Kiteskraft Productions LLP honours ten knowledge leaders while citing company registration and ISO/MSME credentials in its press release.
Kiteskraft Productions LLP publicly recognises ten professionals as knowledge leaders and promotes its role in convening conferences and awards. The release states the company holds registration under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and claimed ISO and MSME certifications, presenting these credentials in support of its institutional and promotional activities. The communication is promotional and distributed via PRNewswire with a disclaimer of editorial responsibility.

Sargaalaya festival and village expand as a government backed rural tourism hub to empower artisans and preserve crafts.
The document presents SIACF and the Sargaalaya Village as a government supported rural tourism initiative that uses festivals, GI tagged product promotion, exhibitions, and institutional backing to empower artisans and sustain endangered crafts. It outlines planned development of year round cultural infrastructure-workshops, a Cultural Experience and Interpretation Centre, Living Heritage Programmes, residencies, documentation and digital archives-and a hub and spoke tourism model to integrate regional circuits, enhance market access, and convert cultural activity into sustained economic and educational structures.

Lalit Modi posts party video with Vijay Mallya, who is resisting extradition and faces bankruptcy enforcement over a 1.05bn debt.
Mallya faces Indian fraud and money laundering allegations related to Kingfisher Airlines and is resisting extradition while on bail in the UK amid a confidential legal matter; a consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India obtained and upheld a bankruptcy order to recover a judgment debt of about 1.05 billion, and Mallya's discontinuance of an application to annul that order permits the Trustee in Bankruptcy to pursue assets for creditor repayment.

Election Commission summons for minor electoral-roll discrepancies criticised; TMC urges Aadhaar recognition and localised SIR hearings to reduce voter burden.
Allegations that the Election Commission is summoning voters to SIR hearings for minor clerical discrepancies in draft electoral rolls have raised concerns about proportionality and administrative inconsistency. The delegation urged recognition of Aadhaar as a valid document for voter verification, referenced prior judicial direction in a Bihar SIR, and requested hearings be held at local gram panchayat or municipal offices to reduce travel burdens and confusion.

Calcutta Stock Exchange to seek shareholder approval to sub lease land with SEBI mandated escrow and lien.
Calcutta Stock Exchange will seek shareholder approval to sub lease three acres for Rs 253 crore. SEBI's conditional no objection requires the entire proceeds be placed in an interest bearing escrow or fixed deposit with a scheduled bank with a lien in favour of SEBI and prohibits release without SEBI permission. Proceeds may be used to cover exit-related liabilities only after CSE exhausts its own resources and may be invested in a subsidiary to undertake stock broking activities under SEBI's exit framework.

Greaves Cotton recognized as Best Governed Company based on disclosures, governance structures, and long-term stakeholder value creation.
Greaves Cotton Limited was recognised as Best Governed Company (Listed Segment: Emerging Category) at the 25th ICSI National Awards after a multi-stage, jury-led evaluation focused on disclosures, governance structures, ethical conduct, and long-term stakeholder value creation; the company emphasised transparency, accountability, and responsible leadership, and its Group General Counsel and Company Secretary received the Governance Professional of the Year award.

Fight 4 Justice Awards honor India's legal defenders reaffirming constitutional rights and access to justice.
The Fight 4 Justice Awards recognised sustained litigation and advocacy that reinforced constitutional rights, due process, and access to remedies across domains including criminal law, disability, child protection, tribal land claims, women's autonomy, labour dignity, environment, and global climate accountability, emphasising persistence, institutional accountability, and the role of legal actors in securing rights through prolonged principled struggle.

Pune land deal: Amadea LLP sues to cancel a sale deed alleging government ownership and facilitation by a sub registrar.
Amadea Enterprises LLP has filed a civil suit under Section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 seeking cancellation of a sale deed for 40 acres in Mundhwa on the basis that the land belongs to the government and could not be sold; the complaint alleges the power of attorney holder executed the sale knowing of government title and that a sub registrar facilitated the deed processing.

Jerai Fitness Buyback Offer lets gyms trade old equipment for up to 50% off new full-set Jerai setups.
Jerai Fitness Limited will run a Buyback Offer from January 1-26, 2026 allowing gyms to exchange old equipment of any brand and condition for up to 50% off new full-set Jerai equipment; exchanged items will be collected before delivery, carry Jerai's normal warranty, and the offer excludes cardio, attachments and accessories. Separately, the company is proposing an initial public offering subject to requisite approvals and market conditions and has filed a draft red herring prospectus.

UK Paints to raise direct stake in Berger Paints via internal amalgamation; transaction claimed exempt from open offer rules.
UK Paints (India) Private Limited will increase its direct shareholding in Berger Paints from 50.09% to 64.57% by acquiring 16,87,88,138 shares from a wholly owned subsidiary under a scheme of amalgamation as a nil-consideration internal restructuring aimed at rationalising group structure and reducing legal entities and jurisdictions, and the transaction is stated to be exempt from open offer requirements under securities regulations.

