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Milky Mist Dairy Food, Curefoods India, Steamhouse India, Kanodia Cement, Gaja Alternative Asset Management receive SEBI nod for IPOs The companies had filed their preliminary papers between May and July Five firms – dairy products maker Milky Mist Dairy Food, cloud kitchens operator Curefoods India, industrial steam and gas supplier Steamhouse India, cement manufacturing company

The National Sports Governance Act, 2025: Regulatory Developments and New Opportunities The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (“Act”) was recently enacted by the Parliament of India and received Presidential assent on August 18, 2025. The key objectives of the Act are (i) to recognize sports bodies and federations; (ii) establish governing bodies; (iii) set up

ITAT transfers BuckEye Trust case after Karnataka High Court indicates order was ‘AI-driven’ The judge had disposed of the matter stating it was a weird decision The Bengaluru bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has reassigned a case to another bench after it emerged that the order passed by the previous bench was

SEBI mulls standardizing KYC and folio opening norms for MFs Observes operational lapses wherein investors were unable to transact or redeem their funds The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a uniform procedure for opening new mutual fund (MF) folios and executing the first investment. The move is aimed at addressing the

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised NPCI International Payments Limited on strategic partnership with PayPal Network Pte. Ltd. The leading law firm in India, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (SAM) advised NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) on its landmark strategic partnership with PayPal Network Pte. Ltd., aimed at creating a global and interoperable digital payments

Electricity Commission orders probe into GNA Energy and officials at SEBI’s behest Alleges involvement in insider trading and market manipulation The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ordered an investigation into the electricity trading platform GNA Energy and its two officials, alleging that they traded on price-sensitive information in shares and derivatives of the Indian

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised underwriters on Bama Tea Co., Ltd.’s Hong Kong IPO The global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, ABCI Capital Limited, TFI Capital Limited, and other underwriters on the H-share listing of Bama Tea Co., Ltd. (06980.HK) on the Main Board of the Hong

Faculty of Law, SGT University is inviting applications for the upcoming semester for the positions of Professor (Law), Associate Professor (Law), and Faculty of Management (BBALLB). About SGT University SGT University, established in 2013 through a Government of Haryana Legislative Act, is one of the premier institutions of higher education in Delhi NCR. Spread over

SEBI demands specifics from MCX after 4-hour outage The second disruption over the last few months raised questions over the exchange’s systems The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has sought details from the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), which faced a four-hour trading disruption. The country’s largest commodities bourse was hit by a

Apple urges US District Court to dismiss Fintiv’s trade secret lawsuit over Apple Pay The mobile payment service is used on millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and MacBooks iphone-maker Apple has urged a US District Court in Atlanta to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit by a company, Fintiv, accusing it of stealing technology to create