Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The veteran Congress leader urged all those who came in contact with him recently to get......
Eighteen months into the National Democratic Alliance’s term, rumours about a ministerial reshuffle between the winter and budget sessions of Parliament are everywhere. I don’t buy it......
Anti-tax avoidance measures like GAAR should be used sparingly and not to raise revenue for the government, said Parthasarathi Shome who heads the government committees on taxation matters. "We saw......
Eminent economist Parthasarathi Shome will be the new advisor to Finance Minister P Chidambaram. He succeeds Vijay Kelkar, whose term ended on August 31.Kelkar was appointed in the rank of a......
With Parthasarathi Shome set to become the adviser to the finance minister, one can expect some finetuning of Vijay Kelkar's recommendations on taxation.On broad areas of the taxation policy, the......
The government will come up with a modified Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill after incorporating the suggestions of the Standing Committee on Finance, which among things had suggested raising annual......
The government is likely to give telecom major Vodafone a breather in the Rs 11,000-crore (Rs 110-billion) retrospective taxation case involving the British firm by accepting the recommendations of......
The legendary film festival has a strong Indian flavour this year. The Extraordinary Journey of Fakir, an Indo-French production starring Dhanush, will be showcased at the Cannes......
The latest updates from Bollywood. Image: Gulshan Devaiah, Tanuja, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kalki Koechlin. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar After proving her mettle as an actress, Konkona Sen Sharma......