India
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Senior citizens drive up travel business
Unlike earlier when older people chose to spend a quiet life after retirement, senior citizens are now eager to see the world.
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SBI seeks Mallya arrest, wants his passport impounded
The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India, has approached the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) seeking arrest of Vijay Mallya in a bid to recover loans to Kingfisher Airlines, which was promoted by the liquor baron.
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Long-term capital gain: Investors get final say
Domestic investors now have the final say on whether income arising on sale of listed shares and securities (sold by them after a holding period of 12 months) should be treated as capital gains (which does not attract tax), or as business income.
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Sebi bans 16 firms from commodities
Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday cracked down on 16 entities for irregularities in the commodities derivatives market by banning them till further orders for manipulating trading in castor seeds futures on National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) a few months ago.
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Jewellers pan-India go on strike against excise duty
Over 300 associations, which include three lakh manufacturers, retainers and artisans among others, are participating in the stir across the country.
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India services sector growth cools sharply in February as prices rise
India's Nikkei/Markit services PMI falls to 51.4 in February from 54.3 in January
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Drop in global oil prices a windfall for Indian economy: IMF
In its latest report, the IMF projected India's GDP growth from 7.3% in this fiscal year to 7.5% next year
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21% rise in India's oil imports from Iran in February
India's oil imports from Iran rose by over a fifth in February, the first month after a nuclear deal that lifted restrictions on Tehran's oil exports, preliminary tanker data obtained by Reuters shows.
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Rahul Jacob: Will garment factories move to Vietnam?
Inclusion of countries such as Vietnam in Trans Pacific Partnership promises to make India's attempts to benefit from the rise in China's labour costs an uphill battle
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Banks welcome RBI's new capital valuation norms
The Reserve Bank of India's decision to amend the capital valuation rules as per the Basel-III framework will help boost core equity of lenders, bankers said. The changes, which have been ushered, are on property revaluation, forex reserves and double taxation avoidance.
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5% of global super-rich from India by 2025: Report
In the last 10 years, the billionaire count in India jumped nearly fourfold to 78, while the global growth was just 68 per cent at 1,919. In 2005, India's share of world's super-rich population stood at 1 per cent.
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Corporation Bank bags a clutch of awards from Nabard
Corporation Bank bagged ten awards from Nabard for best performance under self-help group (SHG)/joint liability group (JLG) Bank Linkage Programme in Karnataka.
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Bengal has lowest inflation rate, Mamata posts on Facebook
The latest Economic Survey published by the Centre shows that West Bengal has the lowest inflation rate. Posting the message on her Facebook page, chief minister Mamata Banerjee lauded the state task force's continuous monitoring of prices of essential commodities behind the success.
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Bengal has lowest inflation rate, Mamata posts on FB
The latest Economic Survey published by the Centre shows that West Bengal has the lowest inflation rate. Posting the message on her Facebook pafe, chief minister Mamata Banerjee lauded the state task force's continuous monitoring of prices of essential commodities behind the success.
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Now e-file your appeal before taxman; CBDT notifies new form
In yet another step aimed at reducing interface between taxman and the taxpayer, CBDT has notified a new form for e-filing the first appeal before a designated department officer. It can be validated by using the online verification or by the digital signature mode.
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Don't recover money from staff facing hardship: Government to departments
If a government employee is paid in excess of their entitlement due to unintentional mistakes committed by the employer, then its recovery will not be permissible. This follows a Supreme Court verdict which directs government to take into consideration exceptional cases of hardship.
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Gold, silver drop on reduced demand, global cues
Gold prices dropped further at the domestic bullion market here on Wednesday on heavy sell-off from stockists and investors driven by bearish overseas cues. Silver slipped following hectic speculative selling amid subdued industrial offtake.
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IMF projects 7.3% growth rate for India this fiscal
The lending agency welcomed recent measures aimed at increasing public infrastructure spending, rationalising subsidies, creating more flexible labour and product markets as well as enhancing financial inclusion. It has projected 7.5% growth for India next year.
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US dollar ends cheaper against rupee
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Sensex sprints 464 points post-RBI move
Market maintained its post-Budget momentum for the second day as the benchmark Sensex surged 464 points to 24,243 -- nearly a one-month high -- led by gains in banking after RBI eased capital requirement rules for lenders.
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Indian sugar mills close operations early: Trade body
In the 2015/16 marketing year, 513 sugar mills had started operations, but 107 mills stopped crushing by February end.