Author: Legal Parivar

IREDA’s stock price experienced a decline of 1.6% during Wednesday’s trading session following NSE’s decision to remove it from various indices, including Nifty 500, Nifty Midcap 150, Nifty Midcap 100, Nifty 200, Nifty LargeMidcap 250, Nifty MidSmallcap 400, and Nifty Total Market. As per an announcement by the NSE, the Committee has rescinded its earlier resolution to include IREDA, which was declared on February 28, 2024. This action was taken due to a violation of the SEBI Portfolio Concentration Norms for Equity Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Index Funds related to impact cost.

The upcoming SRM Contractors IPO has set a price band of ₹200 to ₹210 per equity share with a face value of ₹10. Subscription for the IPO will commence on Tuesday, March 26, and conclude on Thursday, March 28. Allocation to anchor investors is scheduled for Friday, March 22. The floor price for the IPO is set at 20 times the face value of equity shares, while the cap price stands at 21 times the face value. At the upper end of the price band, the price/earnings ratio based on diluted EPS for the financial year 2023 is 2.31, compared…

According to Axis Securities, Vedanta Ltd, Hindustan Zinc Ltd, Coal India Ltd, GAIL (India), Power Grid Corporation of India, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Piramal Enterprises, ITC Ltd, Tech Mahindra Ltd, HCL Technologies, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel, and NTPC are among the top 15 large cap companies with significant dividend yields. These companies have offered dividend yields ranging from 2% to 20% over the past year. Notably, Vedanta Ltd and Hindustan Zinc Ltd stand out in the metal and mining sector, boasting stellar dividend yields of 20% and 13%, respectively, over the last 12…

Election Commission’s Data on Electoral Bond Scheme Raises Eyebrows as Future Gaming Private Limited Tops Donations with ₹1,368 Crore. The recent release of data by the Election Commission regarding the electoral bond scheme introduced in 2018 has drawn significant attention due to the substantial donations made by various conglomerates to India’s political parties. Future Gaming Private Limited, founded by Santiago Martin, emerged at the forefront by donating ₹1,368 crore. Santiago Martin, often dubbed the ‘lottery king’, has an intriguing background. Born in 1961, Martin worked as a daily wage laborer in Myanmar during his youth before returning to India in…

Inox Green Energy Services announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary, I-Fox Windtechnik India Pvt Ltd, has secured a contract valued at Rs 39.5 crore for the refurbishment of 33 wind turbine generators (WTGs) of 1.5MW each from NLC India. The contract encompasses the supply of materials/spares and other associated activities for the refurbishment of 33 WTGs over a span of eight months. The company statement mentioned a revenue realization of Rs 39.5 crore (inclusive of taxes) during the contract duration. This order pertains to the restoration of 33 wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of 1.5 MW, situated at…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has opted to reschedule CA exams due to the Lok Sabha elections, slated from April 19 to June 1. The revised exam dates will be disclosed today, March 19. Additionally, the ICAI CA exams are already planned for May. The Lok Sabha elections of 2024 will span from April 19 to June 1, with vote counting set for June 4. Previously, the intermediate group 1 exams were set for May 3, 5, and 7, and group 2 exams for May 9, 11, and 13. The final exam for group 1 was scheduled…

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu is set to be a part of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 as a commentator, as announced by Star Sports Network on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). In a post dated March 19, Star Sports India welcomed Sidhu to its esteemed team of commentators. “A wise man once said, ‘Hope is the biggest ‘tope’.’ And this wise man, the great @sherryontopp himself, has joined our Incredible StarCast!” the post read. IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony: Star-Studded Event Expected The IPL 2024 is slated to commence with a star-studded opening ceremony on March…

HG Infra Engineering’s shares surged 5.4% to Rs 942 during Tuesday’s trading session on BSE following the company’s announcement of securing four orders worth Rs 1,026 crore for its solar business through a joint venture (JV) with Stockwell Solar Services. According to the company’s statement filed with the exchange, Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited has granted four contracts to the JV consortium comprising HG Infra Engineering and Stockwell Solar Services Private Limited. These contracts entail the development of four grid-connected solar power plants with a combined capacity of 203.76 MW (AC).

State-owned engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) announced on Tuesday that it has secured an order to establish a 1,600 MW Singrauli Supercritical Thermal Power Plant (STPP) Stage-III from NTPC. Located adjacent to the existing 2,000 MW thermal power station (TPS) at Singrauli in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, the plant will be set up by BHEL, as stated in a press release. Singrauli TPS, established by BHEL in 1982, was NTPC’s inaugural power plant in the state. The machines previously installed by BHEL at Singrauli have demonstrated exceptional performance since their commissioning. BHEL clinched the order from NTPC…

The Income Tax Department has introduced the offline forms (JSON utility) for ITR-1 and ITR-4 applicable for the financial year 2023-24 (assessment year 2024-25) on March 18, 2024. These forms will be utilized for filing income tax returns starting from April 1, 2024, for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25). The JSON utility serves as a file format for downloading or importing prefilled return data into the offline utility and for generating prepared ITR in the offline utility, as per the income tax e-filing website. Taxpayers whose accounts are not subject to audit have until July 31, 2024, to file income tax…