shareholder approval for ₹417 cr RPTs with Praxair India

Linde India schedules March 5 EGM to seek shareholder approval for Rs 417.7 crore related-party transactions with Praxair India for FY2025-26

Updated On: 11 Feb 2026 | 11:19 PM IST

Sebi flags misuse of SME platform, plans simpler rules for market access

Dedicated SME portal in the works to ease compliance, improve disclosures

Updated On: 11 Feb 2026 | 11:06 PM IST

BSE shares hit fresh record high on strong Q3 earnings performance

BSE shares rose more than 6 per cent to a fresh all-time high after the exchange posted strong Q3 earnings, aided by higher transaction income and gains in the derivatives segment

Updated On: 10 Feb 2026 | 10:57 PM IST

Exam fear: SIF scale-up runs into distribution hurdle amid tough norms

Fund houses rolling out SIF are facing distribution challenges as stringent certification norms sharply limit eligible distributors, prompting the industry to seek regulatory relaxations

Updated On: 09 Feb 2026 | 10:25 PM IST

NSE 'hopeful' of some review on STT hike, cites limited impact on volumes

The exchange said industry representations have flagged concerns over the Budget-announced STT hike, though past increases have not had a significant negative impact on trading volumes

Updated On: 09 Feb 2026 | 8:00 PM IST

Digital push, regulatory tailwinds spark rush for mutual fund licences

Industry is drawing a fresh wave of entrants even as scale, profitability remain key challenges

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 11:15 PM IST

NSE Q3 PAT drops 37% to ₹2,409 crore, IPO committee reconstituted

Transaction charges, which constitute over two-thirds of the total income, fell 12 per cent Y-o-Y. The decline likely reflects lower trading volumes and market activity

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 8:36 PM IST

Proposed LLP Act 2008 tweaks could reshape AIF structures in India

Likely amendments may ease compliance, enable greater foreign inflows

Updated On: 05 Feb 2026 | 11:05 PM IST

US trade deal to spur investments into India, says Sebi Chairman Pandey

No fresh measures planned to tighten derivatives trades

Updated On: 04 Feb 2026 | 11:16 PM IST

Sebi proposes easing 'fit and proper' norms for market intermediaries

Move aims to remove automatic disqualifications triggered by criminal complaints

Updated On: 04 Feb 2026 | 2:45 PM IST

Union Budget 2026-27: STT increase on F&O to curb speculative trade

The second increase in STT since 2024, effective April 1, seeks to curb excessive speculation in derivatives markets and boost tax collections hit by lower trading volumes this fiscal

Updated On: 01 Feb 2026 | 10:38 PM IST

Union Budget 2026-27 aims to court overseas individuals to bolster markets

The Union Budget proposes higher PIS limits for overseas Indians, a review of FEMA non-debt rules, and LLP reforms for AIFs, aiming to attract long-term diaspora capital and deepen capital markets

Updated On: 01 Feb 2026 | 10:28 PM IST