Except drubbing in Delhi and Bihar, the BJP president has had a good record since he took over the reins of the party in June 2014, says Archis Mohan.
It is not a good idea to take the line that since demonetisation happened in the third quarter, everything that happened then was a consequence of that, says Chief Statistician TCA Anant.
Archis Mohan decodes Bharatiya Janata Party's pre-presidential poll manoeuvres.
Faceless Ambedkarite groups from across the country are running BSP's election war rooms, writes Archis Mohan.
PwC wants to know what will happen when a company with substantial reserves is merged into a new concern and the resultant entity is converted into a limited liability partnership.
Amit Shah's sustained campaigning against slaughterhouses has unnerved UP's leather and meat export industry.
A defeat in UP will, therefore, dent the Modi government's efforts to win more seats in the Rajya Sabha.
Under the scheme coming into effect from April 1, 2018, a donor could purchase bonds from authorised banks against cheques or digital payments. These would be redeemed only in the designated account of a registered political party.
The Association for Democratic Reforms slams the Budget proposals on political funding, says they lack teeth and show the "lack of political will" in proposing real reforms.
A united Opposition is expected to move amendments to the motion of thanks for the President's address on how note ban was a mess.
Earners in between Rs 50 lakh and Rs one crore will have to pay 10% surcharge
Earners in between Rs 50 lakh and Rs one crore will have to pay 10% surcharge
The Indian Staffing Federation says their demand assumes significance as the formal sector will grow after demonetisation and the segment will play a crucial role in that.
Treats gains on sale of as capital gains, not business income, spares him from huge tax liability.
Major focus will be on adequately funding existing schemes to ensure their timely completion before the next General Elections.
GAAR will not override the recently revised double taxation avoidance agreements with Mauritius and Singapore.
Its officers would wear black bands on Monday, which is also Martyrs day, the IRS Association (Customs and Central Excise) has said.
It was better to first build a single-rate GST with a low rate, achieve full mastery of this, and then consider more complex possibilities such as high rates and multiple rates.
A committee on digitalisation headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had in an interim report recommended taxing cash transactions of at least Rs 50,000 to promote digital payments.
"There has been one meeting (on this). It is a matter of setting up the governance structures. Now ball is in the court of the Indian side to finalise the governance of the setting up of the fund. We are ready for it," the UAE ambassador Dr Ahmed Al Banna said.
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