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Moneylife Digital Team 06 June 2025
India’s top-15 banks earned a staggering Rs21,773 crore in commissions from selling life insurance, mutual funds and other financial products in FY23–24 — much of it by promoting schemes from their own group companies. In the case of Kotak Mahindra Bank, 100% of the life insurance commissions...

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Dr Gopal Krishna 16 June 2025
“Fundamental rights are human rights and are, therefore, natural rights which are not conferred by the Constitution of India to take away. Sarv Mittra Sikri, the 13th chief justice of India has been proven right in subsequent judgments of the Supreme Court. Most notably, decisions in IR Coelho...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 June 2025
Just when vehicle owners thought they were done with compliance fatigue—having paid for smart number plates and e-registrations—they now find themselves staring at yet another bureaucratic hurdle: know-your-vehicle (KYV) verification. Rolled out quietly but enforced stringently since August...

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Dr Gopal Krishna 06 June 2025
Transfer of biometric database compromises the sovereignty of nations in South Asia. The spectre of an authoritarian, vindictive, surveillance state thus continues looming large over India.     - Dr Shashi Tharoor, chairperson, parliamentary standing committee on external affairs in Our...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 May 2025
In a significant judgement, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) has directed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd to pay Rs2.99 crore along with interest to a Mumbai-based widow, holding that the insurer had unfairly rejected her claim on technical and ambiguous...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 June 2025
A tragic air disaster struck Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, with reports suggesting that Gujarat’s former chief minister (CM) Vijay Rupani and prominent industrialist Pramukh Nanda’s family may have been aboard the ill-fated Air India flight AI171. The aircraft, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner,...

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Shirish Shanbhag 23 May 2025
Living in a cooperative housing society (CHS/the Society) often comes with its own set of unique challenges, ranging from managing common spaces and shared facilities to navigating election rules and disputes over parking. While Society bye-laws provide a strong framework for resolving such...

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Shirish Shanbhag 05 June 2025
In every cooperative housing society (CHS/the Society), disputes and uncertainties often arise over what should be common sense, fair or simply procedural. From how parking spaces are used (or misused), to whether funds are being managed transparently, to even something as routine as updating...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 May 2025
The Kolkata zonal office of the directorate of enforcement (ED) has arrested Subodh Kumar Goel, former chairman and managing director (CMD) of UCO Bank, in connection with a multi-crore bank fraud case linked to Concast Steel & Power Ltd (CSPL). The arrest was made on 16 May 2025 from Mr Goel’s...

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Unchecked fraud in initial public offerings (IPOs), especially listings by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should set off loud alarm bells for retail investors, especially those hunting for multi-bagger in this segment. As many as eight out of 10 investors today have entered the markets...

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Shrirang V Samant 30 May 2025
Has anyone ever wondered why scandals keep emerging in the Indian banking sector with sickening regularity? This happens not only in the loosely regulated cooperative banks, but in high-profile private sector banks too. The latest one is the 'accounting irregularities' in one of the large...

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Ambareesh Baliga, a veteran investment adviser with nearly four decades of experience in India’s stock markets, finds himself in a frustrating battle, not with market volatility, but with cyber fraud and bureaucratic indifference.   Mr Baliga recently revealed through a post on the social...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 June 2025
In a significant ruling, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) has dismissed a revision petition filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) and upheld orders from lower consumer forums directing the bank to refund Rs40,000 along with interest and compensation to a customer...

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In 2017, addressing the chartered accountants (CAs), the prime minister (PM) set out his wish for a doubling of the roster of the Big Four accounting firms with names that are desi. He had set out a time frame of five years.     It has been almost eight years and the noticeable change is...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 May 2025
The central bureau of investigation (CBI) arrested a deputy registrar of the national company law tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai bench, and an individual in connection with a Rs3.30 lakh bribery case. The arrests followed a complaint alleging that the tribunal official demanded a bribe to influence...

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Despite multiple warnings and committee recommendations, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues to evade the core issue: issuing clear, enforceable directions to banks on resolving the continued harassment of customers over know-your-customer (KYC) updates and arbitrary account...

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Last week, US president Donald Trump fired a salvo against Apple’s Tim Cook—demanding that iPhones be made in America, not India. This marks a fresh escalation in his 'America First' crusade. The outburst, laced with characteristic bluster, came despite Mr Cook’s earlier pledge of US$500bn...

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In a candid interview with The Indian Express, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, the newly-appointed chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), acknowledged a significant lapse in the regulator's transparency standards. He noted that there was ‘virtually no public disclosure’ in the...

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Rajiv Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj Auto, sounded the alarm last week: if China were to restrict exports of rare earths—crucial for the magnets in electric vehicles (EVs)—India’s nascent EV industry could grind to a halt. His anxiety is not unwarranted. As geopolitical tensions rise and trade wars...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 May 2025
Aarti Pharmalabs Limited (APL), a leading manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), pharmaceutical intermediates and xanthine derivatives, reported an 11% year-on-year (y-o-y) revenue increase for Q4FY24-25, reaching Rs564 crore. The company, spun off from Aarti Industries in...

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