What explains the incredible run up in the country’s equity market — which has gained nearly 13% in value in one year — as the
GST Return Filing: How to handle discounts and additional cost–Economic Times–21.08.2017
By Tejas Goenka One of the sea changes brought about by the GST era is the way we determine the value of goods and services.
Options for buyers when builder goes bankrupt | Business Standard News–21.08.2017
Ravi Kumar, a senior official with a public sector company, is among the many who have booked flats in Jaypee’s Wish Town, Noida. He had
Composition scheme picks up pace after deadline leeway | Business Standard News–21.08.2017
About a million taxpayers have opted for a scheme that will benefit small businesses in the goods and services tax (GST) regime by allowing easier
The puzzle over the 10 per cent drop | Business Standard Column–21.08.2017
The Narendra Modi government has reasons to compliment itself on the way it has succeeded in bringing more people under the direct tax net. The
Agriculture–Leverage trade | Business Standard Editorials–21.08.2017
Agricultural exports have traditionally outstripped imports by handsome margins. But a sharp 21 per cent decline in exports and a much sharper 65 per cent
Shop till you drop | Business Standard Column–21.08.2017
Talk of e-commerce growths in Asia and the first country that springs to mind is obviously China. With Alibaba having revolutionised the way Chinese consumers
Should we recapitalise the banks? | Business Standard Column–21.08.2017
As the banking crisis unfolds, banks will be short of equity capital. There will be calls for taxpayers to invest in private or public banks.
Home loans loot: Whose side is RBI on? | Business Standard Column–21.08.2017
A few days ago all newspapers carried a story headlined “RBI not satisfied with MCLR (marginal cost of funds based lending rate), asks banks to
Married people seem to have reduced risk of heart disease: Study | Business Line–21.08.2017
Married people seem to have reduced risk of heart disease compared to the single or divorced. According to studies corelating marital status to heart diseases
When honesty doesn’t pay | Business Line–21.08.2017
The Sarahah app is the perfect road to cyber-bullying My daughter recently came back from school a little confused because her best friend had said
Petya Ransomware: What you need to know—Norton–20.08.2017
Authored by Nadia Kovacs, Symantec employee UPDATE Since this situation is ongoing, Symantec researchers are still investigating this event and are updating their blog on
What Is A Computer Virus?–Norton–20.08.2017
A computer virus, much like a flu virus, is designed to spread from host to host and has the ability to replicate itself. Similarly, in
Online shopping: Indian ecommerce turns into a two-horse race as smaller players face likely wipeout–Economic Times–20.08.2017
If Amazon is blazing a trail in the horizontal ecommerce market, specialists in several segments are looking to take a leaf out of its playbook
Arun Jaitley: Insolvency law aims at saving promoters not banishing them: Arun Jaitley–20.08.2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured debt-laden companies that the objective of the new insolvency law is not to banish them but to save them
Urjit Patel: NPA resolution: RBI chief calls for recapitalisation of banks–20.08.2017
Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel today called for recapitalisation of state-run banks to help them resolve the NPAs issue in a time-bond manner as bad
Arun Jaitley: SICA experiment was an absolute failure: FM Arun Jaitley–20.08.2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unequivocally conveyed that the new reality in Indian business is borrowers either pay up or lose their business, and at the
Make in India: Trade wars and the Great China Wall: How India can get its act together for a China-smart trade policy-Economic Times–20.08.2017
By Ajay Srivastava “A trade war between China and India seems to be looming as India moved last Wednesday (August 9) to impose anti-dumping duties
Good news: Now you can invest capital gains multiple times for new residential property – The Financial Express–20.08.2017
The ITAT decision will now benefit many taxpayers as a lot of them sell more than one asset (i.e. plots, shares, gold, etc.) spreading over
NPA resolution: RBI chief Urjit Patel calls for recapitalisation of banks – The Financial Express–20.08.2017
Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel today called for recapitalisation of state-run banks to help them resolve the NPAs issue in a time-bond manner as bad