The Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG scheme was rolled out in 291 districts from June 1, 2013 in six phases to do away with the practice of selling the fuel at below cost rates.
If GDP growth in Q2FY18 remains below 7%, the outlook for Samvat 2074 would remain uncertain at best, says Nitin Desai.
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Thursday visited Angkor Wat days after India allayed Cambodian concerns over reports of building of a replica of the world heritage site in Bihar.
Congress on Monday announced a slew of populist measures including sops to farmers, students, unemployed youths, minorities, raising subsidised LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 and constitution of Vidhan Parishad in its manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.
A leap in commercial and broadcast revenue lifted Manchester United into second place behind Real Madrid on the list of the world's richest clubs in 2013-14, according to Deloitte's latest Football Money League.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the govt will extend a loan of Rs 551 crore to two civic bodies; and alleged a situation was being created through the ongoing strike to prepare grounds for imposition of central rule.
Details were not immediately available ahead of a planned government briefing.
Vivo, a brand of BBK Communication Technology that makes smart devices such as 4G Xshot handset, is now set to enter the fastest-growing smartphone market in India with the first launch planned later this month.
Recommends delisting of chana futures, open to lowering sugar import duty
Barely 10% of small businesses are in a GST-ready position, say experts
All you need to know about the case and the man behind the drama that has ensued.
Since August, petrol price has been cumulatively cut by Rs 9.36 per litre.
With rupee falling to new lows, losses on diesel and cooking fuel have widened to their highest levels this year, upsetting the government's subsidy maths.
Grains, non-mineral water might be on the list; biscuits, butter and cheese might attract GST
In part four of a series, Arbind Modi & Arvind Subramanian explain how scrapping the exemptions for the countervailing duty will eliminate the negative protection facing Indian manufacturers
'Otherwise, how is the government going to make more revenue?' 'The most important thing the GST does is to transfer money from the household consumers who are the most productive users of capital to the most unproductive users of capital, namely the government.'
Getting a good night's sleep, it seems, isn't as easy as it is made out to be.
If the product is genuine, denial is violation of consumer laws.
Deaton was at a loss when asked what the future held.
'For the first month, we have only had 5.5 million who have paid the tax.' '40 per cent have paid nil as tax; 95 per cent of the taxation for the first two months has come from only 400,000 assessees.' 'So even now, the tax-paying habit, of paying a marginal or negligible amount, or not paying anything at all, is quite prevalent,' reveals Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Parliament on Thursday cleared the decks for the rollout of the historic Goods and Services Tax from July 1 as it approved four supporting legislations to usher in the one-nation-one-tax regime.
BC Tripathi, who helms India's largest natural gas marketer and transporter -- GAIL, discusses last-mile connectivity to homes with Jyoti Mukul and Shine Jacob.
GST rates would depend upon whether the commodity is used by a rich person or a common man
Spotlight likely on cement, metals, road cos
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday
With the rupee continuing to remain weak against the US dollar, losses on diesel have climbed to Rs 9.45 per litre, upsetting the government's subsidy maths.
The Goa CM knows running a coalition government while pursuing a development agenda will require a fine balancing act.
Increase in first half of FY14 comes despite a fall in average crude prices; weak rupee helps.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the fiscal deficit slippage this financial year (2017-18) was largely statistical.
Ishan Bakshi studies the Budgets of six states, their expenditure priorities and outlays to understand the trend.
R Vignesh is a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India in Chennai, appeared on Rediff Chat to answer readers' queries on GST.
This week's collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world.
Parenting expert and author Swati Popat Vats tells you why it is important to give our children a healthy outlook towards sex.
In the past 18 months, the department of revenue intelligence has seized 50 containers of cigarettes, valued at nearly Rs 200 crore
BJP's total silence on Delhi statehood is intriguing.
The attack on a Dalit family in Faridabad days before the Khattar government's first anniversary suggests that nothing has changed.
In its first acquisition in India, the American online retail giant is planning to buy out the fashion portal
Decision of Indu Shahani, principal of Mumbai's HR College, to become a director of United Spirits raises an ethical issue.
These transactions have come for shareholders approval because of requirements under the new companies law and amended listing agreements.
Make In India and the reduction in barriers of trade will potentially create a growth environment.
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