Goa, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya will initiate schemes to enable 24x7 power to consumers.
When Taragauri Doshi's husband died, an assessing officer wanted to tax the proceeds from a life insurance policy that had been bought abroad. Homi Mistry, Mousami Nagarsenkar & Hiral Tanna explain why such proceeds are not taxable in India.
The broader markets ended in line with the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended higher by 1.3% and 0.9% each.
The top court last week gave Sahara a final chance to raise funds.
The stipulation that new front-end stores will have to be set up will impact M&A in the sector.
Cooperative societies get more tax benefits as compared to individual house owners.
The development is expected to pave way for greater transfer pricing cooperation between the two countries, enhance investment flow
Bharti to spend Rs 1,600 cr for spectrum payout over 10 yrs; Telenor to service its own debt.
Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the Seventh Pay Commission is felt on urban income, say Anis Chakravarty & Rishi Shah.
In the past four months, launches of luxury and super luxury cars have sped ahead of non-luxury ones.
Coal India achieved a staggering production of 536.51 million tonnes during the financial year ended March 31, 2016
Arun Jaitley had proposed in the Budget to double the rate of capital gains tax on debt MFs to 20%.
A slew of challenges that are yet to be resolved include the lack of consensus between the Centre and states over the GST exemption threshold limit, dual control over scrutiny and assessment
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
The list of exempted goods from central excise duty has shrunk from 400 items in 2011-12 to 300 now.
Exemption from minimum alternate tax for REITs & infrastructure investment trusts; Depository receipts on all securities eligible for tax benefit
Columnist Rajni Bakshi asks if the louder responses to the climate crisis will be those arguing that innovations are viable only when they give handsome and rapid monetary returns?
Rs 50,000-cr loans for 15,000-Mw projects could be heading for restructuring.
Apart from streamlining loan processing, most public sector banks charge lower interest rate, an aspect which seems to be game changer.
Sensex may remain under pressure this week due to weak global factors.
Many companies are putting HR's reputation as a back office administrator to rest by either outsourcing or automating most administrative tasks.
Generally,profit of a partnership firm is divided among its partners in sync with their partnership deal.
Global sales made via mobile devices are expected to top $638 billion.
With cyber criminals becoming savvier by the day, learning how to safeguard yourself is imperative.
In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.
Excise exemptions may be whittled in Budget to offset higher govt salaries, pensions
Mumbai-based CA Prince Tiwari is educating and empowering the underprivileged since 2011. This is his heart-warming story.
With over 200 brands and websites as participants this year, the Google Online Shopping Festival is turning bigger.
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
At least 200 investors have to furnish financial statements
Those taking up a job abroad should notify their bank about the change in status and open appropriate NRI accounts
NDA's energy plan powered UP win, but it's not a winner yet. Centre has claimed to have saved money by targeted coverage but critics say the system is not yet foolproof.
The acquisition of ZipDial however has proven that even a proven business model could be an attraction point.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley takes a protectionist stance in favour of domestic companies, increases customs duty on certain products.
Despite difficult working conditions, Indians are still seeking jobs in Gulf countries
TRAI said that Internet service providers would not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services.
The civil aviation ministry appears supportive of SpiceJet because it does not want another airline to fail. The real test now will be the capacity of the airline's chairman, Kalanithi Maran, to raise funds. And he needs to do this quickly.
For any proposal to be cleared, it has to get 75% of the vote.
According to estimates, if the companies are not allowed to raise petrol rates at least Rs 5 a litre by the first fortnight of September, they might begin to suffer underrecoveries on this decontrolled auto fuel, too -- for the first time this financial year.
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