Report on Walmart lobbying case to be out in April
A government appointed one-man committee that is investigating alleged corruption charges against the retail giant Walmart in India will submit its report by April, Parliament was informed today. The...
View ArticleIndian cos not required to disclose lobbying details: Pilot
Indian companies are not required to make any disclosures regarding their lobbying activities and the country's regulations have no provision as yet in this regard, the government said today. The post...
View ArticleWal-Mart Probe: Panel meets co officials; seeks lobbying details
A government-appointed inquiry committee, looking into the US lobbying activities of Wal-Mart Stores for Indian market foray, today met senior executives of the global retail giant and sought details...
View ArticleWalmart continues lobbying with American lawmakers on ‘FDI in India’
Walmart continued to lobby with the American lawmakers over Indian retail FDI rules during the first quarter of 2013, even as a probe is underway into the global retail giant's US lobbying activities...
View ArticleWal-Mart lobbying case: Probe panel to meet tomorrow
The government-appointed panel looking into Walmart's lobbying with American lawmakers for its entry into the Indian market is likely to meet tomorrow and deliberate on information provided by the...
View ArticleWalmart may face fresh probe for lobbying in India
Walmart may face a fresh probe into its lobbying activities for entering India, after issues raised by a one-man inquiry committee, set up by the government earlier this year to look into this matter,...
View ArticleED seeks ‘FDI clarity’ from RBI before taking final action in Walmart probe
The Enforcement Directorate, which is probing alleged violations of forex laws by Walmart in its investment in an Indian firm, has asked the Reserve Bank for fresh clarifications regarding recently...
View ArticleIBM, Boeing, 22 others continue India-specific lobbying in US
According to latest lobbying disclosure reports filed with the US Senate and the House of Representatives, Pfizer, IBM, Boeing, Dow Chemicals, Yum Brands and Colgate Palmolive are among the major...
View ArticleTobbacco activist Jeffry Wigand says whistleblowing has become his calling
The chief scientist and vice- president of research & development at Louisville, Kentucky-based Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. In the mid 1990s, post his dismissal from the company, he...
View ArticleOil min leak impact: Industry says lobbying not a dirty word, should be...
In the wake of this week's arrests by Delhi Police in connection with alleged corporate espionage, the Associated Chambers of Commerce of India Sunday reiterated their earlier demand for legalising...
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