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Godfrey Phillips India board pushes for additional independent director

Currently while there are four independent directors at present, there are five non-independent ones, including Ruchir Modi and R A Shah, who is chairman of the company

Tata Power consolidated net profit rises 10% to Rs 371 crore in Q2

On a consolidated basis, Tata Power Group's Q2 FY21 revenue was up by 15 per cent at Rs 8,413 crore as compared to Rs 7,329 crore last year.

Four years on

Even with hindsight, hard to say demonetisation was a success

Samvat 2077: Investors must look for safety first, tone down expectations

Given the sharp volatility, it is preferable to stick to leaders or top-tier players across sectors as they consolidate their position and gain market share

India Inc looks forward to enhanced Indo-US ties as Joe Biden wins

India Inc on Sunday hailed the victory of Joe Biden in the US Presidential election saying a "democratic process voted for a change"

Arbitration proceedings: Order on foreign jurisdiction has a caveat

Experts explain how order on foreign jurisdiction will influence India's alternative dispute landscape

BS Awards: Worst behind us as sales show steady rise, says India Inc brass

At the same time, they want the government to focus on job creation, invest in infrastructure, and improve the lives of migrant workers, who faced hardship during the pandemic.

Easier overseas listing

Move will remove a major bottleneck for start-ups, MSMEs

US election: Joe Biden victory could lift IT sector's spirits, say experts

Experts are of the view that Biden winning could mean slightly easier immigration, and less restriction on H1B visa norms

Firms finding it hard to balance ESG with profits, says Eugene Fama

Fama, known for his empirical work on portfolio theory, asset pricing, and the efficient-market hypothesis, was speaking to Uday Kotak, managing director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank

PM Narendra Modi to brainstorm with global fund houses on Thursday

20 top funds, India Inc brass to attend roundtable

The post-lockdown scars

As economic indicators and tax receipts improve, evidence of stress begin to appear too

Indian companies prefer commercial paper route to raise cash, shun banks

Rs 1.9 trn of short-term debt issued in September, against Rs 1.3 trillion in August

Best of BS Opinion: Air quality crisis, corporate results, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Govt framing rules for easy foreign listing of start-ups and MSMEs

New rules will formalise an industry practice, reduce costs of transaction

Govt likely to get tax bonanza under Mistry exit plan, say experts

A legal source said the Mistrys would have to sell shares in listed Tata companies to pay the tax (if Tata Group agrees to the Mistry plan) and lower their stakes in them

Indian economy set to bounce back, emerge stronger from Covid crisis: Ficci

Ficci President Sangita Reddy said it was time to take bold actions and push the growth agenda vigorously

Govt to frame sector-specific model employment contracts for industries

Move aimed at easing compliance burden for companies; experts see it as micromanagement

Cautious optimism

Corporate results are showing turnaround signs

India Inc needs to respond to various reform measures of govt: CEA

CEA emphasised that India is the only country which utilised the opportunity provided by the current crisis to unleash the second generation reforms that are focused on factor markets.