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Lok Sabha polls: Over 30,000 political ads on Facebook since February

Over Rs 6 crore spent on these ads; Twitter data shows no promoted tweet in past seven days from key handles

India scores poor on women's representation as lawmakers, says analysis

India lags its neighbours and peers when it comes to women's representation in national legislatures

Largest wealth fund may offload $658-millon stake in Indian oil firms

Companies that Norwegian fund is likely to shed stakes in include Oil India, IOC, ONGC, and RIL

Highest equity allocations come in a disappointing year for indices

Broader market gave negative returns despite allocations touching record levels since 1970-71

Equity markets lost sheen in Q3; MCX posts 42.6% gain in total income

Power trading platform Indian Energy Exchange recorded a 17.7% gain in profit to Rs 42.62 crore

#MeToo: 50 sexual harassment complaints at RBI till date

Central bank had set up committee to deal with sexual harassment in 1998

#MeToo: Sebi mandated disclosures by listed firms, but it lacks them itself

The regulator said in its response to Business Standard's query that information on sexual harassment complaints at Sebi would be made available in future

Street signs: Thrust for disinvestment, wealth managers' woes, and more

The Sensex is down 3,000 points or over 8% from its August high

Share of sovereign funds in FPI at its highest for FY19, but holdings fall

The overall FPI equity holdings have declined by Rs 46,000 crore in January alone

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's fortunes bounce back, portfolio up 15% in Dec quarter

The gain comes after decline in the previous three quarters of 2018

Financial crises often stem from the unseen, not the seen: Kenneth Rogoff

In a Q&A, professor of economics at Harvard University and former chief economist at IMF says that the best of central banks could be hobbled by lack of political backing

What is uniform stamp duty and how will it impact your stock transactions?

Quite simply, you will end up paying a bit more on your stock deals

Little used in India, clawback provisions have seen greater traction abroad

ICICI Bank's own compensation policy suggests clawback in the event of 'gross negligence or integrity breach'

Oversubscription provision overshadows base issuance in recent debt offers

India Infoline had a base amount of Rs 250 crore and oversubscription portion of Rs 1,750 crore

Street signs: IL&FS SPV fallout hurts mkt, brokers-exchange meet, and more

The IL&FS subsidiaries have decided to not pay their obligations, citing a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal decision on resolving the debt issue at the parent level

Street signs: MFs worried about IL&FS, AMCs hit by new changes, and more

IL&FS and its group companies have not been able to service their debt for a few months

Sebi turns down L&T's Rs 9,000-cr share buyback citing compliance issues

L&T applied for the buyback in compliance with the required ratio post buyback on the basis of its standalone financial statements

Stock brokers look to set up shop overseas to tap rising interest from NRIs

Setting up offices in off-shore destinations, dedicated teams to talk to investors in their time zones

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Brokerages begin to pencil coalition scenarios

While some have suggested downside to the markets in the short-term for coalitions, long-term historical returns are higher than majority governments

Mismatch seen in Indian, global stock market volatility indices

Host of local and global surprises likely in first half of this year with Lok Sabha elections, Brexit set to take centre stage