Parekh forced me to accept shares as margins'
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) executive director RC Mathur has, in his reply to Sebi's showcause notice on the payments crisis, alleged that BSE president JC Parekh and the then vice-president, Rajendra Banthia, forced him to accept adhoc margins in the form of shares.

Bakelite Hylam planning Rs 6.5-crore rights issue
To augment long term working capital, the Hyderabad-based Bakelite Hylam Ltd (BHL), a Duncan Goenka group company, has decided to go for a rights offer. The company proposes to mop-up at least Rs 6.50 crore through rights route.

Apollo Tyres board to decide fate of Big Bull shares soon
The board of directors of Apollo Tyres will meet shortly to decide the route to be adopted for purchase of 46 lakh shares held by Harshad Mehta following the Special Court's judgment on Wednesday.

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