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Mahua Moitra's petition seeking transparency and investor awareness in India's financial markets. The MP is asking for transparency by mandating public disclosure of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO) details as well as portfolio holdings of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). The rapid expansion of AIFs and FPIs in India's financial markets has given rise to serious transparency concerns. Unlike Mutual Funds, which are subject to stringent public disclosure norms, AIFs and FPIs operate under opaque structures, raising risks of market manipulation, money laundering, and tax evasion, said Moitra. «Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), a statutory body, regulates the securities markets in India. As part of its mandate, SEBI oversees the operations of Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in India. SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 and SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019 have been enacted for the regulation of AIF's and FPI's in India,» the petition stated. «However, while Mutual Funds (known as 'Collective Investment Schemes') are subjected to strict public disclosure norms (under SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations 1996 & SEBI Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) Regulation 1999, etc.), there are virtually no public disclosure norms for both AIFs as well as FPIs in India,» according to the MP's petition.

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Indian market is likely to trade lower on Tuesday, tracking muted global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.57% at 23,643 levels on Friday.

Indian Economic Service (IES) Examination in 2024 was an achievement beyond Aahana Srishti’s wildest dreams. Taking to LinkedIn, Aahana Srishti emphasised the importance of having a Plan B for civil service aspirants.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday strongly criticised and condemned the remarks made by the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, claiming that Bangladesh is the «only guardian» of the Indian Ocean for the region, as the seven northeastern Indian states are «landlocked». Yunus made these remarks during his four-day visit to China. Taking to the social media platform X, the Assam CM said that the statement was «offensive and strongly condemnable», noting that the region had been under ongoing security risk discourse linked to India's critical 'Chicken's Neck' corridor." Sarma further highlighted historical suggestions by some internal elements in India to sever this critical passageway and isolate the Northeast. «The statement made by Md Younis of Bangladesh so-called interim Government referring to the seven sister states of Northeast India as landlocked and positioning Bangladesh as their guardian of ocean access is offensive and strongly condemnable. This remark underscores the persistent vulnerability narrative associated with India's strategic „Chicken's Neck“ corridor. Historically, even internal elements within India have dangerously suggested severing this critical passageway to isolate the Northeast from the mainland physically,» Sarma said.

transnational repression" and acts that threaten to further erode the city's autonomy, drawing condemnation from the territory's government Tuesday. The six officials included Justice Secretary Paul Lam, security office director Dong Jingwei and police commissioner Raymond Siu. The sanctions are expected to further escalate tensions between Washington and Beijing, who are already locked in friction over trade tariffs and other issues like Taiwan. «Beijing and Hong Kong officials have used Hong Kong national security laws extraterritorially to intimidate, silence, and harass 19 pro-democracy activists who were forced to flee overseas, including a US citizen and four other US residents,» the US State Department said. The statement dated Monday said the six officials sanctioned were linked to entities or actions that engaged in coercing, arresting, detaining or imprisoning individuals under the authority of the city's security law, or implementing the law. The other three affected officials were Sonny Au, the secretary-general for the city's committee for safeguarding national security, and Dick Wong and Margaret Chiu, both assistant commissioners of the police.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) shares will be in focus on Tuesday after the company signed a Rs 62,700-crore contract with the Ministry of Defence for the supply of 156 Made-in-India Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Prachand for the Indian Army and Air Force. The deal, cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security, marks India's largest-ever defence procurement. In June 2024, HAL received an order for 156 Light Combat Helicopters. Out of these 156 helicopters, 90 will be allocated to the Indian Army and 60 to the Indian Air Force. These helicopters are manufactured at HAL's Tumukru plant in Karnataka.

HBL Engineering shares will be in focus on Tuesday after the company secured five contracts worth Rs 762.56 crore from Central Railway for the provision of Kavach. With this, the total value of Kavach contracts won by the company this year has reached Rs 3,618 crore.

The United States sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials who it alleged were involved in “transnational repression” and acts that threaten to further erode the southern Chinese city’s autonomy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Cera Sanitaryware Ltd is optimistic about sustaining its growth outperformance despite near-term headwinds in retail demand. The company is banking on project sales and luxury branding as key levers to drive expansion.

«An exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists started late last night in the Billawar area of Kathua after security forces launched a massive search and cordon operation in the area,» the Jammu and Kashmir Police said. The security forces have cordoned off the area, and a search operation is currently underway to track down the terrorists. Further details are awaited as the operation continues. On Monday, the security forces intensified their actions against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua. According to Shiv Kumar Sharma, DIG, Jammu-Samba-Kathua range, the operation to track down terrorists in the region is still on, due to which some people have also been detained by the police.

market participants will turn their attention to global developments in the absence of major domestic triggers. The implementation of reciprocal tariffs from April 2 and its broader implications on global trade will be closely monitored. STATE OF THE MARKETS

At present, such individuals can buy into India's primary and secondary markets only through the foreign portfolio investor (FPIs) route.

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10-year benchmark government securities are expected to ease 25 to 30 basis points to 6.25% to 6.30% in FY 26, building on last fiscal year's rather steep decline, amid expectations of further reductions in the policy repo rates and strong demand for bonds, experts said. Rates on home loans will likely ease, after being at a peak for three years. The 10-year benchmark yield closed at 6.57% on Friday, the last trading day of FY25. Over this financial year, the 10-year yield softened 47 basis points, its steepest retreat in five years, according to LSEG data.

electric buses under the PM E-Drive scheme to cover more cities without increasing the budget allocation. The Centre currently offers a subsidy of ₹20-35 lakh per e-bus, depending on the carrying capacity and specification of the vehicle. According to officials aware of the development, Surat, Pune, Hyderabad and Bengaluru have together raised a demand for more than 15,000 units. This is well above the scheme target to subsidise 14,028 e-buses with a funding support of ₹4,391 crore. «The newly formed Delhi government is expected to raise a significant demand for e-buses. Orders from Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata are awaited as well,» a senior official told ET, while adding that the government may lower the per e-bus subsidy for catering to more cities.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Indian markets could open up to 1% lower on Tuesday after the Eid holiday, suggests weekly options data, as bears are likely to return ahead of US President Donald Trump’s 2 April deadline for reciprocal tariffs. Trump's comments on the weekend dragged South Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei down by 3-4% on Monday, while Germany's Dax and France's CAC traded 1% lower at the time of writing.

The survey, conducted on March 27 and 28, suggests that while Republicans largely support Trump’s initiatives, they are hesitant to grant him unchecked authority. According to the poll, only 32% of Republicans believe Trump should have more power, while 55% think his current level of influence is sufficient. Meanwhile, 13% of GOP respondents suggest that his authority should be curtailed. These figures highlight a prevailing sentiment within the party that, despite strong backing for Trump’s policies, there are limits to how much power he should wield, as mentioned in a report by Forbes.

Poland is ramping up its defence capabilities, positioning itself as a key player on NATO's eastern flank in the face of an assertive Russia and also of a U.S. administration under Donald Trump that has sharply criticised Europe over security matters. «The safety of Polish skies has no price,» Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told a news briefing on Monday, adding that missile defence and cooperation with the United States are a priority. Kosiniak-Kamysz later confirmed to Reuters by text message that the value of the contract was almost $2 billion. The agreement with the U.S. concerns the delivery of logistical support for the Patriot system within the Armed Forces and includes technical support components as well as training.

settlement with the U.S. SEC regarding the sale of unregistered securities, agreeing to pay $50 million of a $125 million fine. While pending approval, the settlement brings closure to one of the SEC's high-profile cases against the crypto sector.