SEZs will help alleviate the infrastructure deficit in the country.
In a move initiated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, high-calibre graduates from institutions like the Indian Institutes of Management, as well as graduates from other streams like law, may be attached with government departments for some duration o
Mentalhood is far from an ideal comeback but it's nice to be reminded of Karisma Kapoor's radiant and lively screen presence again, says Sukanya Verma.
'Don't let anybody tell you that Kadvi Hawa is a manifesto for the fight against climate change or that it's an austere, unforgiving movie.' 'This is an intensely felt, beautifully expressed piece of cinema,' says Sreehari Nair.
One of the key concerns of foreign investors is how the general anti-avoidance rule would apply in case an investor is availing benefits under double taxation avoidance agreement.
Kadvi Hawa has some very bad news for us all.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
The government on Monday said the tax revenue of VAT implementing states has shown an increase of 27.1 per cent during the first quarter of this fiscal year-on-year.
The corporate sector on Thursday was unanimous in asking the government to go back to the drawing board regarding the fringe benefit tax on the grounds that the present tax, if enforced, would increase bureaucratic interference, paper work, rent seek
Bollywood has dealt with same sex relationships before, but homophobia runs deep.
'I didn't even know where Bombay was before I came here.'
'The last time I met him will be one I will always cherish. It was in February this year.' 'I was asked to give him the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and was warned he was frail and uncommunicative.' 'I approached him with some trepidation, but was delighted to find that not only did he recognise me, he also hugged me warmly and showered much affection,' Shabana Azmi tells Subhash K Jha.
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
The Parthasarathy Shome committee gives its second reform report to finance ministry.
'An era of fiscal pessimism is setting in, which, if not countered intellectually, is going to have the same effect as export pessimism has had,' notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
'When you watch your film for the first time with so many people, you feel naked.'
The hits and misses of the week.
The actress, who turns feature film director with A Death in the Gunj, discusses the cinema she is comfortable with and why she loves being an outsider.
Jim says he was charged as an actor and at the same time a bit anxious about playing a terrorist in his first film.
Asserting that he did not name anyone, the Samajwadi leader said that he would withdraw his candidature from the ongoing polls if proved guilty.
The hits and misses of the week.
Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser.
Salman Khan's much awaited Eid release Tubelight turned out to be a damp squib at the box office. Distributors stand to lose on their investments.
The good old sari got a fashionable twist at designer Anavila Misra's store launch in Mumbai.
FBT was an unpopular tax and withdrawn before the General Elections in 2009
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.
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