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Sunday, January 25, 2026
TopicCompanies Act

Topic: 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

Mark Tully’s BBC assignment to India wasn’t by chance. It was a karmic connection

Mark Tully witnessed the BBC turn into an anti-India outfit and repeatedly shame and humiliate itself in world circles. Never mind. Tully lives on, and his old BBC lives on.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

US officially calls China ‘second most powerful country’, new strategy softens stand against Beijing, Moscow

New defence strategy marks clear break from Biden-era Pentagon policy, softening tone on China & Russia, while pushing allies to shoulder more responsibility with less US backing.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.