Till now, 139 number was meant for knowing timing of train arrivals, departures, and seat/berth reservation availability and confirmation of the same. Now the same number can be used for booking your hotel rooms across the country.
After the FBT was introduced in 2006, the industry has been appealing to the finance ministry to exempt sales promotion schemes from its ambit since the incurred expenditure cannot be treated as employee benefits.
Mobile phones in West Bengal will become more expensive than any other part of the country, thanks to the state government increasing the state value added tax on the product from 4 per cent to 12.5 per cent. The increase in prices, to be effective from September 8, is expected to give a major fillip to the grey market in the state.
In an internal note sent to employees, TCS said the company had not met its the third quarter internal economic value-added (EVA) target. The company plans to make up for the losses with a cut the variable pay.
It's time you up your skills set to stay relevant in the industry.
Mobile operators awaiting for spectrum availability from the defence ministry to start 3G mobile services may be disappointed to know that armed forces are far from vacating any radio waves in the near future
CanvasM said that within the next 6 months it will launch Colored Notes, a mobile phone messaging application, in India. Colored Notes will enable users to animate their text messages via emoticons.
Demand will boom in the US and China, but exporters say it will be difficult for India to tap these markets.
After songs, movies and games, newspapers are now all set to become the latest addition to the ever expanding list of facilities available on mobile phones.
Jet fuel constitutes over 40 per cent of an airline's operating costs and the price cut will bring relief to the cash-strapped carriers.
India grew at 7.6% in 2015-16 and at 7.2% in 2014-15.
"Danone is seeking majority stake, but we are not going to do that. Danone is one of the few international companies with whom we are negotiating to be our partner in the value added dairy project, but we have not yet finalised it," Keventer Group chairman M K Jalan told PTI. "We want a structure where Keventer and the international partner will hold 44.5 per cent each and Rajasthan government 11 per cent for offering the land for the project," he said.
Bank Nifty pared all its intraday gains to end over 1% lower led by losses in BoB, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Bank of India
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the country must have a basic tax structure that is broad-based and oriented to low tax rates.
Swedish telecom major Ericsson has expanded its research and development activities in Chennai by opening a new facility.
The fund, which generally funds around 2-3 companies every quarter, is expected to invest in three more companies in July.
The mobile value added services are poised to grow by over 65 per cent to touch Rs 8,200 crore (Rs 82 billion) by the end of this fiscal from Rs 4,950 crore (Rs 49.50 billion) in the last fiscal, according to an estimate by industry body Assocham.
Will have to pay 12% tax besides 3% education cess.
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath is pushing for a major policy change, one that would result in foreign travellers to India being refunded the value-added tax they pay on purchases made here.
In an effort to increase the exports of spices from India, the Spices Board has set a target turnover of $880 million this financial year against $800 million last year.
The Cellular Operators Association of India on Wednesday telecom regulator TRAI's order for slashing roaming charges by up to 56 per cent and said the move could lead to increase in basic tariffs.
As the Rs 25,000-crore (Rs 250-billion) consumer durables industry has done away with price cuts this year, companies are providing consumers with a new hook -- value-added offers.
GSM-based mobile operators are gearing up to launch a key component of web-based value added service - instant messaging - in the next three weeks, where a subscriber can send and receive real time messages.
Declining sales and sliding margins are compelling two-wheeler makers such as Bajaj Auto, Hero Honda and TVS Motors to rejig strategy, to cope with the slowdown.
Tata Motors has set up a separate team at its plant in Pune to examine ways to cut manufacturing costs on the Nano, the small car scheduled for an October launch, to bring the ex-showroom price down to the psychological Rs 1 lakh mark, managing director Ravi Kant said.
Bharti Telesoft, a supplier of value added services platforms to wireline and wireless carriers, has been ranked as one of the country's fast growing 50 technology companies by Deloitte Technology.
With an aim to increase its foothold in the ever growing DTH market, Tata Sky will invest Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) in the coming years in its infrastructure and expects a seven-fold increase in its subscriber base at 8 million by 2012.
Traders in Kerala on Thursday decided not to sell cigarettes in the state from April 16 as tobacco-manufacturing companies were 'not prepared' to pay the value-added tax for the products.
'Hardly any aqua centres exist in India though they are popular abroad.' 'Water is known for its buoyancy which reduces pressure on joints. So, you can exercise effectively underwater, provided you have the right experts guiding you,' Harsh Mariwala tells Viveat Susan Pinto.
OnMobile Global surged 13% on the bourses after getting listed at Rs 440.
RBI's latest rate cut is positive for the economy.
RBI expects the growth in the next fiscal to strengthen gradually, notwithstanding the significant headwinds.
Reliance Communications will invest $60 million in Saudi Arabia to connect the kingdom and other Gulf states with 53 countries around the globe on its fibre optic network and provide value-added services to its network users. \n\n
After the Centre, the states have joined the fight against inflation. Later this month, they will discuss a proposal to exempt rice, wheat and pulses from value added tax.
House owners may soon get some relief from the double stamp duty incidence that currently occurs on property transactions.
After tariffs war, GSM operators are now experimenting with the pricing of value-added services such as downloads of mobile games in 2007.
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