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Tax relief on merger of MF schemes to benefit investors

Tax relief on merger of MF schemes to benefit investors

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

Several of the mutual fund schemes have plans like dividend, growth and bonus.

PE/VC investments fell by 35% in January, shows data

PE/VC investments fell by 35% in January, shows data

Rediff.com20 Feb 2021

The silver lining is that after two years, e-commerce has emerged as the top sector with $689 million in investments across 15 deals, accounting for 43 per cent of all investments in January 2021.

Can the water crisis hurt India's growth?

Can the water crisis hurt India's growth?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

Water shortage is likely to lead to political tensions and instability in the future, warns Simon George, President, Cargill India.

Coming Soon! RBI's CBDCs Revolution

Coming Soon! RBI's CBDCs Revolution

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

If the CBDCs don't offer interest, why will people shift from cash to CBDCs?, asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Small hotels rake it in as AAP volunteers converge in Delhi

Small hotels rake it in as AAP volunteers converge in Delhi

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Budget hotels are witnessing at least 200 per cent hike in their tariff.

Insurance sector looking for remunerative tax sops

Insurance sector looking for remunerative tax sops

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Aim is to boost sales volumes and increase penetration.

Major tax relief likely for those earning up to Rs 55 lakh per annum

Major tax relief likely for those earning up to Rs 55 lakh per annum

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

DTC task force also favoured doing away with Dividend Distribution Tax by suggesting taxing dividends in the hands of shareholders.

Modi's new Cabinet: Shah may debut, Jaitley uncertain

Modi's new Cabinet: Shah may debut, Jaitley uncertain

Rediff.com24 May 2019

Will it be home or defence for Amit Shah?

Mahindra has some good news for Mumbaikars

Mahindra has some good news for Mumbaikars

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

Mahindra launches e-mobility platform 'Glyd' to take on Ola, Uber. Targeted at office-going executives, it offers web-conferencing, curated entertainment and music content from selective partners.

A helpline for women in distress

A helpline for women in distress

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

The call centre works round the clock attending to calls ranging from domestic violence to suicide attempts to seeking medical help.

PIO Neomi Rao sworn in as judge of powerful DC court

PIO Neomi Rao sworn in as judge of powerful DC court

Rediff.com21 Mar 2019

She will replace US Supreme Court Judge Justice Brett Kavanaugh who was nominated by President Donald Trump for the top post.

Ad agencies feel slowdown pinch

Ad agencies feel slowdown pinch

Rediff.com21 Nov 2008

The worries for the industry include defaulting payments, slowdown in industry growth rate and budget cuts. "While we are bracing ourselves for budget cuts in the near future, we can't give our customers longer credit cycles as we operate on wafer-thin operating margins," says Mudhukar Kamath, MD and CEO, Mudra Group, while admitting that they have experienced a few cases where payments are getting stretched.

H-1B visa: White House receives crucial recommendations from Homeland Security

H-1B visa: White House receives crucial recommendations from Homeland Security

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

Now White House would carry out its review of the proposed regulation, take inputs from various agencies, before taking a final call. The entire process could take from a few weeks to several months.

Obama makes new cabinet appointments

Obama makes new cabinet appointments

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

United States President Barack Obama has nominated new heads for the energy department and the Environmental Protection Agency, as he reshuffles his second term cabinet.

How Suresh Prabhu got the Railways back on track

How Suresh Prabhu got the Railways back on track

Rediff.com28 Dec 2014

The national transporter is also mulling a hike in passenger fares in the Rail Budget next year to tide over the loss in passenger sector

Meet Subhash C Garg, the new DEA secretary

Meet Subhash C Garg, the new DEA secretary

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

DEA is currently headed on an interim basis by Corporate Affairs Secretary Tapan Ray

This could be Ganguly's first major task as BCCI chief

This could be Ganguly's first major task as BCCI chief

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

The new BCCI regime could soon be engaged in a bitter turf battle with the ICC since the world governing body's proposed Futures Tours Programme (FTP) could significantly hit Indian Cricket Board's revenue stream.

'As finance minister, it is very difficult to do as much as one should'

'As finance minister, it is very difficult to do as much as one should'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

'Since the NDA took office in 2014, and aggressively since 2019, the Union government seems hell bent on centralising all power and resources, only to fail spectacularly.'

1% TDS levy could make your ecommerce buys costlier

1% TDS levy could make your ecommerce buys costlier

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

Apart from making your purchases on these platforms expensive, it will also mean sellers will have to face the brunt of reduced cash flows amid already low margins for some. Experts said the proposal, which will take effect on April 1, 2020, and will be inserted as a new section in the Income Tax Act, is expected to affect the working capital of e-commerce companies and reduce cash flows for e-sellers.

Experts doubt the feasibility of govt's new tax scrutiny plan

Experts doubt the feasibility of govt's new tax scrutiny plan

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

E-proceeding of tax scrutiny has certain technical and practical issues which need to be addressed before making the system fully electronically driven.

