It's not easy to ignore the newspaper ads with Diwali offers.
With Indian infrastructure companies burdened with debt, global PE funds and developers sense an opportunity to buy the airports cheap
Reaching a consensus might also get tougher, as already seen with issues like inclusion of natural gas in GST and imposition of a sugar cess, both central proposals being resisted.
The recommendation, if implemented, is likely to face opposition from the government's key support base among Hindu traders and businesspersons.
'Hardly any aqua centres exist in India though they are popular abroad.' 'Water is known for its buoyancy which reduces pressure on joints. So, you can exercise effectively underwater, provided you have the right experts guiding you,' Harsh Mariwala tells Viveat Susan Pinto.
With the help of technology and a billion citizens, two engineering students are on a mission to make India clean.
If you were deputed abroad, filing income tax can be tricky.
Bharti Airtel had planned to charge separately for internet-based voice calls provided by Skype.
With its free listing of goods and services, Facebook could disrupt the paid model adopted by classified players in the country, say Ayan Pramanik and Raghu Krishnan.
The insurance sector is seeking clarity on the 'Indian management control' clause.
All shares held by SBI in the five associate banks will stand cancelled after merger.
The implementation of the GST will indeed be a landmark reform.
If you receive an email claiming to be from the income tax department that there's an outstanding tax demand that you need to pay immediately, don't get alarmed. Get cautious.
The conversion from ownership to taxi hiring services is gaining ground.
Higher levy on dividends earned by individuals also on radar.
The government has to cover a lot of ground if it wants to achieve the target of generating 10 million new jobs in the sector over the next three years, says Shyamal Majumdar.
100 per cent FDI is now allowed in almost every major TV distribution form (direct-to-home, cable, headend-in-the-sky, multi-system operators) and 49 per cent in TV news.
But increase in the statutory contribution will boost retirement corpus
Sensex is trading firm; FMCG, real estate going strong.
If the government decides to go back to the old regime where the EPF was not taxed but the NPS was, the latter will become an unattractive product.
Theatres are finding innovative new ways to increase footfalls, discovers Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Petrol prices on Thursday crossed Rs 73 a litre mark, the highest level since the BJP government came to power in 2014, while diesel touched a record high of Rs 64.11 a litre.
Consumer loans or personal continue to record the highest fraud incidence.
Businesses coming to terms with Ind-AS (Indian Accounting Standards) implementation, GST can do without further uncertainty and costs, say N Sundaresha Subramanian & Sudipto Dey.
In the past couple of years, Saregama has redefined itself into a 'content IP company'.
Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.
The GST will also be applicable on the non-compete amount given by an employer to an outgoing employee, report Indivjal Dhasmana and Sudipto Dey.
APAs are part of govt's aim to move to a non-adversarial tax regime.
SBI-led consortium of 17 banks had a total exposure of about Rs 6,500 cr to Kingfisher Airlines.
Making employers provide creche facilities would be a powerful incentive for women to stay on in the workforce rather than drop out owing to the pressure of child care, says Shuma Raha.
Revised tax forms will be simple; stress on foreign travel and assets has been reduced
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
The exemption from MAT does not apply retroactively.
The Budget has unveiled measures that should now pave the way for India to progress from Make in India to 'Innovate in India'.
Constantly evolving rules and anomalies over tax treatment have constrained corporate programmes in the first year that the government's CSR mandate has been in force.
After the 2019 election, one thing is sure: GST will see a number of changes, explains Indivjal Dhasmana.
'A broad-based revival of private sector investment was likely in 2018-19 after businesses had successfully made the switch to the GST.'
Any company resident in a country has to pay both indirect taxes as well as Income Tax.
With digital technology, the I-T department's ability to catch tax evaders has increased many times.
In 2013, the government awarded less than 1,500 km of road projects under the EPC mode after it found no takers for PPP projects.
