After one quick read of Section 135 in the Companies Bill, you will think how simple and practical it is. Then, if you will think again, you will realise that the 10 points in Schedule VII which are written on the last page of the Bill are the core of Section 135, and focus on…

Google for ‘news’ on CSR and you’ll find almost all dailies  writing something or the other around what is happening and what may be done  and what all may happen. While some news articles are focusing on pros and cons  of the Bill (awaiting the President’s nod to become law), with opinions from  industry leaders,…

For many of us, it is no news that the Companies Bill 2012 is yet to be mentioned in the parliament. The killing of Indian Army soldiers on the border diverted attention of the members of both houses and at this point even Food Security Bill and the Telengana issue seem to have lost immediate…

Perhaps, never in the history of the world has there been any head of state who could be as confident of his governance as India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is. Singh has committed not to charge any tax if anybody in the government system from a clerk in any government or semi-government department to any…

October 4, 2010: Sporting a Reebok tracksuit and Nike sneakers, Shyam is looking happy serving water to the guests who have turned up for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games (CwG); after all, it is his first job and he is being paid nicely to do so. Shyam does not own anything that he…