The Family Man 2 review

The Family Man 2 review

Rediff.com7 Jun 2021

Manoj Bajpayee simply lives, and loves, the role -- of a man who life is fast passing by, and who continues to live the lie of a simple government servant, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Why investors are putting their money on venture debt

Why investors are putting their money on venture debt

Rediff.com27 May 2019

In 2018, venture debt providers cumulatively deployed Rs 1,300 crore. This year, the market is expected to absorb venture debt of Rs 1,800 crore to Rs 2,000 crore. So what makes this asset class so attractive?

No looking back: India all set for growth amid shrinking deficit

No looking back: India all set for growth amid shrinking deficit

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Indian Economy poised for growth, say experts.

No escape for Modi Sarkar from extra borrowing

No escape for Modi Sarkar from extra borrowing

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Clearly, the extra borrowing of Rs 4.2 trillion the government has planned so far will not be enough to meet the shortfall in revenues which could be between Rs 8 trillion and Rs 10 trillion, points out A K Bhattacharya.

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride. Like Michael Corleone, he got into it with the best of intentions, and got out of it on top but lost in the heights. Sreehari Nair revisits the film as it turns 50 this month.

Senate okays Indian-American Neomi Rao for federal judgeship

Senate okays Indian-American Neomi Rao for federal judgeship

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

She will replace controversial Brett Kavanaugh who endured a bitter confirmation battle last year after President Donald Trump named him to the US Supreme Court.

Conditional aid to Pak counterproductive: White House

Conditional aid to Pak counterproductive: White House

Rediff.com16 May 2012

The White House has strongly opposed the conditions on United States aid to Pakistan by the powerful House Armed Services Committee in the National Defence Authorisation for the fiscal year 2013.

'Don't operate flights with contract commanders'

'Don't operate flights with contract commanders'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

There are several first officers who have flown 5,000 hours

How Indians can help the army along the border

How Indians can help the army along the border

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Sanjeev Nayar offers some ideas on how Indians can help in improving the lives of those living in border areas and in the process help the Indian Army.

Why the Congress is on the back foot

Why the Congress is on the back foot

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'Given that the RGF is a family-controlled trust, why would the Congress defend it every time someone accuses it of wrong-doing?' asks Virendra Kapoor.

Mohabbatein to Billu: SRK in the 2000s

Mohabbatein to Billu: SRK in the 2000s

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

Joginder Tuteja presents the movie milestones in Shah Rukh Khan's career.

Recession creates 50,000 police jobs in US

Recession creates 50,000 police jobs in US

Rediff.com27 Feb 2009

The economic downturn has wiped off thousands of jobs from hundreds of the American companies, but the same crisis has prompted the US administration to announce a massive hiring of 50,000 police personnel.

Move over Dhoni, we want to watch Emraan Hashmi!

Move over Dhoni, we want to watch Emraan Hashmi!

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Looking at the biggest movie hits during the IPL seasons.

BPCL offers employees golden handshake ahead of privatisation

BPCL offers employees golden handshake ahead of privatisation

Rediff.com26 Jul 2020

"The Corporation has decided to offer a voluntary retirement scheme, with a view to enable employees who are not in a position to continue in service of the Corporation due to various personal reasons, to request for grant of voluntary retirement from the services of the Corporation," Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) said in an internal notice to its employees.

The man who presides over the world's richest shrine

The man who presides over the world's richest shrine

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

The new TTD chairman's Venkateswara pendant seems like a simple yet effective tool to silence his critics and to unburden the baggage of his family's religion.

7 Indian-Americans in Forbes' list of richest people in US

7 Indian-Americans in Forbes' list of richest people in US

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

The seven Indian-Americans are cybersecurity firm ZScaler CEO Jay Chaudhry, founder and chairman of Symphony Technology Group Romesh Wadhwani, cofounder and CEO of online home goods retailer Wayfair Niraj Shah, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla, managing partner of Sherpalo Ventures Kavitark Ram Shriram, Airline veteran Rakesh Gangwal and Workday CEO and co-founder Aneel Bhusri.

Advertising growth takes a break amid slowdown

Advertising growth takes a break amid slowdown

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

According to data compiled by media research agency TAM, the rate of growth of advertising on television in terms of the number of hours was half during the January-June period this year in comparison with the corresponding period last year.

Good idea, bad timing

Good idea, bad timing

Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

The strongest reasons for creating an independent debt management office (DMO) are also the ones for not doing it now, says Rajeev Malik.

TCS likely to report decent revenue growth despite Chennai flood drag

TCS likely to report decent revenue growth despite Chennai flood drag

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Good growth in BFSI segment, favourable currency to aid the company in Dec quarter

Biden on course to mend fences with China

Biden on course to mend fences with China

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

'Chinese experts estimate that the new US administration is 'at the crossroads of how to re-manage and control' Sino-American differences and strategic divergences and Biden's bottom line is that the US would have 'extreme competition with China, but won't allow competition to develop into conflict',' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.