'Not an inch lost to China': Ex-Army Chief Naravane stands firm, urges nation to keep defence forces out of politicsFormer Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane breaks his silence on his memoir "Four Stars of Destiny". He firmly defends his position th...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
The delimitation debate reflects our inability to eschew the politics of handouts, caste and ethnicityIndia faces a critical juncture as a proposed constitutional amendment fails. This highlights a growing divide between economically prosper...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
Govt relaxes norms for shares with differential voting rights; to boost startupsCompanies can now have up to 74% Differential Voting Rights (DVR) shares of the total post issue paid up share capital.
16 Aug, 2019, 06.34 PM IST
Startups cheer differential voting rightsSebi nod will allow founders to have more control over their ventures even after diluting a significant portion of their holdings.
28 Jun, 2019, 10.20 AM IST
DVR: An instrument whose time hasn’t comeDifferential voting rights are essentially certain shareholders having different number of votes.
14 May, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
Sebi issues consultation paper on differential voting rightsThe paper has been issued pursuant to a report submitted by a Sebi-constituted group on Differential Voting Rights (DVR).
20 Mar, 2019, 10.58 PM IST
ET view: Differential voting rights ahoy!Right now, India allows just one class of shares, in which every equity share gives its owner one vote in deciding the company’s moves.
07 May, 2018, 07.13 PM IST
Learn with ETMarkets: Differential voting rightsShares with differential voting rights imply shares that give the holder different voting rights compared to someone who owns ordi nary sha...
02 Sep, 2016, 08.37 AM IST
Price discounts, higher dividends make DVRs an attractive buyDVR shares are like ordinary shares, but carry less or limited voting rights. They are listed and traded on stock exchanges just like ordin...
18 May, 2015, 08.08 AM IST
DVR shares of Tata Motors, Jain Irrigation spurt up to 17% on new BSE normsJain Irrigation Systems was trading 14 per cent higher at Rs 54.05, and Future Retail DVR was up 9.8 per cent to Rs 60.
19 Feb, 2015, 09.55 AM IST
BSE sets new norms for differential voting rights sharesPremier stock exchange BSE today announced new norms for considering DVR shares in the indices, including Sensex and BSE 100.
18 Feb, 2015, 08.46 PM IST
Sensex, Nifty likely to feature shares with DVRsThe index committees of the top bourses are holding discussions with relevant market participants before arriving at a decision.
18 Aug, 2014, 01.30 PM IST
- Jain Irrigation: Exit rush hits differential voting rights
The discount at which the DVRs are quoting in relation to the shares widened significantly from 18% on the day of listing (November 30) to ...
09 Dec, 2011, 06.23 AM IST
- Tata Sons offloads over 2pc of Tata Motors DVRs for 157 cr
Tata Group holding company Tata Sons has sold part of its differential voting right, or DVR, holding in Tata Motors in the open market.
12 May, 2011, 05.14 AM IST
- Tata Steel plans to raise up to $1 bn via GDR
Tata Steel is all set to raise up to $1 bn by issuing Global Depository Receipt (GDR), it could be launched today if market is conducive, s...
04 Jan, 2011, 09.06 AM IST
- Investors lap up Pantaloon’s DVR shares
The recent rise in activity in Tata Motors’ differential voting rights (DVR) shares in the past few months appears to have had a rub-off ef...
30 Apr, 2010, 01.02 AM IST
- Will differential voting rights work in India?
There is an international body of literature that has rigorously investigated this which could provide the guiding light for India.
30 May, 2008, 02.53 AM IST