Manu Kaushik

New Delhi

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CCI imposes penalty on UFO Moviez and Qube Cinema

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.04 crore on UFO Moviez India and its subsidiary Scrabble Digital and Rs 1.66 crore on Qube Cinema Technologies for indulging in anti-competitive conduct. The matter pertains to the tussle between theatre owners and companies like UFO Moviez and Qube which supply digital cinema equipment on rent.
Medical devices makers demand 7.5% safeguard duty on imports

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

Rising “indirect imports” from China coupled with falling exports have prompted domestic medical device manufacturers to seek intervention from the commerce minister Piyush Goyal.
Pharma firms hope for ‘full exemption’ from US reciprocal tariffs

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

With the US government giving a 90-day breather on reciprocal tariffs, the domestic pharma sector is expecting complete exemption from tariffs in the near future on the lines of exclusions being given to a range of electronic products from the reciprocal tariffs recently. “Once the US got to know that it cannot impose stiff tariffs on electronic products due to high import dependence, it quickly exempted those items.
ICAI floats auditing standards for LLPs

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has issued a draft on auditing standards for limited liability partnerships (LLPs) in order to bring them at par with “companies” in terms of accountability and transparency. Experts said that these standards are a step towards increasing the regulatory oversight over LLPs which are mushrooming across the country. Currently, LLPs are not legally required to follow any specific accounting and auditing standards.
Proposed bill to scrap post-study work permit may face opposition in US: Experts

2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

With the US government reportedly preparing a bill to terminate Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, India’s study‑abroad platforms remain unconvinced that it will succeed. They argue that the legislation would be detrimental not only to students but also to the US higher‑education sector, and expect significant pushback from universities and industry alike.
IIMA inks pact for campus in Dubai

2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) inked a pact with UAE on Wednesday to set up its campus in Dubai, its first overseas campus. The premier business school will offer full-time one-year MBA programme for the global market at its Dubai campus. This is the first time for any IIM to open an international campus. The campus will be established in two phases.
Pharma dept to look at overhaul of logistics value chain for pharma and medtech

2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

Even as the pharma sector is still grappling with the uncertainty around the US tariffs, the department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) is planning to get a study done to overhaul the logistics value chain of the pharma and medical devices sector. In a notification, DoP said that an agency to be designated will conduct a study to develop a comprehensive logistics plan for the pharma and medical devices sector in India.
India's healthcare costs to rise 13% in 2025, beat global average: report - Healthcare News

2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

Healthcare costs in India is projected to rise at 13% in 2025, a rate higher than the global average (10%) and the cost increase in the previous year (12%), said Aon’s Global Medical Trend Rates Report 2025. The report noted that the increase in healthcare cost is driven by rising hospitalisation rates and the growing adoption of advanced medical treatments.
Pharma stocks tank as Trump signals steep tariffs

2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik |Kishor Kadam

The reprieve for India’s drug companies from the Trump administration’s reciprocal levies could be short-lived, with the US president Dnald Trump saying, “pharma tariffs are going to come in at levels you haven’t really seen before.”“We are looking at pharmaceuticals as a separate category. We will be announcing that sometime in the near-future and not too distant future. It’s under review right now,” Trump told reporters.
Cabinet approves four rail projects worth Rs 18,658 crore

2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Manu Kaushik

The government on Friday approved four railways projects worth Rs 18,658 crore. The projects, covering 15 districts in three states, will increase the existing rail network by about 1247 kms. The cabinet committee on economic affairs approved these multi-tracking proposals that will ease operations and reduce congestion, providing the much-required infrastructural development on the busiest sections across railways.