By Ritesh K Singh and Steven R Padakandla India’s GDP growth has decelerated to 4.5% in the second quarter. Neither consumption nor export and private
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
How Rafi-Naushad combination shaped Hindi film music | Deccan Herald
Way back in 1949, a 25-year-old young man went to meet music composer Naushad Ali. He looked disenchanted and upset. “Bambai mein mera man nahin
Government stares at Rs 63,000-crore shortfall in GST payout to states – Times of India
The government is staring at a shortfall of at least Rs 63,000 crore in compensation payout to the states during the current financial year, which
‘New registrations by taxpayers being verified by GST council’ – The Economic Times
The GST Council is verifying the 66.79 lakh new registrations by taxpayers, which could be fake or pertain to shell companies, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi,
Companies under IBC process may get GST relief – The Economic Times
The government may allow companies undergoing resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to pay current levies of goods and services tax (GST) without
Increasing the efficacy of monetary policy | Business Standard Column
Another inflation data point has been released with the inflation rate climbing once again. And as expected, commentators are invoking the “stagflation” ghost. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India
Centre & states face off on cess | Business Standard Column
Last Wednesday, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council met, in the backdrop of falling revenues and failure of the central government, to compensate some
Governance by diktat, in an echo chamber | Business Standard Column
The first rule of governance in India is that the people’s representatives will stop listening to the people the moment they acquire power. The second
‘Proviso in amended citizenship legislation is unconstitutional’: Justice Madan Lokur – india news – Hindustan Times
Justice Madan Lokur, a former judge of the Supreme Court, says the proviso to the definition of illegal immigrant in the amended citizenship act is
Fintech ushering a new era in financial services | Deccan Herald
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives; nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” These
GST rates to change only once in a year | Deccan Herald
Ignoring negative sentiments around falling GDP growth rate and some policy roadblocks, foreign portfolio investors seem to have flocked to the Indian capital market in
FM must slash income tax rates, only way to stimulate demand – The Financial Express
Vikram Kirloskar’s advice to the government that personal income tax (PIT) cuts can wait and that it should focus on other areas comes as a
What should be focus of next Budget?–Economic Times
As Budget-making for 2021-22 gets underway, it is useful to think what the principal focus of the Budget should be. Former chief economic adviser Arvind
Registering a company? Starting a business gets just a little bit easier | Business Standard News
Registering a company? Soon there will be one fewer thing to worry about, with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) planning to give a bank account number
IBC to Central GST Act, 10 laws that changed the way India does business | Business Standard News
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Delivering results The Code is considered one of the biggest success stories in the government’s efforts to de-clog the economic
Some good news on economic front | [ Recovery–IBC 2016 ]–Deccan Herald
Arcelor Mittal, the world’s largest steel conglomerate, announced the Rs 42,000-crore acquisition of Essar Steel through the insolvency and bankruptcy resolution process. After a tortuous
Circular 123 helped up Nov GST, but it’s a bad habit | Deccan Herald
Goods and Services Tax collections for the month of November 2019 crossed the magic figure of Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1.03 lakh crore) –
India will emerge stronger from economic slowdown: PM Modi–Deccan Chronicle
Indian will emerge stronger from an economic slowdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a speech on Friday, reassuring investors about their long-term bets on
India’s growth numbers unpleasantly surprising: IMF chief Gita Gopinath speaks at alma mater – The Financial Express
While it was anticipated that India’s growth will slow down, the current numbers come as a shocker with a sharp decline in both investment and
Govt asks tax officials to identify, book tax evaders through data analytics – The Financial Express
To genuine taxpayers who have mistakenly missed out some information in their tax return, tax authorities have provided them an opportunity to submit their revised