State-owned fuel retailers, who control 95 per cent of the petrol pump sales, sell diesel at government-fixed rates, which are way lower than the cost of production.
The paper will invite comments on whether or not the royalty ceiling applicable till 2009 should be re-imposed.
The Kolkata-based firm already has a presence in 22 states with over 2,000 branches and 5.9 million borrowers.
The railways may offer high-speed train corridors to global players.
Some have welcomed this shift in the government's stance.
Arun Jaitley said he would put the DTC Bill in cold storage.
Compliance costs and legal scrutiny could rise.
The rules will affect Indian companies that take most decisions about their foreign subsidiaries.
As fliers find themselves spoilt for choice, airlines are looking at ways in which to position themselves distinctively.
Under the hybrid-till model, a portion of non-aeronautical revenue (commercial revenue) at the airport is taken into consideration while fixing the landing and parking charges, user fees and other aeronautical charges.
Every competitor is eyeing the top slot that Flipkart holds.
'There is much scope for ingenuity and inventiveness, and the stakes are very high.'
The government is keeping its options open.
While some are relatively new in this business, Vodafone, which has 1.8 million touch points in the country, has been offering basic banking and payment services through its pre-paid mobile digital semi-closed wallet called M-Pesa since 2012.
Prominent recruiters were Flipkart, Urban Ladder, AskmeBazaar etc
Struggling, corrupt construction industry will be challenged by the prime minster's $250-billion plan
In a meeting with stakeholders last week, the authority mooted setting up a Special Purpose Vehicle along with airlines and state-owned oil marketing companies to develop common infrastructure to import ATF, among others, at Chennai and Kolkata airports. While AAI and OMCs will hold 76 per cent in the proposed SPV, the airlines will participate in the remaining 24 per cent equity.
Sensex firm on favourable GDP numbers for FY16.
While e-commerce operations for these firms are small at the moment, it is slated to grow in the next 3 to 4 years.
As per Indian tax laws, bonus in kind paid to the employees could be considered as salary income in the hands of the employees.
Move is aimed at bringing private operators to run airports.
The companies experienced a drop of 5,436 approved petitions (37 per cent) in 2016 as compared to previous year, a report by the National Foundation for American Policy, a Washington-based non-profit think-tank, said.
Seventy-six is not an age to be plowing a lonely furrow in the heartless electoral fields of India, especially in Rajasthan, given the heat in summer, but Jaswant Singh, the expelled Bharatiya Janata Party veteran, is not exactly alone, says Rediff.com's Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
The size of corporate fraud in India almost doubled after 2009, and such cases also increased in number, said a report from Thought Arbitrage, a think tank in Delhi.
GAAR will not override the recently revised double taxation avoidance agreements with Mauritius and Singapore.
Riding on a stock market boom since 2009, India Inc's chief executives have been able to salvage a lot of lost pride in their second innings.
Chillr recently raised $5 million from Seqouia Capital.
The present legislative framework on betting and gambling in India is sketchy, at best.
The government is working on the concept of a digital locker of sorts - an online repository for all certificates and documents issued to the citizens of the country.
The drive against insider trading comes after SEBI last year received enhanced investigation powers from parliament, including the ability to monitor call records.
Inflow of more funds is likely to widen the reach of insurance and drive M&A activities in the sector where growth has stalled.
Aditi and Akshay Maliwal are mentoring young sports athletes from Asia to get through to top US universities.
Vistara was launched on January 9.
Cyber crimes caused by the insured's employees also get covered under the policy but would exclude the actual perpetrator.
Patanjali continues to take its peers head on.
Seattle-based Amazon had considered debuting drone delivery services in Mumbai and Bangalore by Diwali this year
Directors that are shareholders will also face more problems.
Domestic airports across the country are bursting at the seams. And new ones are stuck.
Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.
Realtors, consultants and foreign universities vie for big share.
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