Half a century ago, when I attended my very first class in economics, the professor said economic theory was a discipline — he was careful
Day: August 5, 2017
Asked to pay VAT while dining out? Understanding restaurant bills post GST | Business Standard–05.08.2017
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is touted as an unparalleled tax reform impacting sectors across the economic spectrum and bringing in immense benefits to
First Rajan, now Panagariya: Decoding the link between the two exits | Business Standard–05.08.2017
Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog, Arvind Panagariya during a press conference on the “Draft Action Agenda for Three Years” at Niti Aayog in New Delhi Raghuram
Income tax return file: Why you should not rely solely on your income tax return filer, chartered accountant when filing ITR–Economic Times–05.08.2017
Email ID and mobile number given in your return for communication purpose should be the same as those registered in your e-filing account. Here’s a
GST: GSTN names 69 companies in second shortlist of GSPs–05.08.2017
The GST Network, the nodal agency in charge of the technological infrastructure for the new goods and services tax regime, has shortlisted 69 more companies
Twitter can be a powerful tool to help predict crimes–Economic Times–05.08.2017
NEW YORK: Microblogging site Twitter, which is open and accessible to anyone, can be used to help predict people engaged in criminal activity, a study
To be poor is unhealthy–Economic Times–05.08.2017
By: Veena S Kulkarni, Vani S Kulkarni & Raghav Gaiha Ina surprising omission, the recent National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 sidetracks the ageing of the
You can die without Aadhaar, not live without it; here’s why – The Financial Express–05.08.2017
Aadhaar to become mandatory for applying for death certificates from October 1. Aadhaar has effectively become necessary for living in India. Come October 1, 2017
Aadhaar case: How data protection will also fix privacy issue – The Financial Express–05.08.2017
Why does each app need access to your contacts/SMS—the new law must lay down rules on how much data can be collected/used and also fix
T N Ninan: Disruption, then revival? | Business Standard–05.08.2017
The economy began slowing down over a year ago. The slowdown accelerated, if you will, after the November demonetisation, if one is to judge by
India long way off from ideal GST structure, says economist Bibek Debroy | Business Standard–05.08.2017
India is a long way off from the ideal GST structure and it may not get there anytime in the near future, says NITI Aayog
Bengaluru techie arrested for Aadhaar data theft | Business Standard–05.08.2017
Abhinav Srivastava, a 31-year old software engineer working with ride-hailing start-up Ola, has been arrested by the central crime branch (CCB) police for building a
Now, pay 20% of disputed amount to get stay on I-T dept demand | Business Standard–05.08.2017
Those planning to appeal against the demand raised by the income tax (I-T) department will now get a stay only if they shell out 20
Demonetisation has hit the economy: Kaushik Basu | Business Line–05.08.2017
Demonetisation was a very big mistake and it has had a big negative fallout on the economy, according to Kaushik Basu, former Chief Economic Advisor
Notable growth in bitcoin market in India: Jaitley | Business Line–05.08.2017
The Centre on Friday admitted that there has been a “notable growth” in the bitcoin market in India over the last few years. There is
Dealers advised to use offline programme for preparing GSTR-1 returns | Business Line–05.08.2017
The Kerala Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department has said an offline programme is now ready where dealers can prepare their GSTR-1 returns. This is
On July 31, bitcoin exchanges in India suspended operations for 36 hours | Business Line–05.08.2017
The exchanges did not want to support bitcoin cash, a cryptocurrency that got created as the blockchain forked The bitcoin exchanges in India had
Apex court reserves order on 100% DA neutralisation for pre-2002 bank retirees | Business Line–05.08.2017
Seeks clarifications as a similar plea was dismissed in an earlier case The Supreme Court on August 1 reserved judgment in a petition filed by
M&M Q1 profit drops 20% on GST transition, poor PV sales | Business Line–05.08.2017
Passenger vehicles post lower sales growth Home-grown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra has posted a 19.8 per cent fall in quarterly profit impacted by slower