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While many, including this newspaper, argue for increasing government expenditure in order to stimulate the economy in the absence of any other growth-driver, and the

The pernicious practice of burning crop residue, which has defied all attempts to curb it till now, may reduce noticeably in the approaching kharif harvesting

The European Commission on Thursday outlined how firms like Google, Facebook and Twitter should remove illegal content more quickly from the Web, increasing pressure on

Several central laws prohibit medical treatment by anyone except a doctor. Paradoxically, all studies have shown that it is qualified doctors who pay handsome commissions

The global internet experience is set for major disruption. Several giants are developing unconventional technologies to provide high-speed internet from the air. Each of them

Electricity discoms continue to be in poor shape despite UDAY. Urgent reforms are needed from State governments to arrest the slide Two years after the

Exporters will reportedly be exempt from paying integrated goods and services tax (IGST) on imported inputs. An outright exemption to perk up exports is a

With a view to promoting domestic technology and preventing data theft by foreign entities, the government will soon announce a policy that accords preference in

The state of the economy is much in discussion these days. That is natural, considering the resurgent GDP growth rates of the past couple of

In his new book titled Hit Refresh, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called for a “principled, transparent, and efficient framework” for Internet governance and data security

Aditya Birla Group’s plans to shut down Abof.com, second e-tail venture in less than a year, may not deter other bricks-and-mortar retailers that have ventured

The Reserve Bank of India’s recent move to regulate peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) has created a grey area of sorts,

Booster potential: The market for MSMEs will grow as tax complexities of interstate sales disappear. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is all set to

Businessman looking down at the falling red arrow destroying a concrete barrier. Collapse and drop. Fall and depreciation. Regression and deterioration. Crisis. Better exchange rate

Reviewing the fascinating book Progress by Swedish economic historian Johan Norberg, the Economist recently wrote, “People are predisposed to think that things are worse than

The DOT circulars seeking Aadhaar-Mobile linking have no legal force Shortly after the Supreme Court declared privacy to be a fundamental right, most cellphone users

KJ Alphons seems to have forgotten that excise duty on petrol and diesel has been increased on 11 occasions since May 2014, thus rising by

n view of the difficulties of online filing, CII suggested that the due dates for filing GST returns be deferred for another month or two.(AFP)