Apprehensions following the imposition of GST on sports equipment has forced the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to 'approach' the finance ministry and take up the cudgels on behalf of a very concerned shooting community.
Most say they will review their Make in India plans as prices may top pre-GST level
The industry employs about 10 million workforce.
Some workers in India were also make to work on Sundays and national holidays "in sweltering heat, without adequate supply of clean drinking water or any breaks".
GST rates would depend upon whether the commodity is used by a rich person or a common man
Anti-Corruption Commission rules out graft.
A directive this year to ban all vehicles older than 15 years has been delayed and previous city governments have often ignored court orders to address pollution woes.
Predatory pricing is a big concern for the aviation sector.
In an embarrassment to India, the country has been warned of heavy penalty by the Olympic Council of Asia if it withdraws from sending teams in a few disciplines in the upcoming Asian Games, a development which led to the IOA slamming some government officials for "ruining sport".
At present, 70% of the mobile handsets sold in India are imported.
The Supreme Court, however, said it will ask authorities like Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to augment public transport system to ensure people do not face difficulty.
Carriers' input costs are rising due to weak rupee and rising crude oil price.
Ordering more Akash systems is essential for the Indian defence industry.
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.
India is on the brink of overhauling its tax system, implementing the BEPS project and seeing a further evolution of the GST at the same time as a general election. This makes 2019 an exciting and challenging year, note Maulik Doshi and Jigar Doshi.
Foreign defence firms can now appoint 'agents' to market their products to the armed forces and the government but with strict oversight which includes opening up of company's books to scrutiny besides not allowing any success bonus or penalty fees among other measures.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
According to engine data automatically recovered from the missing Boeing 777, investigators believe the plane remained airborne for another five hours after vanishing from the radars.
Here's everything you need to know about the Goods and Services Tax Bill.
An empowered group of ministers headed by Defence Minister A K Antony is to consider an Oil Ministry proposal of abolishing the priority ranking according to which natural gas is first given to urea manufacturing fertiliser plants, then to LPG units, followed by power plants, city gas, steel and refineries.
Crisil said a complete phase out of CST is necessary.
The city needs some autonomy, or it will continue to decline in all the ways that are familiar, observes T N Ninan
Rajya Sabha MP and Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, along with her husband Shailesh Kumar, are alleged to have entered into benami deals for purchase of a farm house in Delhi.
Interest on NRE accounts is tax-free, but the I-T department creates hurdles to tax these accounts.
If the Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu -- dating back to 1892 between the erstwhile Madras Presidency under the British Raj and the princely Mysore state -- has exploded again into a war, the discord between Karnataka and Goa over dividing the water of the Mahadayi river simmers under the surface.
All payments made via debit and credit cards, net banking and mobile wallets will be entitled to discounts.
'I am not going to talk about fear and apprehension.' 'I can only talk about my expectation which at this moment is to bring back development and maintain that momentum in the coming months,' Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat tells Rashme Sehgal for Rediff.com
GST reform has been hanging fire since 2006-07.
'India has an advantage because we produce more cotton and we have more workforce.'
Gas pricing guidelines stipulate that a new gas price will apply to all producers except RIL.
It is welcome that the government tried to make its intentions clear last week - especially as risk concerns return to global markets.
It has suggested OTTs be subject to the same security requirements that a traditional TSP has to adhere to.
"This rationalisation is 3-4 month exercise," he said, adding that the GST Council decided on the rate cut on the recommendation of a Fitment Committee.
The fair market value of an immovable property will be higher from the acquisition cost.
Jaitley is expected to present a common man friendly Budget.
Govt may not announce any new concessions in excise duty
The company bought peace with the Union coal ministry by agreeing to almost halve its e-auction sales at 30 million tonnes this year, to make more coal available for the fuel-starved power sector.
How can a State be so criminally neglectful towards the safety of its citizens, asks Tarun Vijay.
After 17 tumultuous years, a nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) will rollout from midnight of June 30, overhauling India's convoluted indirect taxation system and unifying the $2 trillion economy with 1.3 billion people into a single market.
Reliance Industries will have to provide a bank guarantee of $135 million every quarter to get a higher price for natural gas from April 1 next year.
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