It was believed that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would withdraw the LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) subsidy for those who fall in the 30-percent tax bracket. However, this budget included no such measure. Thereafter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly called on people to "give it up" and join the "opt out of subsidy" scheme. While over 30...

Clarifying that the central government does not intend to tax retrospectively, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday reiterated that the taxation policy has to be "non-adversarial" so as to encourage foreign investments....
Hyderabad, April 27 : The Hyderabad High Court on Monday directed the Telangana government to hold elections for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) by December 15. The court asked the government to complete the delimitation of wards and reservation process by October 31. The state government sought more than six months to hold ...
Mumbai, April 27: A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets,...
Chinese smartphone major Xiaomi said on Sunday that Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of the Tata group, has acquired a stake in Xiaomi Technology in a deal expected to bolster the company's presence in India. ...
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) principal advisor E. Sreedharan on Sunday presented the detailed project report (DPR) on Vijayawada Metro to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu....
Aiming to lend a helping hand to the people affected by the massive earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, telecom service providers in India have slashed their call rates or made it free....
he Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu was indefinitely shut on Saturday after a massive earthquake rocked Nepal just before noon, causing cancellation of all the eight subsequent return ...
India has the means and the potential to become a global hub for services with competitive pricing, and become a major source of job creation for millions of youth in the country, Finance ...
The capital gains tax claims on foreign funds with retrospective effect and worries over similar notices ahead hit the marked mood during the week ended Friday, sending a key index down to its lowest level in three-and-a-half months....