Corporate News from Business Media on 18.04.2026

Business Standard

📝 IRDAI seeks detailed data on distributor commission of life insurers

📝 Credit growth outpaces deposit mobilisation in FY-26 despite easing

📝 India's smartphone shipments drop 3% in Jan-Mar, weakest in six years

📝 Rubicon Research sharpens India play in CNS push with Arinna acquisition

📝 Uber boosts stake in Delivery Hero with €270 million share purchase

📝 Lupin's US arm signs $30 million litigation settlement with Humana Inc

📝 Gold imports rise 24% to hit all-time high of $71.98 billion in 2025-26

📝 India's forex kitty jumps $3.8 billion to reclaim $700-billion mark

📝 NSE looks to differentiated commodities play, plans 12 unique contracts

📝 India spreads LNG supply basket to Africa, barred Russian projects

📝 SP Group unit gets investor nod for 2-month debt extension plea: Report

Economic Times

📝 India's LPG demand softens, bookings fall to 46-50 lakh, supply remains normal: Govt

📝 PNGRB's new LPG pipeline expansion plan to attract investment of Rs 12,500 crores

📝 Cathay Pacific extends suspension of Dubai, Riyadh passenger, cargo services

📝 EU trade surplus shrinks 60% as US exports fall due to tariffs

📝 Anthropic CEO to meet White House chief of staff amid Pentagon AI dispute: Report

📝 Walmart's Flipkart plans foray into India's ticketing market as live events boom, sources say

📝 NBCC sells 14 lakh sq ft commercial space in South Delhi for Rs 5,779 cr via e-auction

📝 Andhra Government clears Rs 2,500 crore NSPSL cathode plant in Chittoor

📝 NDR InvIT acquires Grade-A warehousing assets in Kochi, Coimbatore for Rs 260 crore

📝 Indian refiners pay for Iran oil in yuan via ICICI Bank, sources say

📝 Aditya Birla Housing Finance raises Rs 2,750 cr from Indriya via stake sale

📝 India targets over ten-fold expansion in nuclear power capacity from 8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047: CEA Chairperson

Mint

📝 JSW One eyes $400 million IPO, plans pre-listing fundraise

📝 Microsoft to replicate cloud strategy to win long-term AI deals with clients

📝 Jio Platforms is said to plan filing for IPO next month

📝 West Asia may take up to 2 years to restore lost energy production, says IEA

📝 Top bidder for JAL never disclosed: Resolution professional on Vedanta's claim

📝 Gold imports hit by approval delays; tonnes stuck at customs: Report

📝 DGCA starts probe into Spicejet-Akasa collision at IGI airport

📝 Citius Transnet InvIT IPO Day 1: Issue booked 67% so

📝 China’s Surging Tech Stock Index Faces Rising Concentration Risk

📝 Cement prices hit one-year high as West Asia war lifts costs

📝 India to keep buying Russian oil, LPG after US waiver ends

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16. Eye-opening! Man's 'Retirement Corpus' Planning For 90-year Lifespan Has People Rethinking Their Plans

17. Mukya Mantri Digital Sewa Yojana: Rajasthan to give 1.3 crore women phones with 3 years’ data free of cost

ICSI Update will be posted here regularly

MCA Filing Update

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√ Be ready for bank charges to be paid on all types of fees payment on V3.

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Companies Act: Filing Update

CSR Update: For Financial Year 2022-23

∆ e-Form CSR 2 will be filed separately for FY 22-23 by the Companies. 

@ Due date for filing without any penalty shall be March 31, 2024.

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Important decisions taken by apex body of Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Important Decisions taken by the Apex body of the ICSI in its 295 Meeting held on 24 March, 2023:

1. Approved the increase in 'Entrance Fees (Application for Associate and Fellow Membership) from Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 3000/ w.e.f 01 April, 2023.

2. Accorded in-principle approval to formulate "ICSI Stewardship Code' for all Institutional Investors and Service Providers, encapsulating the best stewardship practices.

3. Approved the extension of the last date for obtaining mandatory CPE credits by the Members for the Year 2022-23.

4. Approved the launch of 'Knowledge on Demand' on the LMS Portal of the Institute to provide the facility to view recorded sessions 'Anytime Anywhere' at a nominal fee.

5. Approved the following formats under various IFSCA Regulations for the benefit of the Company Secretaries in Practice:

(a) Compliance Certificate pursuant to Form B under the IFSCA (Insurance Intermediary) Regulations, 2021; (b) 'Certification of Compliance of Ceiling on Business from Single Cilent under Regulation 22 of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Insurance Intermediary) Regulations, 2021;

(c) 'Compliance Certificate' pursuant to requirement of Certification under the IFSCA (Registration of Insurance Business) Regulations, 2021: Form B (Application) by a Foreign Insurer or Foreign Re-insurer for grant of Certificate of Registration as an 110):

(d) 'Compliance Certificate' pursuant to requirement of Certification under IFSCA (Registration of Insurance Business) Regulations, 2021: Form C (Joint Application by an MGA and Foreign Insurer or Foreign Re-Insurer seeking grant of Certificate of Registration as an 110 under the IFSCA (Registration of Insurance Business) Regulations, 2021;

(e) 'Compliance Certificate" pursuant to Form B under the IFSCA (Insurance Web Aggregator) Regulations, 2022

6. Accorded in-principle approval for conducting centralized online and hybrid classes for the students of the Institute.