Brookfield to invest up to $600mn in ACME’s business

ACME is developing green ammonia and green methanol facilities in India and Oman NEW DELHI: Global investment firm Brookfield will invest up to $600 million in ACME Cleantech Ventures to support development and construction of green molecule projects in India and West Asia, the companies said Thursday. ACME Cleantech Ventures is a UK-based privately held…

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NSE IPO subscribed 43% on day 1

The part reserved for employees was almost fully subscribed MUMBAI: The Rs 22,562 crore IPO for NSE, the largest stock exchange in India in terms of turnover and profits, received bids for nearly 3.8 crore shares against about 8.9 crore shares on offer in the post-anchor bidding process. This translates to an overall subscription of…

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Tata group shares rally on hopes of listing

Minority shareholders in the company’s various businesses will be watching as an IPO could affect Tata’s ability to shift capital between its cash-rich established businesses and newer, less profitable ventures. MUMBAI: With the possibility of Tata Sons’ listing gaining traction, stocks of several Tata companies that hold shares of the group’s holding company rallied on…

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Tatas, a house brutually divided: Tata Sons board gives Chandrasekaran 5 more years; move illegal, say Trusts

The vote exposed differences among Trusts’ own nominee directors. MUMBAI: In an unprecedented break with its principal shareholders, Tata Sons’ board Thursday voted to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as executive chairman for another five years, defying Tata Trusts, which called the resolution “a legal nullity”, exposing a split over leadership and strategy at India’s largest conglomerate.A…

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Tata group dispute: Panel sought 5-year term for Chandrasekaran early September

The timeline outlined by Tata Sons shows that the move to retain Chandrasekaran predated RBI’s Sept 11 directive MUMBAI: About three weeks after N Chandrasekaran announced that he would not seek reappointment, Tata Sons‘ nomination and remuneration committee (NRC) unanimously urged him to reconsider and recommended a fresh five-year term for him.The timeline outlined by…

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UPI fee: Government, payment gateways discuss ways to stop merchants passing burden to consumers

The Centre asserted that it does not expect a decline in UPI transactions or increased use of cash NEW DELHI: Govt is in talks with payment aggregators and platforms, which onboard merchants, to ensure that the merchant discount rate (MDR) on transactions is not passed onto consumers, finance ministry officials told reporters Thursday.The Centre asserted…

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She first willed her 79 square yards land to her younger sister, then revoked it; second Will gave it to her adopted daughter, why Punjab & Haryana HC upheld it

The High Court also accepted the validity of the woman’s later registered Will. (Image for representative purpose only) A property dispute between two sisters over a six-room house in Ludhiana has reached the Supreme Court after the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled in favour of the elder sister’s adopted daughter. The dispute concerns a…

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Who owns Tata, who runs it? The power struggle between Tata Sons and Tata Trusts explained

Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, voted against the proposal. The Tata group leadership crisis has deepened with Tata Sons’ board on Thursday voting to give N Chandrasekaran another five-year term as executive chairman. This has overturned his earlier decision to step down. But Tata Trusts, the conglomerate’s majority shareholder, has rejected the resolution almost…

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