Codeine syrup trafficking crackdown leads to seizures, arrests and charges under narcotics and fraud laws.
Crackdown on illegal diversion of codeine-based cough syrup led to seizures and arrests after discovery of cartons with scratched batch numbers suggesting illicit manufacture; suspects have been charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Separate arrests involved operators of sham pharmaceutical firms using forged Aadhaar cards and false licences, with bank accounts showing large transactions; those accused face charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and NDPS provisions as part of a wider state-wide investigation into regulated drug diversion.

ICSI National Awards celebrate corporate governance excellence; winners named and new compliance guidance resources unveiled.
ICSI presented its 25th National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance, awarding listed and unlisted companies across size categories and conferring a Lifetime Achievement Award on Mr. R. C. Bhargava. Additional awards covered CSR excellence, secretarial audit, PCS firm performance and business responsibility. The Institute released governance and compliance resources including a Guidance Note on Third Party Assurance (BRSR Core), Guidance Notes on Board and General Meetings, an MSME Ready Reckoner 2.0, a handbook on labour codes and a Secretarial Audit Manual.

Viksit Bharat governance reforms aim to simplify laws, deepen financing, and deploy AI as an assistant under human oversight.
Emphasis on strengthening financing architecture by empowering states and local bodies, deepening corporate bond markets, expanding digital and collateral-free lending, and catalysing private investment to ensure timely capital access; coupled with calls for simpler, predictable laws, non-intrusive data-driven compliance, reduced regulatory costs, faster dispute resolution and trust-based administration. AI is endorsed as a governance assistant for detection and analysis but must remain subject to human judgment and accountability.

TGI Fridays opens in Gurugram as franchise rights shift to Feastary, with plans for 15 North India outlets and airport expansion.
Bistro Hospitality, as master franchisee, and Feastary Hospitality LLP announced a transfer of North India rights across nine states to Feastary, the opening of a flagship TGI Fridays at Ambience Mall Gurugram, and plans for three immediate openings with a target of 15 restaurants in North India within three years; Bistro retains airport rights and both parties commit to operating to international standards while localising offerings.

Corporate social responsibility must include environmental duty; companies must fund species recovery and follow operational restrictions.
CSR must include environmental responsibility, with CSR funds constituting fulfilment of the constitutional duty to protect the environment and a statutory corporate obligation. Directors' fiduciary duties extend to the environment and community. Where corporate activities threaten endangered species, the polluter pays principle obliges companies to fund species recovery and direct CSR toward in situ and ex situ conservation. Applied to the Great Indian Bustard, revised priority conservation areas and strict restrictions on new turbines, large solar plants, expansion of solar parks, and overhead lines (except through identified corridors) were imposed to prevent extinction.

Developers secure Neopolis Plot 15 at Rs. 151.25 crore/acre; master planning and statutory clearances pending for The Cascades Neopolis project.
GHR Infra, Lakshmi Infra, and Urbanblocks Realty, through their joint consortium, acquired Neopolis Plot 15 (4.03 acres) at the HMDA Phase 3 auction for INR 151.25 crore per acre. Master planning and concept development for Plot 15 are in progress, and proposed mixed-use configurations, design details, and timelines will be released after design finalisation and completion of statutory processes.

IndiaRF acquires 45.01% of Shree Digvijay Cement and launches a 26% open offer to secure control.
India Resurgence Fund acquired a 45.01% equity stake in Shree Digvijay Cement from True North and has announced an open offer for up to 26% equity pending SEBI approval; post-transaction and the open offer IndiaRF intends to hold a controlling stake. SDCCL (3.0 MTPA) has a strategic alliance with Hi-Bond (2.2 MTPA) including a 10-year exclusive brand usage, supply and distribution agreement and an option enabling SDCCL to acquire 100% of Hi-Bond, giving combined access to 5.2 MTPA in Gujarat.

Artificial intelligence, competition and governance workshop urged coordinated, proportionate regulation to protect competition and consumer welfare.
A Workshop by the Competition Commission of India with Nasscom examined AI governance, competition and consumer protection, stressing coordinated, proportionate regulatory responses to AI risks while enabling innovation. Three plenaries covered regulatory coordination and consumer protection; the AI market and competition landscape, featuring CCI's market study on AI and competition; and compliance, transparency, ethics and responsible AI in competitive markets, concluding with an emphasis on collaborative, risk based approaches to align AI development with competition principles and public interest.

RSM US India earns Great Place to Work certification, reflecting strong employee trust, inclusion and workplace safety.
RSM US LLP's India operations earned Great Place to Work certification based on confidential employee survey responses across four offices, demonstrating strong workplace culture through high ratings for safety, inclusion, and pride. The certification reflects measured employee perceptions of trust, credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie and supports RSM's positioning of India as a strategic growth engine, citing expansion to roughly 3,400 professionals and enhanced programs for flexibility, well being, learning and career mobility.

Mundhwa land deal: show-cause notice to suspended tehsildar; partner alleges signature forgery, seeks investigation now.
A show-cause notice has been issued to the suspended tehsildar in the Mundhwa government land sale, requiring an explanation why he should not be dismissed; the revenue department has sought cancellation of the sale deed and the Inspector General of Registration has initiated stamp duty recovery. The partner linked to the purchasing firm denies signing letters circulated in the media, alleges his signatures were forged, and has requested an investigation into the purported forgeries.