Years of wait before DTC, GST are rolled out
Having faced a debacle in four Assembly elections recently, the UPA government is exploring ways to woo voters before the coming general elections - without deviating from the path of fiscal consolidation.
Many of the industrialists profiled in the book are no longer riding the wave of success.
DFS writes to departments that haven't responded to RBI's request for information.
Survey likely to be tabled in July by the new government.
The term of the last chairman of the pension regulator, Yogesh Agarwal, was cut short by the finance ministry in November.
The new push is being driven primarily by over 170,000 villages where household income is over Rs 1 lakh a year.
Bajaj Auto fears adverse impact on its exclusive loan deal with Bajaj Finance
Strategy being reworked to launch ETFs, revive Suuti; proceeds may be Rs 24k crore
The proposal to levy a 'super-rich' tax, at the rate of 35 per cent, on those earning more than Rs 10 crore a year might not receive support of the Union Cabinet.
Apart from the much-reported constitutional and political hurdles on a national Goods and Services Tax (GST), there is another basic one. Barely half of dealers in the country have a Permanent Account Number (PAN) from the tax department.
Revenue dept says changes in I-T Act require Parliament nod; new regime to wait till Budget in June-July 2014.
Based on this screening, the committee may weed out applications that do not meet the eligibility yardstick or the 'fit and proper' criteria for securing a licence.
Have committed themselves to investing Rs 1,85,000 crore since last year.
Says licensing of new banks should be a continuous process instead of the current stop-go system
The government will get an additional revenue of 20 per cent from the auction of the 1,800 MHz and 900 MHz bands of spectrum, based on the Telecom Commission's recommendations, compared with those of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
Increase in first half of FY14 comes despite a fall in average crude prices; weak rupee helps.
The company changes the names of its many sports channels, such as the acquired ESPN and dedicated Star Cricket, to Star Sports 1-4, that will bear out its multifarious sports strategy.
According to the CEO of an Indian group with presence in the telecom segment and two merchant bankers, the Mexico-headquartered telco's bankers have been sounded out for preliminary discussions with leading Indian telecom companies for a strategic tie-up.
DoT plans to initiate move that might lower the revenues telcos share with government.