Parliament proceedings | Live: Vice President lauds Rajya Sabha’s ‘back to business’ – The Hindu

Both Houses of parliament began their day on a smooth note with Lok Sabha taking up Questions and Rajya Sabha with Zero Hour. While Lok Sabha is expected to take up The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2017, among others, while Rajya Sabha is likely to take up…

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John Major was urged to cancel Soviet debt in return for … – The Guardian

John Major was urged to cancel the Soviet Unions vast debts in return for dismantling its massive nuclear arsenal, papers released to the National Archives have revealed. As the USSR fragmented into its constituent republics in December 1991, the prime minister received a proposal from the newly founded European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)…

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Canara Bank at NCLT door, seeks Transstroy liquidation – Times of India

HYDERABAD:Canara Bank on Friday filed a petition before National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Hyderabad, urging it to declare M/s Transstroy (India) Ltd as bankrupt and initiate corporate insolvency process against the construction company. This bank’s decision is likely to have several ramifications as Transstroy is the main contractor currently entrusted with the task of constructing…

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Insolvency Bill in Lok Sabha: Promoters of defaulting firms get a month to clear dues – The Indian Express

By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | Published: December 29, 2017 5:27 am The Bill allows asset reconstruction companies, banks and alternative investment funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. (Express photo by Ravi Kanojia) Related News Defaulting promoters who had submitted resolution plans for insolvent companies before an Ordinance in…

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British Airways’ operator to buy Austrian airline Niki – Daily Sabah

The International Airlines Group, which operates British Airways and Iberia, is to buy Austria’s insolvent low-cost holiday carrier Niki, dpa has learned. With its network of European and North African vacation destinations, Niki declared itself insolvent this month after German carrier Lufthansa withdrew its takeover offer for the airline. Lufthansa said it abandoned its…

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