Tobacco will be subjected to the highest tax slab of 28 per cent and an additional cess. The current rates of taxation on cigarettes and chewing tobacco are about 64 per cent and 81 per cent, respectively.
Unlike Ratan Tata's philosophy, Mistry cared about short-term gains. This is a Diwali gift for many
Government officials working overtime to dismantle the Tata plant and return land to farmers, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.
The spectre of Singur and now its verdict is looming large on the future of many of Bengal's projects, especially the state government's industrial parks that are vacant. As many more episodes await, the question uppermost on everyone's minds is, how long will Singur haunt Bengal?
The outgoing chairman believed in building for the future; for his successor, the challenge will be to maintain the momentum, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.
An interview with Amit Mitra, the finance minister of West Bengal.
The second campus would have the potential to create around 18,000 jobs
West Bengal has a 2,200 km porous border with Bangladesh over 10 districts.
The company said it had extended financial support to the UK business.
In 2011, the Trinamool manifesto had said, the government would not allow SEZs in West Bengal, to protect multi-crop lands.
As Deveshwar announces his decision to step down, he has a rich legacy to leave behind.
To get three-year term as non-executive chairman from Feb; firm to create CEO's post; AGM to ratify Sanjiv Puri, Rajiv Tandon's appointment as directors
The railways is collaborating with various companies from Germany, South Korea, Japan and China to work out the fine prints.
Google provides the training material in local languages.
In a deviation from the usual venue of Raj Bhavan, the event of May 27, will be held on the Red Road, one of the arterial roads in Kolkata that houses the Fort William where the Army is headquartered. And, it will remain blocked for at least five days, probably more.
The first option that the state government might opt for is offer Infosys space in one of the SEZs that are coming up, but that is unlikely to be accepted
Coal India achieved a staggering production of 536.51 million tonnes during the financial year ended March 31, 2016
The company has partnered with Lux Cozi and plans to take its team's apparel to the masses.
The West Bengal CM's media equation wasn't always this bad. In the run-up to the assembly elections of 2011, she was a clear favourite.
The first phase will end in 2018 and have the world's largest terminal under one roofThe first phase will end in 2018 and have the world's largest terminal under one roof
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