Anindita Dey &Amp; Abhijit Lele

Stories by Anindita Dey &Amp; Abhijit Lele

Hutch sale: Taxman wants $1-bn dues first

Hutch sale: Taxman wants $1-bn dues first

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2007

Seeks capital gains tax payment prior to FIPB clearance.

Sebi orders probe into frozen demat accounts

Sebi orders probe into frozen demat accounts

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2007

Sebi has directed the depositories to ask all the depository participants to examine the origin of accounts that did not comply with the requirement for Permanent Account Number.

RBI has been spot on, says Reddy

RBI has been spot on, says Reddy

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2007

The exchange rate policy has served us very well in the last so many years and the exchange rate has been commended all around, says RBI Governor Y V Reddy.

RBI may raise cap on overseas investment

RBI may raise cap on overseas investment

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

The move will partly offset the impact of foreign currency inflows on money supply.

Home loans over Rs 20 lakh to cost more

Home loans over Rs 20 lakh to cost more

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

Banks to also charge 50-100 bps more for a second home.

4,000 SBI staff seek early exit

4,000 SBI staff seek early exit

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2007

Nearly 4,000 clerical cadre and staff have sought early retirement from the country's largest commercial bank, State Bank of India.

China bank major sees India as key market

China bank major sees India as key market

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

An interview with Zhan Xiangyang, director general of the world's third largest bank, with a market capitalisation of $183.85 billion.

Inflation unmoved at 6.46%

Inflation unmoved at 6.46%

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2007

Inflation based on the wholesale-price-index remained unchanged at 6.46 per cent for the week ended March 17 when compared to the week before. In fact, inflation is now unchanged for the last three weeks.

PE funds likely to be regulated

PE funds likely to be regulated

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

The issue has gained importance as a working group of International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has been set up to study the impact of private equity funds on emerging markets.

Bank stir: Lawyer Chidambaram forces deferment

Bank stir: Lawyer Chidambaram forces deferment

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2007

It is Finance Minister P Chidambaram's meeting with leaders of public sector bank unions that averted the three-day bank strike proposed from March 28.

Sebi fast-tracks money refund

Sebi fast-tracks money refund

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

Market regulator asks bankers to use real time gross settlement system for IPOs.

Foreign portals with India base to be taxed

Foreign portals with India base to be taxed

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

This follows an Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) decision, which directed that payments made by an Indian subscriber for using a portal of a foreign company will be subject to deduction of tax at source.

Sebi mulls pricing cap on listing day

Sebi mulls pricing cap on listing day

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Price ceiling on the day a company's scrip is first listed on the cards.

BSE to lose bond platform monopoly

BSE to lose bond platform monopoly

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2007

The Bombay Stock Exchange may longer enjoy the exclusivity over the reporting platform for the corporate bond market

Taxman seeks clarity on foreign entities

Taxman seeks clarity on foreign entities

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has sought a clear definition of the term 'permanent establishment' for assessment of tax payable by foreign entities in India. Currently, the Act defines a 'permanent establishment' as a fixed place of business.

First set of M&As referred to I-T dept

First set of M&As referred to I-T dept

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2007

The Income-Tax department will have a say in mergers, demergers and amalgamations in 2006-07, with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) referring the first set of cases for clearance to the department.

Amendments to Sebi Act on cards

Amendments to Sebi Act on cards

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2007

The government is planning a slew of amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Act in the forthcoming Budget session.

FII income to be taxed as capital gains

FII income to be taxed as capital gains

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

In a major development on taxation of FII income, the Authority on Advance Ruling has ruled that income will now be taxed as capital gains and not business income.

All short-term capital gains cases under lens

All short-term capital gains cases under lens

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2007

According to market sources, it has been observed that most companies are filing claims under short-term capital gains, irrespective of the volume of transactions.

BSE shortlists 5 foreign bourses for stake sell of

BSE shortlists 5 foreign bourses for stake sell of

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2007

The Bombay Stock Exchange is learnt to have shortlisted London, Nasdaq, Deutsche Borse, New York, and Singapore stock exchanges for the proposed sale of its 26 per cent stake.