Warren Buffett on how CEOs manipulate earnings – and how to spot itWarren Buffett compared modern corporate accounting to a golfer who turns in a score of 140 in his first round (thanks to fake bogeys), and...
04 Jun, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
At Big 4 firms, AI is starting to reshape the tax professionMajor accounting firms in India are embracing artificial intelligence for tax services. AI is automating routine tasks, research, and draft...
02 Jun, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Govt’s new ‘law-to-code’ push; UpGrad’s $1.7 billion valuationHappy Wednesday! The government plans to translate legal provisions into software code that enforces compliance by design. This and more in...
20 May, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
No broadcaster for World Cup? What FIFA’s India standoff could really costAs FIFA gears up for the 2026 World Cup, it encounters a broadcasting conundrum in India. Following a surge in online viewership during the...
18 May, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
Reliance-Disney launch legal battle against Indian TV rival Zee over Bollywood filmsIndia's entertainment giants JioStar and Zee are locked in a legal battle. JioStar accuses Zee of broadcasting movies it holds rights to. T...
15 May, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
AI can't steal your job! A China twist can avert AI jobs apocalypseA Hangzhou court has set a precedent, ruling that companies cannot use AI automation as a blanket justification for firing workers. The dec...
02 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
When the acquisition looks great but the footnote doesn't: How Indian managements turn deals into balance-sheet fictionAcquisitions are among corporate finance’s most celebrated events. But the harder story usually emerges later, when the accounting begins t...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Door's open, yet foreign law companies stay on the fenceRegulatory uncertainty, tax ambiguity and thin margins have kept foreign law firms from launching offices here despite market liberalisatio...
02 Apr, 2026, 08.07 AM IST
SC tags multiple pleas challenging UP Gangsters Act, refers them to 3-judge benchThe Supreme Court has consolidated all pending petitions challenging the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act. These cases will now be heard by a th...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Zee needs strategy shift to survive after Sony merger plan crumblesA Zee-Sony India merger would have created a media powerhouse in the world's most populous nation with 90-plus channels across sports, ente...
25 Jan, 2024, 02.49 PM IST
Why the birth of a $10 bn media & entertainment behemoth still buffering upA merger deal between Japan's Sony group's Indian arm (Culver Max Entertainment) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises that will create a $10 b...
18 Dec, 2023, 01.37 PM IST
DoT gets legal nod to challenge order on Rs 7,000 crore bank guaranteesDepartment to soon file case in SC to demand dues from Airtel, Tata Teleservices.
29 Aug, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
Idea shareholders approve name change to Vodafone Idea, fund raising of Rs 15,000 croreThe merger of the country’s No 2 and No 3 carriers will create the largest telecom firm in the country.
27 Jun, 2018, 08.19 AM IST
Financial Technologies asks shareholders to oppose 'forced' NSEL mergerThe government, in October last year, had ordered the merger of NSEL with its parent firm Financial Technologies (India) Ltd.
26 Feb, 2015, 12.18 PM IST
Tech Mahindra hopeful of merger with Mahindra Satyam soonTech Mahindra took over reins of the scam-tainted Satyam Computers in April 2009 and rebranded it as Mahindra Satyam.
06 Feb, 2013, 10.52 PM IST
- Sun wins temporary relief in Taro case
Sun Pharmaceuticals won a temporary relief from the Tel Aviv District Court on shareholders’ meeting of the Israeli company.
15 Sep, 2009, 12.00 AM IST
- Investors make last challenge to Lloyds/HBOS deal
A British regulator considered a last-ditch legal challenge by investors to Lloyds Group TSB's takeover of rival HBOS PLC, just days before...
08 Dec, 2008, 09.46 PM IST