Of late, the heads of a number of regulatory bodies have been flexing their muscles in different ways, using the full extent of their powers in a manner their predecessors had never done.

Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines has reportedly approached Air India and others for getting its aircraft checked for certification.

Its operations got completely paralysed on Monday after pilots and some other staff joined the striking engineers protesting non-payment of salaries for the last six months.

During the quarter, the company's interest outgo increased by 21.28 per cent to Rs 465.26 crore, impacting its profitability.

Are shares of large companies which have been part of the main stock indices for years safe? Most people believe that they are. Facts, however, prove otherwise.

The top corporate honchos of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Loop Mobiles were summoned by a Delhi court on a complaint by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for alleged violation of its regulations on mobile number portability.

Despite repeated warnings from security agencies, telecom companies are throwing all norms to the wind in offering pre-activated prepaid Sim cards to new subscribers without checking their credentials.

Stock market scams involving the likes of Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh in the past explain investors' disillusionment with the stock market. We take a look at the most recent investment frauds and give a low-down on the modus operandi of the perpetrators.

A.M. Naik of Larsen & Toubro, ranked second in the list of India's best CEOs, talks about his plans for the company.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to refer cases of irregularities in initial public offerings by some companies to the Enforcement Directorate and the income tax department.

The Telecom Ministry has asked service providers to discontinue their 3G roaming agreements after the unanimous view of telecom regulator Trai, Law Ministry and DoT that such roaming agreement was in violation of the telecom licences.

A look at recent rulings in the banking, telecom and capital market which can affect you.

Former Samajwadi Partyleader Amar Singh, after being arrested in the cash-for-votes scandal. Hejoined a growing band of VIPs in Tihar Jail: former telecom minister A. Rajaand DMK leader Kanimozhi, both accused in the 2G spectrum scam, formerJharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and Commonwealth Games chief SureshKalmadi.

The Income Tax Department will probe certain banks and their officials suspected to be helping customers hide illicit funds through multiple accounts.

The Supreme Court will hear the Sahara group firm's plea against the Sebi order to return the money, along with 15 per cent interest, collected from investors through its Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures (OFCD) scheme.

The Enforcement Directorate would investigate the money flow of Speak Asia and how it collected crores of rupees from 19 lakh Indian investors and its money trail to Singapore.

Infosys got a new chairman in K.V. Kamath but its three remaining founders - Kris Gopalakrishnan, N.R. Narayana Murthy, and S.D. Shibulal - stay on at its helm.

The service provider did not follow guidelines for re-verification of pre-paid subscribers in Jammu & Kashmir. It is now requesting the authorities to reduce penalty charge to Rs 1,000 a case.

Nippon is the 6th largest life insurer in the world and the No. 1 private life insurer in Asia and Japan. The transaction pegs Reliance Life Insurance at Rs 11,500 crore approx.

The outgoing chairman of the Sebi, Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave,  stands out as one of the leading crusaders for protecting investors' interests and sets a high bar for the new chief.