Sachin P Mampatta, Anoushka Sawhney &Amp;Amp; Samreen Wani

Stories by Sachin P Mampatta, Anoushka Sawhney &Amp;Amp; Samreen Wani

Rs 15 Trillion In Direct Taxes Comes Via Automatic Route

Rs 15 Trillion In Direct Taxes Comes Via Automatic Route

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2024

96 per cent is being collected through TDS, advance tax, self-assessment tax, and other receipts.

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2024

The unemployment rate for women was last this low around Diwali in 2022. The unemployment rate has dropped for women from 14.9 per cent in December 2023 to 11 per cent in January 2024, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). It was higher in January 2023 at 13.5 per cent.

How Sensex Has Changed Over Years

How Sensex Has Changed Over Years

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2024

A quarter of the stocks have been replaced since 2019, marking the evolution of India's economy.

Mega Infrastructure Push In Ayodhya

Mega Infrastructure Push In Ayodhya

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2024

The push to develop Ayodhya as a tourism centre, accompanied by large-scale infrastructure projects, comes on the back of years of limited income growth and tourist inflows.

AIF returns trailed market gains in Dec

AIF returns trailed market gains in Dec

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2024

Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) with a lock-in period performed better than the ones that allow investors to withdraw capital at any time. Close-ended schemes had a median return of 5.62 per cent in December, according to data from industry tracker PMSBazaar. The median returns for open-ended schemes were 3.91 per cent

Have You Heard Of Zombie Companies?

Have You Heard Of Zombie Companies?

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2024

If Indian companies were people, around 20 per cent of the listed space would be individuals whose salaries don't cover their loan instalments.

Guess How Many Indians Filed Tax Returns? A Record 81.8 Million!

Guess How Many Indians Filed Tax Returns? A Record 81.8 Million!

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2024

Many individuals filing tax returns declare zero tax liability. They accounted for two-thirds of the total individual returns filed.

Hit-And-Run Cases: Conviction Rate Below 50%

Hit-And-Run Cases: Conviction Rate Below 50%

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2024

Hit-and-run cases are those in which drivers, who cause the accidents, flee from the spot and do not inform the police.

Govt Project Launches Hit All-Time Low

Govt Project Launches Hit All-Time Low

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2024

Government announcements for the building of new roads, railways, and other capital expenditure (capex) projects may have hit an all-time low, according to numbers for the December quarter.

Banks Wrote Off Rs 1 Trillion In Frauds

Banks Wrote Off Rs 1 Trillion In Frauds

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2024

As the total number of bank frauds increased from 6,800 in FY19 to more than 13,500 in FY23, the share of private banks in the occurrence went from 34 per cent to 66 per cent.

Overcrowded Jails, Packed Beyond Capacity

Overcrowded Jails, Packed Beyond Capacity

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2023

Nearly 80% of the inmates are undertrials; UP district jails have twice the numbers they were built for.

365,300 Crimes Against Women

365,300 Crimes Against Women

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2023

Cruelty by husband or his relatives accounted for 38.3 per cent of all crimes against women.

40,175 Manufacturers Vanish From Tax Data

40,175 Manufacturers Vanish From Tax Data

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2023

Manufacturing's share in the profit pool of companies had declined before the pandemic.

No Political Country For Young People

No Political Country For Young People

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2023

While 67 per cent of India's population is 39 years old or younger, states are governed by chief ministers who are 70 or older.

State Polls See An Uptick In Women MLAs

State Polls See An Uptick In Women MLAs

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2023

There is a rise in the number of women elected to the state legislatures in 2023 compared to 2018, except in Rajasthan.

The Hiring Season Is Looking Grey

The Hiring Season Is Looking Grey

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2023

In 2022-2023, 15.5 per cent of women were unemployed compared to 11.2 per cent in 2017-2018. For every one woman employed, 10 men got a job.

1,000 Cases Of Violence Against Women Daily

1,000 Cases Of Violence Against Women Daily

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2023

Cruelty by the husband (or his relatives) accounted for about 40 per cent of these cases. Delhi reported the highest number of cases of crimes against women (12,552) followed by Mumbai with over 5,000 cases.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Met 16 Days Annually In Current Term

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Met 16 Days Annually In Current Term

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2023

In 2022, Rajasthan met for 30 days, Chhattisgarh 18 days, MP and Mizoram for 15 each, and Telangana for 10 days.

What Our MPs Spend Time On...

What Our MPs Spend Time On...

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2023

A large part of the productive time in Parliament is spent on non-legislative matters such as discussion on motion of thanks by the President, conduct of fellow MPs and so on.

Caste Is Back In The Electoral Equation

Caste Is Back In The Electoral Equation

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2023

Bihar has fertile grounds for caste to emerge as an electoral issue.