Prospects For India's Youth: Cloudy, With High Chance Of Thunder And Lightning

The country's demographic dividend is dissipating, with seriously adverse consequences for young India, asserts Shankar Acharya, former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.......

Will GST cast a shadow on exports?

Neutrality and jurisdiction in international trade need to be discussed threadbare before GST is implemented in India, says Divya S Iyer.  “This is a question too difficult for a......

New rules to tax Facebook, Google from June 1

Facebook , Google, Yahoo and Twitter will be liable to be taxed in India for earnings above Rs 1 lakh from local advertisers.      The income tax department on Monday released rules......

India readies plan to sell only 'clean' diamonds worldwide

All stakeholders in the diamond industry chain from mines to retailers have to follow a system of warranty under which they have to individually declare in the invoices they issue that what they......

Coming soon: The 'Google Tax'

Downloading songs, movies, books? You may have to pay tax on it.Dilasha Seth reports. The government is likely to expand the scope of the equalisation levy, the so-called 'Google tax' to bring more......