clipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/in-perspective/its-time-to-implement-a-four-day-work-week-in-india-1009554.html Moral considerations, as opposed to economic considerations, should be the motivation behind this change Representative Image. Credit: iStock Photo More than a century
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Explained: Curbs on foreign card firms | Explained News,The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/foreign-card-payment-network-curb-on-new-customers-rbi-restrictions-7408619/ The RBI has barred Mastercard, American Express & Diners Club from enrolling new customers for not storing their data in India. What are
Reliance Retail acquires 41% in Just Dial for ₹3,497 crore – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/reliance-retail-acquires-41-in-just-dial-for-3497-crore/article35372030.ece?homepage=true Move to consolidate online presence; will make open offer for 26% in search platform The country’s largest retail player, Reliance Retail, is moving
E-comm firms need to be regulated – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/e-comm-firms-need-to-be-regulated/article35369136.ece?homepage=true Else, given the scale and power some of big players enjoy, ensuring a level-playing field will be difficult E-commerce companies originated as ‘digital
Maximise tax benefit on interest income from savings accounts: Analysts | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pf/maximise-tax-benefit-on-interest-income-from-savings-accounts-analysts-121071501573_1.html For non-senior citizens, the maximum benefit can go up to Rs 17,000 using Section 80TTA and Section 10(15)(i) The maximum benefit an individual
Haven’t been issued Form 16? Here is how you can still file your tax return | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pf/haven-t-been-issued-form-16-here-is-how-you-can-still-file-your-tax-return-121071600839_1.html The last date for issuing Form 16 extended till July 31 The last date to file your income tax return (ITR) for financial year 2020-21 has
Fuel price surge: What India can learn from Biden and Shunak’s tax policies | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/fuel-price-surge-what-india-can-learn-from-biden-and-shunak-s-tax-policies-121071601235_1.html When the times change, policy has to adapt. Why then is New Delhi so determined to not raise rates on under-taxed forms of
NITI CEO Amitabh Kant highlights key areas for improvement in ease of doing business in India – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/niti-ceo-amitabh-kant-highlights-key-areas-for-improvement-in-ease-of-doing-business-in-india/articleshow/84469627.cmsSynopsis “Action is now needed at all levels of government to rationalise and streamline forms and clearances. Single window clearances and land acquisition are
RBI’s action against Mastercard is justified – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/rbis-action-against-mastercard-is-justified/2291339/ Data localisation key to payment-ecosystem’s security, service-providers must weigh costs against the large market India offers On Wednesday, RBI barred Mastercard from adding any new
Informally, yours: The prospects of the unorganised sector – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/the-prospects-of-the-unorganised-sector/2291332/ Non-farm informal sector wages have borne the brunt of ‘forced formalisation’; generous social welfare schemes and helping small firms key to sustaining growth
Reliance goes shopping again, discovers Just Dial, acquires controlling stake in $700-million deal – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/reliance-goes-shopping-again-discovers-just-dial-buys-it-for-rs-3497-crore/articleshow/84476506.cmsSynopsis Just Dial will also be making a preferential allotment to Reliance Retail at Rs 1022.25 share to infuse Rs 2164.88 crore into the
CBI books Fedderes Electric and Engineering Limited, its promoters in bank fraud case – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cbi-books-fedderes-electric-and-engineering-limited-its-promoters-in-bank-fraud-case/articleshow/84477906.cmsSynopsis The agency has alleged that the company produced fabricated account books, misrepresented figures to borrow funds and siphoned off various loan proceeds. The
Time to be brave, stretch fiscal deficit targets if need be to aid growth: KV Kamath – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/time-to-be-brave-stretch-fiscal-deficit-targets-if-need-be-to-aid-growth-kamath/articleshow/84473244.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HP&utm_campaign=TN&utm_content=23Synopsis Kamath, who had a long stint with ICICI Bank, said he does not feel that the fiscal slippage will be very wide because
SEBI nixes margin requirement for sellers in the cash segment – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-markets/sebi-nixes-margin-requirement-for-sellers-in-the-cash-segment/article35370937.ece Brokers just need to tell depositories to block the shares intended to be sold SEBI has eased margin related processes for those selling
Yashpal Sharma’s participation in, and contribution to, the 1983 World Cup win carried an uncommon message
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/yashpal-sharma-1983-world-cup-india-cricket-7405082/ Yashpal Sharma’s participation in, and contribution to, the 1983 World Cup win carried an uncommon message He had revived India from the pits
A stimulus package must stimulate the economy, not paralyse it | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/himanta-biswa-sarma-on-modi-govt-economic-relief-package-nirmala-sitharaman-coronavirus-7406778/ Critics must realise that handing out freebies will not spur economic growth. Undoing supply-side constraints for micro, small and medium businesses is the
A 19-month wait: RBI action on Mastercard again shows why it is urgent to have an omnibus data protection law
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/a-19-month-wait-rbi-action-on-mastercard-again-shows-why-it-is-urgent-to-have-an-omnibus-data-protection-law/TOI Edit Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of
MSME credit and gold loan companies – lenders of last resort for fund starved small businesses – BusinessToday
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/story/msme-credit-and-gold-loan-companies-lenders-of-last-resort-for-fund-starved-small-businesses-301355-2021-07-14 Commercial lenders are shying away from their primary business as they turn risk averse despite the government and the Reserve Bank of India
How Herd behaviour in stock market could compound investors’ financial woes – BusinessToday
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/story/how-herd-behaviour-in-stock-market-could-compound-investors-financial-woes-301425-2021-07-15 Persistent bull-run due to herding and systematic mispricing in the market could result in substantial resource misallocation in the economy and compound financial
Is the Indian stock market in a bubble? – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/is-the-indian-stock-market-in-a-bubble/article35351937.ece Investors believe stocks are overvalued but disagree on how to play the market Since the nationwide lockdown announced by the Prime Minister in March last