The Latest Breaking News from SEBI

By now, you might have heard about the tanking shares of the Adani firms. And how Gautam Adani, who was recently the second richest man in the world, has now dropped to the 15th position in the Forbes’ list of the world’s wealthiest. All over a week. 

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has extended the suspension of trading in derivative contracts for seven commodities, namely paddy (non-basmati), wheat, chana, mustard seeds and its derivatives, soyabean and its derivatives, crude palm oil and moong, for one year. Read on for details:

NDTV co-founders Radhika and Prannoy Roy have moved the Supreme Court for civil appeals against an order issued in July by the Securities Appellate Tribunal, or SAT.

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The media group's promoters have asserted that the deal cannot go ahead without SEBI's nod

Billionaire Gautam Adani is set to control at least 29 percent of NDTV for Rs 113 crore. The acquisition, announced last week, triggered an open offer for the Adani group to buy another 26 percent of the TV network for nearly Rs 490 crore – 16,762,530 shares at Rs 294…

Large conglomerates owning media units might crimp editorial independence

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani Group on Friday asserted that no prior approval was needed from market regulator SEBI to acquire 29 per cent stake in NDTV as stated by the media company founded and promoted by Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy. Read more on Dynamite News:

Responding to disclosures by NDTV promoter RRPR Holding Private Limited, the Adani Group has said that the promoter’s contentions are “baseless” and “legally untenable”, and it is bound to “allot equity shares as specified in the warrant exercise notice”.