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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicCompanies Act

Topic: Companies Act

NCLT is caught up in wasteful govt-to-govt litigation. Here’s how to change that

NCLT has over 30,000 pending cases. Reducing its load requires changes to Companies Act

‘Unlimited corporate contributions to parties contrary to free & fair elections,’ says SC

Striking down electoral bonds scheme, SC said ‘chief reason for corporate funding of political parties is to influence political process which may in turn improve company’s performance’.

‘Fake address, intent to defraud’: Why India is cracking down on firms with Chinese directors

Registrar of Companies has lodged 39 FIRs in Mumbai alone against companies with foreign directors or shareholders. Officials are tight-lipped but complaints show common patterns.

Rahul Gandhi’s Northeast Delhi visit has come too late, looks like exercise in TRP politics

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

For ease of business, Modi govt moves to decriminalise Companies Act, relaxes CSR norms

The steps are expected to improve ease of doing business for companies, and could be the last of the changes to the Companies Act for the moment.

Ridiculous, foolish, atrocious – How Modi govt fans are slamming it on economic policies

A slowing economy & controversial proposals are forcing Modi govt's strident supporters to voice their discontent with the establishment publicly.

Why companies can no longer get away with ignoring CSR

Modi govt has passed amendments to the Companies Act, 2013, to ensure that firms that don’t spend 2% of their net profits on CSR are penalised.

After IL&FS crisis, India considering ceiling on audit firms to break Big Four monopoly

The proposed crackdown by India’s corporate affairs ministry mirrors similar action being planned in the UK.

Soon, ED could raid & attach properties for fraud

Sections 447 & 448 of the Companies Act are set to be included as scheduled offences under PMLA, giving ED the power to recover ‘fraud’ money.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.