Separate investment limits have been proposed for life and health insurance premium.
Government-owned and financially ailing AI has been dropping its economy class fares to the level of low-cost carriers.
Telcos likely to get to switch from 2,300-MHz band for 4G services.
Move seen as prelude to GST rollout; rules for Cenvat credit also likely to be simplified.
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.
FM to meet states on Feb 14, approve key decisions.
Also being considered is Rs 50 lakh-1 cr taxable income bracket.
Despite lobbying by bourses, FinMin mulls tax to monitor the market.
Decades of military rule kept the country closed to foreign investors.
To encourage investment, govt may instead offer investment-linked incentives.
Floor rate with a narrow band to be fixed.
Centre, states clear first hurdle, agree on compensation formula for losses on account of reduction in Central Sales Tax rate.
The form will be redesigned in such a way that investors could fill up most of the details themselves
The finance ministry is considering raising import duty on gold by two percentage points to six per cent, as the surge in demand for the yellow metal threatens to further widen India's current account deficit.
The department of telecommunications, in the draft universal licence guidelines to be signed with telcos which recently won spectrum in the 1800 MHz auction of November, has included a new clause for foreign companies.
Three Indian companies registered with the Registrar of Companies use the same brand name.
During the 'lowering of flags' before sunset, the stern expression on the faces of the Border Security Force jawans might lead a first-time visitor to think it's because of the tension at the line of control two days earlier.
Agenda for FIPB meeting on Jan 18 doesn't mention its application.
DEA official writes to DIPP suggesting that govt needs to understand what has been left out, and why, in the revised application of the retailer.
The bank, however, may not start functioning before 2014 and is likely to have substantially less initial paid-up capital than the amount of $240 billion that is doing the rounds currently.
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