India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Aseem Infrastructure Finance Limited by TPG Nicobar SG Pte. Ltd. and related transactions. The Proposed Combination includes: (a) acquisition of 100% share capital of Aseem Infrastructure Finance Limited (Aseem) by TPG Nicobar SG Pte. Ltd. (Nicobar) (Nicobar Acquisition of Aseem) and the subsequent acquisition of 5% share capital of Aseem by ICICI Bank Limited (...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of up to 100% equity shareholding of Apollo Fertility Centre Pvt. Ltd (AFCPL) and Apollo Specialty Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. (ASHPL) by Kids Clinic India Ltd. (KCIL) and related transactions. The proposed combination involves: (The aforementioned steps are collectively referred to as the 'Proposed Combination'). KCIL is a public limited company operating chains of supe...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 16-year-old girl was subjected to gang rape by a driver and a conductor of a bus that she boarded from Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on 4th August 2026. Reportedly, the perpetrators extended life threats and left her at the Kashmere Gate Bus Terminal in Delhi. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the run up to its 33rd Foundation Day, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India, in collaboration with MyGov, today launched 'Human Rights Quiz 2026: Celebrating Life, Liberty, Equality and Dignity'. The online quiz will be available till 10th October 2026 on MyGov platform. It is open to all Indian citizens aged 14 and above. The quiz seeks to engage everyone in learning about human rights, the Protection of Human Rig...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: With an aim to increase awareness about the official language Hindi and to promote greater use of Hindi in government work , the Department of Fertilizers launched Hindi Pakhwada-2026 on 1st September 2026. The programme was organized under the guidance of Joint Secretary Shri Anurag Rohatgi and was enthusiastically participated by the officers and staff of the Department. On this occasion, Mr. Anurag Rohatgi extended his best wis...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second meeting of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was held today in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav and Minister of State, Smt. Anupriya Patel participated in the meeting as Vice-Chairpersons of the Committee. Senior MP and Vice-Chairperson of th...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 2 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification: RBI/2026-27/251 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 September 02, 2026 To All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks Madam / Sir Deposits and Accounts - Accounts of Non-resident banks Please refer to Para B.2(ii) and B.8(i) of Part B of the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.92, dated April 4, 2003, in terms of which AD banks were required to: * Furnish an up-to-date list of all its offices/branches maintaining Ru...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 2 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification: RBI/2026-27/250 CO.FIDD.FSD.No.S544/05-10-001/2026-27 September 02, 2026 The Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks and Small Finance Banks) All Local Area Banks/ Urban Cooperative Banks/ Rural Cooperative Banks/ Non-Banking Financial Companies / AIFIs Madam / Dear Sir, Relief Measures in Areas Affected by Natural Calamities - Reporting t...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 2 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification: RBI/2026-27/249 DOR.MRG.REC.No.217/00-00-011/2026-27 September 2, 2026 Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks - Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026 Please refer to Chapter VIII of Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks - Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025, o...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 2 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Thursday, September 03, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 6,00,000 1 09:30 AM to 10:00 AM September 04, 2026 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank's Press Re...