Indians at large harbour a notion that their country is cherrypicking out of the American basket of goodies, but the policymakers in Delhi and the political leadership are well aware that it can only be a pipe dream since a military alliance with a superpower is a profound irrevocable commitment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
A committee on digitalisation headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had in an interim report recommended taxing cash transactions of at least Rs 50,000 to promote digital payments.
'More than one brand in a showroom is too risky because customer loyalty in this market is low. Most people don't drive different cars made by the same manufacturer for a lifetime, they experiment.'
Analysts on Wednesday welcomed the Reserve Bank's decision to grant bank licences to Bandhan and IDFC, but expressed dismay that only two of the over two dozen aspirants made the cut.
Goenka has not even attended the last three annual general meetings of the company, yet he drew around half of the managing director's pay
With a new higher tax regime coming into effect from the new financial year, top corporates and wealthy investors are in a rush to restructure their shareholding.
Agriculture implements that are currently taxed up to 18 per cent may come under the 12 per cent or the 5 per cent bracket.
PE/VC investments touched a record $11.2 billion in the first half of 2017 against $8 billion in the same period in 2016
Slight recovery in growth is expected only in July-September.
The corporate big-wigs gathered in Davos, for the 44th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting said investors, corporate boards, business schools and accounting rules must change to de-emphasise short-term financial performance.
VCs have been especially bullish about India.
Infra experts say govt will first need to figure out how to exploit real estate along the proposed routes.
Today, India is one of the fastest-growing eCommerce markets in Asia/Pacific along with China.
Already reeling under a demand slump, automobile manufacturers have expressed disappointment over the RBI's decision to hike short term lending rate saying it is likely to impact the interest rates on car and automobile loans further.
Or is all of media being re-invented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The tax computation compares the original cost, along with the stock value on January 31, and grants benefit of the higher of the two.
UTI Mutual Fund has launched UTI-FAMILY (that allows investors to buy mutual fund units in their name, but the returns go straight to a parent's bank account.
It's the same sourcing norms that have been a hurdle for multinationals such as Apple Inc in setting up retail operations in India.
Deadline ends, after two extensions and only 70% file detailed return for July
The government's move to set up a regulator for the coal sector would help bring in transparency, encourage exploration and enhance quality of the dry fuel, India Inc said on Friday.
Experts say the tighter share buyback norms will help ensure only companies with clean intentions come to the market.
Investors were stuck in old schemes though they were suspended because of tax implications.
With the negative impact of demonetisation waning and the implementation of the GST, 80% of the CEOs surveyed said they were planning to hire more people in 2018
An Adani spokesperson said that it was yet another attempt by activists to delay the project.
'In restaurants, the waiter takes your card and then comes back with the machine. Don't allow that.' 'Let him come to you with the machine and then enter the card and the PIN yourself.'
Delhi and neighbouring Noida in Uttar Pradesh, too, are studying Gurgaon's no-car Tuesday model.
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.
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd may scrap plans to invest in online marketplace Snapdeal, technology website Recode has reported.
Bankers have hailed the Prime Minister's call to end "financial untouchability" and opened millions of accounts on the inaugural day itself.
Mauritius and Singapore account for the bulk of the $278 billion in foreign equity investments since 2000
Now, funds from Mauritius interested in India will have to weigh paying capital gains taxes that could range from zero to as much as 20 per cent
In the Budget, the government has banned cash transactions above Rs 300,000. This means that people will have to pay stamp duty and registration charges on the actual cost of transaction.
The 10 accused in the case include prime accused Satyam Computers founder and former chairman B Ramalinga Raju, his brother and Satyam's former MD B Rama Raju, ex-CFO Vadlamani Srinivas, former PwC auditors Subramani Gopalakrishnan and T Srinivas, Raju's another brother B Suryanarayana Raju, former employees G Ramakrishna, D Venkatpathi Raju and Ch Srisailam, and Satyam's former internal chief auditor V S Prabhakar Gupta.
Car sales likely to touch record 3-mn mark by the end of March.
With recent rate cuts, November collections could be even less
Centre, with states, to change methodology of calculating domestic power rates, set standards for consumer tariffs
Whether you give stocks held for more/less than a year, benefits are nominal; donating cash is better.
A dialysis machine contributes only 6 per cent to the overall cost.
Majority expect economy to slow down, but are satisfied with Modi govt's performance.
If your case is picked up for random scrutiny, any of the tricks that you or your financial advisor may have used to avoid tax will be easily detected.
