KVR Murty named as Sebi whole-time member

NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday named KVR Murty, a former Indian defence accounts service officer, as whole-time member of markets regulator Sebi, with a three-year tenure. Murty, who retired as additional controller general of defence accounts, has had a long stint in the ministry of corporate affairs. TNN Source link

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IHC arm gets RBI nod to buy Sammaan Capital

MUMBAI: Sammaan Capital (formerly Indiabulls) shares rose 6% after the RBI approved the acquisition of a controlling stake by UAE-based International Holding Company (IHC) through an initial investment of about Rs 8,850 crore. In a regulatory filing on March 24, Sammaan Capital said RBI had cleared applications related to the proposed transaction involving Avenir Investment,…

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OpenAI hires JioStar’s ex-CEO to lead Apac ops

BENGALURU: OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has hired former JioStar CEO Kiran Mani as managing director for Asia-Pacific, as the AI firm steps up its regional expansion amid strong user growth in markets including India. Mani is set to join in June. He will report to Jason Kwon and lead regional strategy and operations across…

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US, EU seek WTO reform as meet starts

NEW DELHI: World Trade Organisation‘s ministerial meeting will kick off in Cameroon on Thursday, with reform of the 30-year-old multilateral body on top of the agenda of the US and European Union, while India will seek to push for farm trade reforms and retain the basic characteristics of the entity.At the meeting, which comes in…

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CCPA warns hotels, restaurants of action for levying ‘LPG, Gas surcharges’

NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Wednesday warned hotels and restaurants of action in case it found them levying additional charges under heads such as “LPG charges,” “gas surcharge,” and “fuel cost recovery” in food bills.The authority issued an advisory invoking provisions of Consumer Protection Act observing that such charges are being…

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India, Chile review progress in proposed trade pact talks ahead of WTO meet

India and Chile on Wednesday reviewed the progress of negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), with both sides discussing ways to accelerate talks and deepen bilateral economic engagement, reported PTI.The issue came up during a meeting between Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal and Chile’s Vice-Minister of International Economic Relations Paula Estevez Weinstein in Yaounde,…

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KV Ramana Murty named Sebi whole-time member

The Centre has appointed Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for a term of three years.His appointment completes the regulator’s full strength of four whole-time members, according to PTI. The other members currently serving on the Sebi board are Amarjeet Singh, Kamlesh Chandra Varshney…

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US stock markets today (March 25, 2026): S&P 500, Nasdaq & Dow rally over 1%; Brent crude slides on renewed hopes of Iran war pause

US stock markets jumped on Wednesday while oil prices declined as hopes resurfaced for a possible pause in the war with Iran, lifting investor sentiment across global financial markets.The S&P 500 rose 1.1% in early trading after the United States delivered a proposal to Iran aimed at halting the conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…

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