As per a survey, Centrist Emmanuel Macron is projected to come out on top in the first round of France`s presidential election next month ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen before going on to win in a runoff.
Macron was seen winning 26 percent of the vote in the April 23 first round followed by Le Pen on 25 percent.
The Competition Commission of India has approved a Rs. 11,000 crore proposed transaction involving the sale of the tower division of Reliance Infratel Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom), to Brookfield Infrastructure Group.
The tower division of Reliance Infratel will be demerged into Towercom Infrastructure Private Limited (Towerco) and Rapid Holdings 2 Pte. Ltd., a part of the Brookfield Infrastructure Group.
The deal is subject to completion of the demerger, through a scheme of arrangement, and the completion of certain other conditions and approvals.
Cairn-Vedanta Merger Gets NCLT Nod
The National Company Law Tribunal approved the metals and mining firm Vedanta’s merger with its cash-rich oil subsidiary Cairn India, paving the way for the formation of the fourth-largest resource company in the world after BHP Billiton, RioTinto and Glencore Plc.
Following the merger, Vedanta Plc.’s ownership in Vedanta Limited is expected to fall to 50.1% from its current 62.9%.
Cairn India minority shareholders will own 20.2% and Vedanta Limited minority shareholders will own a 29.7% stake in the enlarged entity.
National Commission for Backward Classes Dissolved
The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of a National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (NSEBC) as a constitutional body.
NSEBC will be replacing the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
The Union Cabinet approved amending the Constitution and inserting Article 338B for setting up the new Commission.
The commission will comprise of a chairperson, a vice chairperson and three other members.
Setback to Trinamool Congress
It's a big boost for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura and huge setback to Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), four hundred Trinamool Congress members, including 16 of the total 65 state committee members of the TMC, joined BJP.
The TMC members who joined the saffron party also include former chairman of the Tripura unit of Trinamool Congress, Ratan Chakraborty.