Author: Legal Parivar

India’s coal imports saw a slight uptick to 212.24 million tonnes (MT) during the April-January period of the current fiscal year, marking a 1.65% rise from the previous year’s 208.78 MT, as per data compiled by mjunction services ltd, a B2B e-commerce platform. During the same period, non-coking coal imports amounted to 136.47 MT, slightly lower than the 136.90 MT imported in the previous fiscal year. Coking coal imports, however, increased to 47.32 MT from 46.09 MT recorded in the corresponding period of FY23. In January alone, coal imports through major and non-major ports rose to 19.81 MT compared to…

Shapoorji Pallonji Group, led by Indian billionaire Shapoor Mistry, is currently in discussions with lenders, including state-run Power Finance Corp., aiming to raise up to 200 billion rupees ($2.4 billion), as per individuals familiar with the situation. The group has reportedly approached Power Finance for a potential funding of up to 150 billion rupees, constituting the largest portion of the planned fundraising. Negotiations are underway, and the terms of the lending could be subject to change, according to the sources who preferred to remain anonymous due to the confidential nature of the details. Additionally, the group is assessing interest from…

Indian IT stocks surged in Thursday’s trading session, driven by positive signals from global markets after the US Federal Reserve maintained interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting at its two-day March policy meeting, concluding on Wednesday. The Fed’s decision to retain its projection of three rate hikes by the end of 2024, as indicated in the “dot plot,” further boosted market sentiment. In addition to the rate decision, Federal Reserve policymakers upgraded their economic forecasts, notably revising the US growth outlook for this year to 2.1%, up from the previously forecasted 1.4% in December. The Federal Reserve is…

Patanjali Ayurved, along with its CEO Acharya Balkrishna, has issued an apology before the Supreme Court regarding misleading advertisements and criticism of modern medicine. This apology follows the Supreme Court’s directive for Patanjali Ayurved and Acharya Balakrishna to personally appear before the court and address contempt proceedings initiated against them. “Inadvertently, the advertisement in question, which was intended to contain only general statements, included the offending sentences… On behalf of Patanjali Ayurved, I offer an unqualified apology to this Court for breaching the statement recorded in the order of November 21, 2023. I assure the Court that such advertisements will…

Radiowalla Network Ltd is gearing up to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on March 27, with the IPO concluding on April 2. The price band for the Radiowalla Network IPO has been set at ₹72 to ₹76 per share. The company aims to raise ₹14.25 crore from the book-built issue, which comprises a fresh issue of 18.75 lakh equity shares. The IPO lot size is 1,600 shares, requiring a minimum investment amount of ₹121,600 for retail investors. Radiowalla IPO allotment is expected to be finalized on April 3, 2024, with the tentative listing date scheduled for April 5, 2024,…

Pharmaceutical giant Wockhardt Ltd has announced that its Capital Raising Committee has approved its Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP). The floor price for the QIP has been set at Rs 544.02 per share. Sources familiar with the matter informed CNBC-TV18 that the total issue size is expected to be Rs 570 crore, comprising fresh shares of Rs 350 crore and a greenshoe option of Rs 220 crore. The Capital Raising Committee is scheduled to reconvene on March 26 to finalize the issue price for the QIP and other relevant details. As per the terms, Wockhardt may offer a discount not exceeding…

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on Thursday targeting AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister C Vijayabaskar, as well as a Chennai-based real estate group, as part of separate money laundering investigations, according to official sources. Around 25 locations are being covered by the central agency in connection with these two cases. Vijayabaskar, a former health minister and influential AIADMK figure from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu, is the subject of the raids stemming from a 2022 state vigilance (DVAC) probe related to allegations of possessing disproportionate assets. He has previously faced allegations in the “gutkha scam” investigated by the CBI.…

Krystal Integrated Services made a robust debut on the exchanges, starting at Rs 795, marking an 11 percent premium over the issue price of Rs 715. This listing exceeded analysts’ predictions of a premium of around 4 percent. The company’s Rs 300-crore public issue garnered strong investor interest, with an oversubscription of 13.21 times. Non-institutional investors led the subscription, buying 43.91 times their allotted shares. Qualified institutional buyers subscribed 7.33 times, while retail investors subscribed 3.32 times their quota. Krystal Integrated Services offers comprehensive management solutions, including housekeeping, sanitation, catering, private security, manned guarding, payroll processing, staffing, electrical, and plumbing…

Following the Congress’ Central Election Committee meeting on March 20 to finalize candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, Maharashtra unit party president Nana Patole announced the selection of candidates for 12 seats. He further disclosed plans for a meeting on March 21 with Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar to finalize the remaining seats. It is reported that Praniti Shinde is likely to contest from Solapur, previously represented by her father and veteran party leader Sushil Kumar Shinde. Additionally, Sahu Maharaj is expected to be the candidate from Kolhapur. However, the formal seat-sharing formula between the Congress party and its Maha…

Maruti Suzuki’s shares saw slight gains early on March 21 after Morgan Stanley assigned an ‘overweight’ rating, citing the potential impact of a proposed hybrid duty cut on the automaker. During the Rising Bharat Summit in New Delhi on March 19, Nitin Gadkari proposed slashing the GST on hybrid cars to 12 percent from 48 percent, potentially benefiting Maruti Suzuki. Morgan Stanley set a price target of Rs 11,228 for the company, which Maruti has already exceeded. On March 20, the stock crossed the Rs 12,000 mark for the first time. There’s a noticeable discrepancy in vehicle taxation, with electric…