The Bill proposes to introduce the concept of class action suits for the first time in India, which would empower investors to sue a company for 'oppression and mismanagement'.

Companies having five or more independent directors would have to necessarily have at least one female independent director, Corporate Affairs Minister Murli Deora said.

The government is scheduled to table the GST Constitution Amendment Bill during the current session of Parliament for consideration.

The new Companies Bill, which was tabled in the backdrop of the Rs 14,000 crore Satyam fraud, promises greater shareholder democracy and stricter corporate governance norms.

The UPA government on Tuesday bowed to the Opposition's pressure and announced that a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) will look into the 2G spectrum scam.

Parliament could function barely for a few hours during the 23 sittings which began on November 9, as the united Opposition forced adjournments everyday.

Systemic corruption in India can be fixed by making public servants accountable, argues Nagarajan Vittal.

While Lok Sabha passed the supplementary demands of Rs 1,024.61 crore for railways, Rajya Sabha passed the Supplementary Demands (General) for Rs 45,000 crore.

After the hour-long meeting with Opposition parties, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said he would get back to them after consulting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issues discussed.

Excessive intrusiveness by various parliamentary committees appears to be hampering the work of leading public sector enterprises in the country.

Failing to meet the deadline of winter session, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the bill would now come in the budget session next year in February.

The report by the Comptroller Auditor General, assessing the 2G spectrum scam and the telecom minister's involvement in it, will be tabled in the winter session of Parliament.

The Finance Ministry says it is hopeful of getting the DTC bill approved by Parliament in the next fiscal.

In the latest Rajinikanth flick Robot, the Tamil superstar plays an Android robot called Chitti which looks, walks and talks like a human being.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance talks of an overall outer ceiling on managerial remuneration.

Despite it being the middle of the week, India Inc. turned up in full strength to hear the Finance Minister at the BT Best CFOs awards night.

The recession, downturn or whatever you call it, has dented most kinds of lists - lists of billionaires, lists of most valuable companies, lists of top recruiters and so on.

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