Experts say, auditors must not allow themselves to be intimidated by the client management into conducting audits by conversation. It is important for auditors to conduct proper interviews and ask probing and searching questions.
Non-uniform definition of control makes foreign investors wary, raise corporate governance issues.
The print media's declining share of the media industry is not as worrying as its attitude to the factors critical to growth.
India's value proposition and overall shift towards offshore information technology and IT-enabled services will lead to an annual growth rate of 35 per cent in the sector.
Tata Group's CLiQ is the latest to join the e-commerce club, to compete with the likes of Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal.
'There is a huge tax differential of 15% to 20% depending on income classification.'
Even though the powers of the board of directors stand suspended once a company's insolvency process begins, it does not absolve the directors from actions taken up to two years earlier.
Levying buyback tax at a flat rate of 20 per cent (plus applicable surcharge and cess), irrespective of the period for which shares are held will be a dampener for equity shareholders who take inherent risks while investing, says Hitesh D Gajaria, partner and head of tax, KPMG in India.
DRs have shares as an underlying asset and are typically issued by a bank, known as the depository bank, on behalf of a company.
The ones chosen for operation, management and development through a public-private partnership model are Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati.
'The low tax to GDP ratio of the country will go up, helping the government to adhere to fiscal discipline and keep inflation in check.'
Agra, Shimla, Nanded, Kanpur and Jamshedpur are among the many airports that would see connectivity under Udan.
India's second largest budget carrier SpiceJet, which reported a record Rs 1,003 crore (Rs 10.03 billion) net loss last fiscal, may soon receive the much-needed capital infusion as talks with an overseas investor have reached "very advanced stages".
Official websites of some states haven't been updated for years
The controversial 5/20 rule required an airline to have five years of domestic operations and 20 aircraft in its fleet to be able to fly abroad.
Bharat Biotech started work on developing a vaccine against Zika way back in 2014.
Shoppers Stop is looking to open four new stores this year and plans to invest Rs 120 crore.
Interoperability with other insurance companies - apart from banks, medical centres, among others - would be the eventual goal
The average fares of all airlines are almost linear.
Internet giant Google is the most attractive employer for graduates from the Asia-Pacific region in a list of top companies which figures no Indian firm.
Foreign reinsurance companies are now allowed to do business in India.
HR experts believe however that times are changing and more and more companies are planning a revamp of their appraisal systems
India is one of the largest military equipment importers in the world, at over $8 billion a year.
'The web of transactions is so complex that it requires expertise to understand the strategies involved in each fraud.'
Components manufactured in India are low-value products like casing and box packaging that constitute 5% of the bill for materials required in phone manufacturing.
'We are only talking about 65,000 H1B visas a year, it is not going to go down drastically.' 'If the number reduces and when you spread that reduction across all the top IT services companies, the impact will be marginal.'
In 50 days, 60% of the work force was let off in retail, agri, textile and other sectors.
The six are English dailies the Hindustan Times, The Hindu and The Telegraph; their sister publications The Hindustan and The Hindu Tamil; and Ananda Bazar Patrika.
Alibaba will acquire 25 per cent stake in One97 Communications.
'No other language can now take its place. English is the language of professional education, which gives you a passport to a bright future,' says T N Ninan.
SpiceJet did not provide the details of its ancillary revenue.
Latter's market share rises to 36.1% in Dec; best on-time performance across metro airports
The service is available in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Manesar, Navi Mumbai and Thane and will be scaled up to other cities soon
Top firms get GST notices on credit claims on Friday; replies sought within hours.
Fintech players are customising solutions for rural markets and helping SMEs learn how to use the services
Zydus Wellness looks for a wider berth in the country's burgeoning beauty market, redesigns and rebrands its flagship brand
The regulations will only apply to the share purchases that have been done after October 1, 2004
The high-level panel, chaired by former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts, K Sodhi, had focused on reviewing the Sebi (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992.
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