Vrishti Beniwal &Amp; Ajay Modi

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Oil producing firms to take a Rs 6,000-cr hit

Oil producing firms to take a Rs 6,000-cr hit

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2012

ONGC to take biggest hit of Rs 4,600 crore, followed by Cairn India and Oil India.

Huge oil losses may play havoc with govt plans

Huge oil losses may play havoc with govt plans

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2012

The government's plans to reign in petroleum subsidies to plug the fiscal deficit next financial year are in jeopardy, as a whopping Rs 2.13 lakh-crore revenue loss is expected at the current levels of global crude oil prices and domestic retail prices of controlled products.

Service tax net may widen

Service tax net may widen

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2012

Budget likely to list tax-exempt items as finance ministry, states agree

Subsidy burden zooms for ONGC, OIL

Subsidy burden zooms for ONGC, OIL

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2012

The two government upstream companies, along with GAIL, make good a third of the losses made by government oil marketing companies.

Household spending up as food prices decrease

Household spending up as food prices decrease

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2012

Food inflation has entered negative territory but consumers have had no respite on cost of living.

Subbarao's multi-recipe problem

Subbarao's multi-recipe problem

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2012

The question is which tool it should use to shift gear.

Switching banks without changing a/c number soon

Switching banks without changing a/c number soon

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2012

The idea is to save customers the inconvenience of opening and closing bank accounts or keeping multiple accounts if they have to shift to a new location or find their bank's services unsatisfactory.

SBI, 14 other banks to get  Rs 16k-cr funds by March

SBI, 14 other banks to get Rs 16k-cr funds by March

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2011

More than one-third of this amount (Rs 6,000 crore or Rs 60 billion) is likely to go to the country's largest lender, State Bank of India, while the demand for most other banks is less than Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) each.

Mid-sized firms' tax boom busts gloom theory

Mid-sized firms' tax boom busts gloom theory

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2011

Pay healthy advance tax, but can't make up for large companies' volumes.

Govt not in a hurry to reply to RIL's arbitration notice

Govt not in a hurry to reply to RIL's arbitration notice

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2011

Petroleum secretary G C Chaturvedi said the arbitration notice grants a time of up to a month to respond and there was no hurry.

Petroleum consumption sees slow growth

Petroleum consumption sees slow growth

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2011

The consumption of petroleum products in India is growing at a rate much lower than the conservative projection of 4.58 per cent made for this year by the Petroleum Products Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), a wing of the petroleum ministry.

GST: Industry to make case in Nov 28 meet

GST: Industry to make case in Nov 28 meet

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2011

Wants all services included in tax, with a negative list.

India to review tax treaty with Mauritius in December

India to review tax treaty with Mauritius in December

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2011

The much-awaited talks between India and Mauritius over renegotiation of their tax treaty may begin soon, with India pushing for changes in the clause on the treatment of the capital gains tax.

IndianOil wants to get crude on credit

IndianOil wants to get crude on credit

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2011

Seeks deferred payments for domestic purchases, dollar window.

Govt readies plan B for disinvestment

Govt readies plan B for disinvestment

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2011

A couple of options are on the table, from buyback, cross-holding, selective public offers of only big companies to residual stake in companies with minority government ownership.

India to press for tax info sharing at G20

India to press for tax info sharing at G20

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2011

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to oppose suggestions to introduce a financial transaction tax, commonly known as tobin tax.

Smaller firms defy slowdown blues

Smaller firms defy slowdown blues

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2011

The slowdown fear, as substantiated by various parameters like the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index as well as the Index of Industrial Production, has gripped large companies but the smaller entities still seem hopeful of excellent growth. At least, tax collection figures show this trend.

I-T dept doesn't know what to do with money from Kejriwal fans

I-T dept doesn't know what to do with money from Kejriwal fans

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2011

Kejriwal's supporters have bombarded Income Tax offices with cheques and demand drafts, offering to pay his tax dues.

More high-value deals on I-T radar

More high-value deals on I-T radar

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2011

Under pressure on the black money issue, the government plans to monitor high-value savings and investments more closely to net tax evaders.

After petrol, increase in CNG prices imminent

After petrol, increase in CNG prices imminent

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

Days after a Rs 3 per litre rise in petrol prices, it is the turn of compressed natural gas. Indraprastha Gas (IGL), monopoly marketer of CNG in and around this metropolis, is looking at raising the price by up to six or seven per cent (Rs 2 per kg) sometime next week, due to higher cost on account of a weakening rupee.