Somesh Jha, Arup Roychoudhury And Shrimi Choudhary

Stories by Somesh Jha, Arup Roychoudhury And Shrimi Choudhary

Trading glitch: Sebi, FinMin seek detailed report from NSE

Trading glitch: Sebi, FinMin seek detailed report from NSE

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2021

The exchange cited issues with its telecom service providers that prevented stocks and index quotations from getting updated.

Stressed asset cases likely to be resolved soon

Stressed asset cases likely to be resolved soon

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2021

Government may also consider giving relief to some of the worst-affected sectors.

Sebi paves way for LIC's mega float

Sebi paves way for LIC's mega float

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2021

Sebi's change of rules will give the government -- which owns 100 per cent of LIC -- the flexibility to assess market demand and opt for lower dilution.

FM Sitharaman seeks Parliament nod for Rs 6.3-trillion extra spending

FM Sitharaman seeks Parliament nod for Rs 6.3-trillion extra spending

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2021

Of the cash outgo, Rs 64,598 crore is for enhanced expenditure on fertiliser subsidy under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 3.0 and Rs 20,466 crore for the capital outlay in defence services.

Finmin pins hope on vaccine drive for robust recovery in services sector

Finmin pins hope on vaccine drive for robust recovery in services sector

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2021

FY22 will be the year to rebuild with the IMF projecting output growth at 11.5 per cent, economic survey at 11.0 per cent and the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee at 10.5 per cent.

'Rating agencies are like Bollywood'

'Rating agencies are like Bollywood'

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2021

'Rather than cutting and pasting from advanced economies, we should use basic economic principles to think about what is right for India at the stage of development at which we are,' says Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian.

Budget 2021: Govt stares at revenue shortfall of Rs 7 trillion this fiscal

Budget 2021: Govt stares at revenue shortfall of Rs 7 trillion this fiscal

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2021

Revenue from divestment has fetched Rs 40,000-50,000 crore against target of Rs 2.10 trillion.

Budget may open window for big-ticket foreign investments

Budget may open window for big-ticket foreign investments

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2021

The Centre plans to create a special window for strategically important investors such as sovereign wealth funds and pension funds that wish to invest over Rs 3,000 crore through a single transaction.

Budget 2021: Govt may target fiscal deficit at 4% of GDP by 2025-26

Budget 2021: Govt may target fiscal deficit at 4% of GDP by 2025-26

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2021

To enable widen the fiscal deficit beyond the permissible limit under the present legislation, the government may have to propose amendment to the FRBM Act in the Finance Bill.

Govt likely to unveil new DFI framework in Budget

Govt likely to unveil new DFI framework in Budget

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2021

Industry players believe the new DFI model will be initially risk capital, which will then be used to mobilise additional resources from development agencies such as World Bank.

Over Rs 950-crore tax evasion by Swiggy, Flipkart unit,: I-T department

Over Rs 950-crore tax evasion by Swiggy, Flipkart unit,: I-T department

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2021

Tax concealment in case of Walmart-owned Flipkart's unit is about Rs 650 crore while the remaining estimation is related to Swiggy.

Budget 2021: Sharper focus on health care likely

Budget 2021: Sharper focus on health care likely

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2021

CII has also called for tax incentives for new health care projects and import duty relief for lifesaving equipment.

Govt mulls easing NPA norms

Govt mulls easing NPA norms

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2021

Move to increase 90-day window to 120 days to give more time to borrowers to service loans.

Show-cause notice to Amazon India over Rs 175 cr tax demand

Show-cause notice to Amazon India over Rs 175 cr tax demand

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2021

Probe has allegedly found calculation errors by Amazon. The company paid higher GST but instead of claiming refund took wrong input tax credit.

Modi's hardest task in 2021: Creating jobs

Modi's hardest task in 2021: Creating jobs

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2021

The biggest worry is not the shrinking of the labour market, but the collapse of good jobs.

Ministries face cash crunch as winter session scrapped

Ministries face cash crunch as winter session scrapped

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2020

The health and family welfare ministry spent 70 per cent of its allocation till October. The ministry may need additional funds for the vaccination drive which is expected to be kicked off from January.

Centre may not get costly Pfizer vaccine

Centre may not get costly Pfizer vaccine

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2020

At $37 per dose, the Pfizer vaccine is much more expensive compared to $3 per dose for the Covishield.

Subscribers to get EPF savings interest at one go

Subscribers to get EPF savings interest at one go

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2020

The EPFO had decided that 8.15 per cent interest from its debt income would be credited immediately and the remaining 0.35 per cent capital gains from the equity sale would be given later, subject to its redemption.

Sebi mulls separate department to check misuse of IPO funds

Sebi mulls separate department to check misuse of IPO funds

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2020

The new wing will be known as the corporate finance investigation department, which will be headed by one of Sebi's executive directors. This department will have information technology solutions experts, particularly to detect the menace of frauds.

Regulatory burden on 8 sectors to be eased soon

Regulatory burden on 8 sectors to be eased soon

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2020

In the first phase, most of the outdated regulations in the state and central Acts will be removed. Further, compliances with regard to annual inspections, licence renewal, and storage of multiple data will be eased.