By MS Mani If you are a service provider with operations in only one state, GST is going to be excellent because without too much
Niti Aayog pushes for increasing savings, investments to boost growth – The Financial Express–25.07.2017
Niti Aayog has made a strong case for boosting savings and investments with a view to push the country’s economy into a higher growth trajectory.
Big boost for Narendra Modi government, IMF says growth in India to pick up in 2017, beat China – The Financial Express–25.07.2017
Growth in India is forecast to pick up further in 2017 and 2018,” the IMF said. (PTI) India will stay ahead of China on the
Insolvency not the best solution to alleviate NPA pain: HDFC Bank MD Aditya Puri – The Financial Express–25.07.2017
Veteran banker Aditya Puri today said initiating insolvency proceedings is not the “best solution” to fight the bad loan issue and advocated using the recently
Ashok Leyland receives a Rs 650 crore order for 3019 buses from KSRTC – The Financial Express–25.07.2017
Ashok Leyland, the second largest commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturer in India after Tata Motors, has bagged an order worth Rs 650 crore from the Karnataka
An avoidable change | Business Standard Editorials–25.07.2017
The government appears determined on going ahead with a change in the fiscal year. On Friday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley informed the Lok Sabha that
Bitcoin recovers after roller coaster ride, exchanges advise caution | Business Standard News–25.07.2017
Bitcoin and other crypto or virtual currencies have surged the past week after a sharp fall, as a solution to increase the speed of transactions
New Bill empowers RBI to direct banks to resolve NPAs, appoint advisors | Business Standard News–25.07.2017
A bill to authorise the RBI to direct banking companies to resolve the problem of stressed assets was on Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha
Rise in HDFC Bank’s NPAs a transient pain | Business Standard News–25.07.2017
For HDFC Bank investors, used to seeing gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of about 1 per cent, the June quarter (Q1) result is certainly an aberration.
Erratic monsoons signal farm distress, sowing down in five states | Business Standard Column–25.07.2017
The BSE-CMIE-UMich Index of Consumer Sentiment seems to be stabilising at a little over 97 (base: 100 in September-December 2015) in July. If the index
‘GST is a key catalyst for India’s fintech revolution’ | Business Line–25.07.2017
There has been a 25% traffic surge on ClearTax since July 1, says founder Archit Gupta Its been over 20 days since the GST rollout
No time to lose on consumer protection | Business Line–25.07.2017
Parliament should pass a pending Bill in this regard. Consumers need new norms in the context of e-commerce transactions It is high time that the
‘With GST, supply chain can become more efficient’ | Business Line–25.07.2017
With the five NPA steel accounts being heard NCLT accounting for almost ₹1.41 lakh crore, the debt-laden steel industry has hogged the limelight more than
NRIs: Tax department’s demand to disclose foreign bank accounts sends NRIs, expats into tizzy–Economic Times–24.07.2017
Tax practitioners and lawyers are inundated with phone calls from these individuals who fear non-disclosure could put them on the wrong side of Indian regulations.
Kenneth Rogoff: GST much bigger policy than demonetisation: Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University–Economic Times–24.07.2017
In India, there is a debate on disincentivising cash. What do you think about it? My proposals look to lie on the lines of
N Chandrasekaran: N Chandrasekaran gets down to business, could soon shut or sell off misfiring Tata companies–Economic Times–24.07.2017
“Tata is already a $100 billion group. To get to the next level we need scale. We can’t do it with multiple small companies. We
Public wi-fi: ‘One in three Indians uses free Wi-Fi to watch adult content’–Economic Times–24.07.2017
The global study, which included over 1,000 respondents from India, found “more than one in three Indians admit to using public Wi-Fi to watch adult
Banks need capital; bankers, assurance–Economic Times–24.07.2017
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against defaulters. Credit-rating
Privacy matters far beyond Aadhaar–Economic Times–24.07.2017
The ongoing hearing before a nine-member bench of the Supreme Court on the right to privacy should focus more on the conditions that would warrant
Job creation India’s biggest challenge: Singapore Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam–Economic Times–24.07.2017
Singapore Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said India’s implementation of GST was impressive not only from economic but also political perspective. “Building political support for