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The US-based investment firm saw its investment in six Adani group stocks nearly triple in value, from ₹38,500 crore ($4.6 billion) to ₹96,431 crore ($11.62 billion) within a span of roughly seven months. This remarkable 150% increase highlights the...

Technology integration drives legal sector growth, with rising demand for regulations, advisory services, and increased M&A activity. Focus on AI, blockchain, data privacy, cybersecurity, and geographical expansion to enhance client service and effi...

Indian auditing firms are pushing for fair competition with multinational counterparts, expressing concerns over the Big Four's increasing dominance and alleged manipulation of regulatory loopholes. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (I...

According to travel industry experts and property owners, there is a growing demand for bulk bookings of entire boutique properties costing Rs 3 lakh per night to as much as Rs 10 lakh. Some are even using private charters for group travels. These b...

Indians are leveraging every opportunity to take a “minication”, said Rajeev Kale, president and country head for holidays, MICE and Visa at Thomas Cook (India). The company’s data reflects a 25%-30% year-on-year surge for long weekend breaks across...

Following reports that US-based GQG Partners, founded by Rajiv Jain, is in talks to buy a stake in Vedanta, a big block deal was reported on Thursday in which more than 2% equity changed hands worth over Rs 2,600 crore.

In a trend catching up fast, India's top law firms are playing fair in gender diversity and promoting an increasing number of high-potential women lawyers to partner level and are going extra mile to retain them, industry insiders said.

Specialised tribunals such as the National Green Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity are some of the niche litigation areas fo...

Tanishq, a jewelry brand from the Tata Group, has plans to establish 50 boutiques worldwide in the long term. Currently, the brand has 13 boutiques in international markets and is actively seeking new locations to serve the global Indian diaspora. T...

An alumnus of Government Law College, Mumbai (2008), and a member of the Indian Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Pyasi started his career with the law firm Kartikeya & Associates in 2008, in the firm’s litigation team. Subsequently,...

​​​For the deal, General Atlantic entered into an agreement with entities held by Affirma Capital. Subsequent to this transaction, Affirma Capital will continue to remain invested in TBO, the company said in a statement.

The decision to appoint an asset valuer for IDBI Bank has caused concern among the big four accounting firms. The government's department of investment and public asset management has set out qualification criteria stating that only valuers register...

Adani stocks have since recovered some of the losses. GQG has so far invested Rs 38,700 crore in Adani Group firms. Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has invested Rs 4,100 crore in Adani Green Energy and Bain Capital has poured in Rs 1,440 crore, hel...

In the August 12 resignation letter, Deloitte said it was resigning as auditor of APSEZ with immediate effect "because we are not statutory auditors of a substantial number of other Adani Group of companies." It went on to state that it had given a ...

Shares of artificial intelligence firms have helped lead an equity rally in the U.S. market this year after U.S. firm OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, a chatbot that gives strikingly human-like responses to user queries, snagged a multi-billion dollar ...

The marketing presentation, which has not been previously reported, shows the Swiss bank is betting on an aggressive rebound at CS First Boston (CSFB) after revenue plunged 69% in 2022

During the fiscal year March 2021, the combined legal cost of all the companies was about Rs 36,973.75 crore, a marginal decline of 1.67% compared to a year ago period due to pandemic and subsequent lockdown. However, this is expected to improve now...

The development company has bought the property through its parent Chandler & Price (India) that has paid stamp duty worth Rs 4.65 crore for the registration of the transaction.

“As the world embraces a different ‘normal’ with a fundamental shift in all sectors including professional services like law, we thought it was also the time to pursue a different venture,” said Satyendra Shrivastava, senior partner of Consortia Leg...