Jayshree P Upadhyay And Somesh Jha

Stories by Jayshree P Upadhyay And Somesh Jha

A whopping Rs 4 lakh crore stuck in tax appeals

A whopping Rs 4 lakh crore stuck in tax appeals

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2015

Total number of tax disputes in SC cross 10,000

Budget may bring good news for the salaried class

Budget may bring good news for the salaried class

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2015

FM may increase income-tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh

Taking stock of Budget promises

Taking stock of Budget promises

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2015

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Make in India -- are not covered here.

Kick-start likely for finance SEZs in Budget

Kick-start likely for finance SEZs in Budget

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2015

Finance firms in these SEZs likely to get tax breaks.

Sebi mulls keeping markets open on Budget day

Sebi mulls keeping markets open on Budget day

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2015

The stock market historically exhibits volatility on Budget day.

Kejriwal's boost for small scale industries in Delhi

Kejriwal's boost for small scale industries in Delhi

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2015

Govt has done away with the need to secure crucial permits.

Former Apple executive to be Kejriwal's troubleshooter?

Former Apple executive to be Kejriwal's troubleshooter?

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2015

Arvind Kejriwal will monitor the work of various departments. Adarsh Shastri might also aid Kejriwal in this task. Somesh Jha reports

How Kejriwal won the hearts of Delhi, AGAIN

How Kejriwal won the hearts of Delhi, AGAIN

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2015

The AAP leader resurrected his political fortunes by making changes to his approach

Why opinion polls predict an AAP victory in Delhi

Why opinion polls predict an AAP victory in Delhi

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2015

Kejriwal in his public meetings took up issues, which garnered him strong support

Yes, we are comfortable on streets, unlike Jaitley: Yogendra Yadav

Yes, we are comfortable on streets, unlike Jaitley: Yogendra Yadav

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2015

Aam Aadmi Party chief spokesperson Yogendra Yadav tells Somesh Jha how Delhi has moved beyond Shahi Imam-type politics. Yadav also takes a dig at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and says the AAP had formulated its policies on the streets, unlike the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Budget 2015 may restore Customs duty on crude oil

Budget 2015 may restore Customs duty on crude oil

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

Move could fetch the exchequer Rs 14,000 cr

Gift city to be part of this year's Union Budget

Gift city to be part of this year's Union Budget

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2015

The Gujarat International Finance Tech-City, or Gift City, is expected to be spread over 886 acres and will have a special economic zone on 261 acres.

How to lose friends the Kejriwal way

How to lose friends the Kejriwal way

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2015

Several former colleagues say Kejriwal is undemocratic. But his loyalists stand stoutly behind him

FM's mantra to meet fiscal deficit target

FM's mantra to meet fiscal deficit target

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2015

Centre shows optimism of achieving the target of 4.1% at back of recent measures and turn around in manufacturing.

Transfer pricing disputes: Agreement with US to bring relief to MNCs

Transfer pricing disputes: Agreement with US to bring relief to MNCs

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2015

India is set to sign an agreement with the US to resolve transfer pricing disputes, which will then serve as a template for settling such rows with multinational companies based in the UK, France and other European countries.

What steps FinMin is taking to keep Jan Dhan accounts active

What steps FinMin is taking to keep Jan Dhan accounts active

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2015

The department of financial services has decided to give banks commission, to ensure these accounts are kept active.

Tax fillip to fund-raising avenues likely in Budget

Tax fillip to fund-raising avenues likely in Budget

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2015

Exemption from minimum alternate tax for REITs & infrastructure investment trusts; Depository receipts on all securities eligible for tax benefit

Tapping private sector, younger talent for top job at govt banks

Tapping private sector, younger talent for top job at govt banks

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2015

The candidate will be expected to have at least two to three years of remaining service.

LIC likely to exit mutual fund JV with Nomura

LIC likely to exit mutual fund JV with Nomura

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2015

According to sources, in a January 6 letter to the department of financial services under the finance ministry, LIC said it wanted to stop sponsoring LIC Nomura Mutual Fund, and might offer some of its stake in LIC Housing Finance to other shareholders.

Jaitley's pre-Budget meeting with IT sector on Jan 14

Jaitley's pre-Budget meeting with IT sector on Jan 14

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2015

IT sector has lots of hope from the Union Budget 2014-15.