Whether you give stocks held for more/less than a year, benefits are nominal; donating cash is better.
Nearly all FMCG companies like Marico, HUL, ITC and the rest have been indicating that the operating environment has been challenging, with drop in consumption, especially in rural areas, severe crunch in market liquidity conditions, and disruptions and floods in several parts of the country. To overcome this, they are boosting their direct reach in the countryside.
India needs to take note of China's assertiveness in implementing its national security law as also its recently exhibited sensitivity to criticism of Xi Jinping by the Indian media, says former senior R&AW officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.
He may have failed at his first attempt, but 27-year-old Dinup Kalleril, an engineering dropout, is following his passion relentlessly.
It's time we dispensed with the paper trail and shifted all labour law paper, workflows and permissions online.
Online platforms can help buyers and sellers get a fair price and assurance on the car's health.
With India already having a huge population of meat eaters and about 70 per cent of the people being non-vegetarian, Indian entrepreneurs are hotting up the online meat market.
'So far, the government has sanctioned more than Rs 300 billion as GST refunds,' Ansh Bhargava and Aditya Singhania point out.
Some of the sops being offered to rope in new clients and retain the existing ones are cashbacks, reduced fee, and customised consultancy for clients.
The government proposes to reduce the time taken to register a business from 27 days to one day.
If an Indian born player with valid Indian passport thinks that he can play football, then All India Football Federation's Chief operating officer (COO) for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Abhishek Yadav is looking for you.
'If you look at the Number 1 film in India this year across Bollywood and other regional film industries, it is Avengers: Endgame.'
Apple and Samsung are international players and should work as a team with domestic companies to transform India into a global powerhouse: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Most investment costs are bundled in with the financial product, and are often hidden in fine print, warns Erik Hon.
With $120 billion worth of deals, 2018 was the best year on record. Many also blame frequent policy flip-flops and increasing tax scrutiny as big dampners for business.
Since its entry in 2016, Netflix has announced over 60 titles to be sourced from India.
'India should not be taken by surprise if the Biden administration seeks China's cooperation at some point,' alerts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
A top European court has ruled that Google has not infringed rights of entities, including French luxury brand Louis Vuitton, by allowing online advertisers to buy keywords similar to their competitors' trademarks.
The French president said that peace should be maintained in the region and peoples' rights should be protected.
ICICI Bank was the top loser along with index heavyweights RIL, ITC and HDFC.
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.
The department had sent SMSes and emails to 18 lakh people who made suspicious deposits of over Rs 500,000 during the 50-day demonetisation period.
The online messaging company is ramping up hiring to expand its business ahead of the initial public offering.
Bitcoin currently trades at a price of $400 a unit, as against lofty highs of $1,200 early this year
The power of the small neighbourhood retailer can barely be ignored as organised players look to leverage their last-mile connectivity and reach, luring them by promising support in technology, inventory and tax management.
Ahead of unveiling the Foreign Trade Policy, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday said the government was looking at cooperating with states to bring down transaction costs to make exports more competitive. India's exports have been on a downslide since October 2008.
Ma is also exploring strategic play in one of the largest media houses in India.
For now Walmart has said it remains optimistic about India. But that could change without prior notice, says Nivedita Mookerji.
The film marks the second-most successful opening for leading man Shahid Kapoor after Shaandaar.
'The first year of the Modi government's second term has laid the roadmap for the future and we will embark on it with gusto,' promises Gopal Krishna Agrawal, the BJP's national spokesperson on economic affairs.
The IAF chief also said Pakistan has become a pawn of Chinese policy and its dependence on China would increase further in future. He said India needs to understand the interplay of some major events in its vicinity that would impact the security scenario of the region.
With the abolition of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Amazon's proposal will now be vetted by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the commerce ministry.
'The uneducated think of their rights as a gift. This is deeply troubling.' 'If they were educated they could claim what is rightfully theirs.'
Advertising couched as editorial is working best on digital media across the world.
The Chinese smartphone maker's focus on offline retail has helped it overtake Samsung in top 50 cities in India.
Competitive video gaming, dubbed esports, is appearing for the first time at a major multi-sport event.
Sun Pharma emerged as the star performer and closed 4.03 per cent up at Rs 675.45, while Cipla rallied 1.58 per cent to Rs 592.60.
The stock exchange does not store and display the numbers of investors. That would be like a bank publishing the details of its customers for everyone to see.
Oppo's FDI application approved for single-brand retail trading
