Manojit Saha &Amp; Vrishti Beniwal

Stories by Manojit Saha &Amp; Vrishti Beniwal

Retired bankers in demand as India Inc looks for licence

Retired bankers in demand as India Inc looks for licence

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2013

Aspirants banking on experience and domain knowledge of veterans

FinMin relaxes staff promotion norms of govt banks

FinMin relaxes staff promotion norms of govt banks

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2013

Finance ministry gives bank boards the flexibility to decide whether the stipulated tenure of rural/semi-urban experience should be continuous or in parts.

FM to meet India Inc, bankers on stalled projects

FM to meet India Inc, bankers on stalled projects

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2013

The first such interaction would be in Mumbai on Monday.

RBI to meet bankers on Thursday for pre-policy talks

RBI to meet bankers on Thursday for pre-policy talks

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2013

Banks will ask the banking regulator to defer the higher provisioning norms on standard restructured advances.

Inflated phone bill may invite income-tax notice

Inflated phone bill may invite income-tax notice

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2013

I-T dept plans a different set of parameters to identify more people not paying dues properly.

Rangarajan likely to act as referee

Rangarajan likely to act as referee

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2013

Finance, oil ministry tussle over exports.

FinMin officials set for date with Nandita Das, Gautam Gambhir

FinMin officials set for date with Nandita Das, Gautam Gambhir

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2013

This time, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who attended the first such retreat in 2008, would be present.

Banks initiate crackdown on wilful defaulters

Banks initiate crackdown on wilful defaulters

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2013

To recover dues from 50 top defaulters; finance ministry wants proceedings fast-tracked.

FinMin draws up plan to attract foreign inflows

FinMin draws up plan to attract foreign inflows

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2013

Looks at sovereign funds and Fortune 500 firms.

FinMin plans 100% I-T e-refunds

FinMin plans 100% I-T e-refunds

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2013

Tax department plans to link PAN with the bank account number to eliminate the scope of the amount being transferred to a wrong account number.

FDI policy set for revamp

FDI policy set for revamp

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2013

Govt moves to bring in more clarity on definition of 'control'.

FM to sell brand India in the Gulf, Japan, Canada and US

FM to sell brand India in the Gulf, Japan, Canada and US

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2013

May emphasise that the country is back on the fiscal consolidation path by reining in fiscal deficit at 5.2%.

Another batch of 30,000 tax notices on its way

Another batch of 30,000 tax notices on its way

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2013

The official added though this would be the last batch of letters this year, more PAN card holders would receive such notices from the income tax department next year.

I-T returns may require disclosure of all assets

I-T returns may require disclosure of all assets

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

That bliss is set to end soon, with the finance ministry planning to make it mandatory for individuals and Hindu undivided families to report assets and liabilities in income-tax return forms.

Realtors, brokers to get RBI lifeline

Realtors, brokers to get RBI lifeline

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2013

Set to be allowed to apply for bank licences in the final guidelines expected by the end of the month

Tax sops to insurance may be in the offing

Tax sops to insurance may be in the offing

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2013

Separate investment limits have been proposed for life and health insurance premium.

Govt likely to harmonise excise, service tax laws

Govt likely to harmonise excise, service tax laws

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2013

Move seen as prelude to GST rollout; rules for Cenvat credit also likely to be simplified.

More sectors likely to attract tax collected at source

More sectors likely to attract tax collected at source

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2013

As part of Budget 2013-14 proposals, it is considering widening the scope of source-based taxation to more areas to improve reporting mechanism for transactions.

Govt likely to give GST outline in Budget

Govt likely to give GST outline in Budget

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2013

FM to meet states on Feb 14, approve key decisions.

I-T surcharge likely on income ABOVE Rs 1 crore

I-T surcharge likely on income ABOVE Rs 1 crore

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2013

Also being considered is Rs 50 lakh-1 cr taxable income bracket.