The enactment of the new Mining Bill is likely to have a negative impact on existing pure-play mining companies, with their profits impacted by as much as 12 per cent, global research firm Macquarie says.
The government on Friday approved a landmark draft mines bill which provides for miners to share 26 per cent of their net profits for the people affected by the coal projects, while the burden on the non-coal miners will be amount equivalent to royalty.
Earlier, there was one giant in Finland, now, there are two - Nokia and Microsoft, said Alexander Stubb, Finland's minister of foreign trade.
The King's Speech reaffirms what most filmmakers take for granted, that a film should stay rooted in its culture and that its characters.
Mining Minister Dinsha Patel, who piloted the Bill in the House, says the attempt is to let the mining projects not get scuttled by the locals.
Government wants Cairn India to agree to pay royalty and cess on its all important Rajasthan block.
Byju's acquires licences of hundreds of characters from Disney; to use cartoon characters to teach math, science.
Taking inspiration from ancient Indian royalty, here is Shyamal & Bhumika's 'Bejewelled' on the LFW ramp.
Dr Parikh is one of India's most famous fertility specialists and counts amongst her clients rich Mumbai residents such as Farah as well as not-so-privileged ones from Kashmir, the place she visits every fortnight to address fertility the issues locals there face.
Surprising even his own protocol men, Putin gave Dr Singh an artwork about Tsarevich, who later became Nicholas II, which was a work of art of the Maharajas of Benares reflecting the connection of two royalties.
Tata Teleservices is looking to increase its stake in its joint venture with Virgin Mobile India, where it has 50 per cent ownership.
Nokia Technologies will receive royalty payments from HMD for sales of Nokia-branded mobile products, covering both the brand and the intellectual property rights.
They may be half a world away from each other, but former commoners Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Queen of Bhutan Jetsun Pema have a lot more in common than one would imagine!
Scindia, who was also named as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh by the BJP, hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "competence and complete dedication" to serving India and asserted that the country's future is fully secure in his hands.
The Guardian reported that accounts filed in Dublin showed that in 2009 Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs settled a dispute with the British telecoms provider over its Irish tax returns.
After their official tour of Canada, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Los Angeles to attend the 2011 BAFTA Brits To Watch Event. Here's a look at the Hollywood royalty who turned up to welcome them!
Madhavrao Scindia briefly left the Congress in 1996 and was later pacified to rejoin ranks
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.
Cairn Energy, which owns a 52.11 per cent stake in Cairn India, "has voted to accept (government) conditions", the company said.
Sanju is a repeat of Munnabhai, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Want to try something different? Sukanya Verma looks up the pages of Bollywood to give you amazing bindi styles!
'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.
Why must Indians adjust their time-tested system because of what the West needs, asks Sanjeev Nayyar.
Joginder Tuteja looks at Hrithik's biggest hits over the years.
ONGC's return on investment becomes positive after govt makes Barmer block royalty cost-recoverable.
All the action from the Amazon India Fashion Week in Delhi.
'It is not merely a luxury car or just a treasured heirloom. It is much more than that. It is an embodiment of art, culture and heritage. It is also a piece of history.'
It is the low cost of iron ore extracted from their adivasi homeland mines that enables steelmakers like Tata Steel and Essar, and miners like NMDC, not only to be among the most profitable companies in India, but also gives it the financial muscle to make huge overseas acquisitions. Ultimately, it is the poor adivasi who pays for it with his home and hearth and gets no credit for it! Either from the State, which connives in their exploitation, or the industry that lords over their resources, says Mohan Guruswamy.
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The fashion designer's grand finale saw a parade of ridiculously stylish and extravagant outfits.
A look at the world's richest surviving royal families, who still command significant power and resources.
We take a look at some of the most talked-about celeb wedding outfits in recent years!
A Chinese lingerie company has depicted Princess of Wales, Diana in bra and knickers on her death anniversary.
David Beckham, one of the so-called "Class of 92", went on to win six Premier League titles under Alex Ferguson at United alongside youth-team buddies Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, and Gary and Phil Neville. Beckham also won two FA Cups and, memorably, the Champions League in 1999. He topped up his trophy collection with a La Liga winners' medal for Real Madrid and added two MLS Cups during a north American adventure with LA Galaxy.
'Nike came up with this idea right when I decided I was going to come back. And so it's kind of interesting how it all tied into the wedding and, you know, then I felt a little awkward!'
Here is what makes these couple covers all the more special.
'The separatist resurgence in Balochistan is thwarting Pakistan's plans to build CPEC projects to optimally utilise Balochistan's energy reserves,' points out Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
The coal-bearing states shall be getting additional revenue from such coal mines.
State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is expecting a resolution to the contentious royalty payment issue with Cairn India --for the Barmer oil fields--before it goes for a follow-on public offer (FPO) early next year.
Bangalore-based Ittiam Systems, which is in the digital signal processing space, is a case in point. Its business model is royalty-driven. It creates intellectual property by way of software and hardware designs, which are used by original equipment manufacturers in areas like mobile internet devices, IP-based networks, video security systems and medical screening.
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