Ghost Corporations

The days of zero crime are over. Garbage collection is sporadic, so litter soils the man-made lake. Storefronts are vacant. Signs of neglect are everywhere: maintenance is late or nonexistent.

The tool allowed Uber to show images of "ghost" Uber cars on the app or show that no cars were available, according to the newspaper, in order to deceive authorities.

Two days before Christmas, a trust called DE First Holdings was quietly formed in Delaware, where corporations are required to reveal little about their workings. A day later, the entity dropped $1 million into a super PAC with ties to Jersey City, New Jersey, Mayor Steven Fulop, a Democrat considering a gubernatorial bid.

The government should rid India of the ghost of retroactive amendments, says K T Chandy.

A demand of over Rs 570 crore has been raised against confectionery giant Cadbury India Ltd for allegedly evading excise duty by fraudulently taking exemption for one of its 'ghost' production units in Himachal Pradesh.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is set in the year 2054, when a private military corporation run by Spacey's character is the dominant power.

Making things worse, there has been a considerable delay in response from central agencies and state governments from whom Sebi has been seeking assistance for attaching Sahara group properties for almost a year, sources said.

Binod Chaudhary, recently valued by Forbes at a billion dollars, says he would give up business for a shot at governing one of the world's poorest countries. But not yet. Nepal's politics are just too messy, even for a man who was able to build a business empire during a civil war.

The move may be afoot to slap income tax demand on Cadbury, which had allegedly claimed excise duty exemption for a 'ghost' unit in Himachal Pradesh from 2009.

"I don't think it is right to have a ghost to shadow over somebody," says Tata, dismissing any notion that his larger-than-life persona would linger even after he retires on December 28 when he turns 75.

Mahindra & Mahindra is finding it tough to exorcise the ghosts of failed Chinese ownership at its South Korean car unit Ssangyong as it looks to push into China's auto market, the world's largest.

The storm clouds are gathering once again. After a brief reprieve, the global picture is again starting to look nervous reminding us that the ghost of the 2008 financial crisis is still with us. Crucial elections this past weekend in Greece and France have pushed Europe back into uncertain times. A shift of power in Greece, France has raised questi...

A 38-year-old RTI activist who went missing two days ago from here was brought back from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday. Shiv Kumar Tiwari, who carried out a sting operation on corrupt policemen and whose efforts uncovered 'ghost' employees in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, allegedly disappeared from east Delhi's Ghazi...

Tom Cruise's latest mission has won a holiday weekend that's shaping up with silent nights at movie theaters

Sherlock Holmes faces declining crowds at theaters as US domestic movie attendance dips to the lowest in 16 years.

The days of zero crime are over. Garbage collection is sporadic, so litter soils the man-made lake. Storefronts are vacant. Signs of neglect are everywhere: maintenance is late or nonexistent.

The tool allowed Uber to show images of "ghost" Uber cars on the app or show that no cars were available, according to the newspaper, in order to deceive authorities.

Two days before Christmas, a trust called DE First Holdings was quietly formed in Delaware, where corporations are required to reveal little about their workings. A day later, the entity dropped $1 million into a super PAC with ties to Jersey City, New Jersey, Mayor Steven Fulop, a Democrat considering a gubernatorial bid.

The government should rid India of the ghost of retroactive amendments, says K T Chandy.

A demand of over Rs 570 crore has been raised against confectionery giant Cadbury India Ltd for allegedly evading excise duty by fraudulently taking exemption for one of its 'ghost' production units in Himachal Pradesh.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is set in the year 2054, when a private military corporation run by Spacey's character is the dominant power.

Making things worse, there has been a considerable delay in response from central agencies and state governments from whom Sebi has been seeking assistance for attaching Sahara group properties for almost a year, sources said.

Binod Chaudhary, recently valued by Forbes at a billion dollars, says he would give up business for a shot at governing one of the world's poorest countries. But not yet. Nepal's politics are just too messy, even for a man who was able to build a business empire during a civil war.

The move may be afoot to slap income tax demand on Cadbury, which had allegedly claimed excise duty exemption for a 'ghost' unit in Himachal Pradesh from 2009.

"I don't think it is right to have a ghost to shadow over somebody," says Tata, dismissing any notion that his larger-than-life persona would linger even after he retires on December 28 when he turns 75.

Mahindra & Mahindra is finding it tough to exorcise the ghosts of failed Chinese ownership at its South Korean car unit Ssangyong as it looks to push into China's auto market, the world's largest.

The storm clouds are gathering once again. After a brief reprieve, the global picture is again starting to look nervous reminding us that the ghost of the 2008 financial crisis is still with us. Crucial elections this past weekend in Greece and France have pushed Europe back into uncertain times. A shift of power in Greece, France has raised questi...

A 38-year-old RTI activist who went missing two days ago from here was brought back from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday. Shiv Kumar Tiwari, who carried out a sting operation on corrupt policemen and whose efforts uncovered 'ghost' employees in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, allegedly disappeared from east Delhi's Ghazi...

Tom Cruise's latest mission has won a holiday weekend that's shaping up with silent nights at movie theaters

Sherlock Holmes faces declining crowds at theaters as US domestic movie attendance dips to the lowest in 16 years.