It was the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew, the Navy said.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Taxing SoftBank, the largest shareholder in Flipkart with a little over 20 per cent stake, however, will be easier.
The much-awaited talks between India and Mauritius over renegotiation of their tax treaty may begin soon, with India pushing for changes in the clause on the treatment of the capital gains tax.
President Pranab Mukherjee is deeply satisfied with his three-day visit to Mauritius, Saisuresh Sivaswamy reports.
The existing double taxation avoidance agreements will not be covered by the proposed change, implying that in order to tax Facebook, Google and the like, India will require to renegotiate tax treaties.
'The introduction of a tax on LTCG will be a deterrent for foreign investors and could potentially result in a movement of trading activity away from India to other offshore jurisdictions such as Singapore, which offer better tax rates and sophisticated financial products.'
The government on Tuesday said it has received information related to black money from Mauritius and was examining it for appropriate action.
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Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Wednesday.
Beginning its campaign in India, the Global Institutional Investors Forum said that Mauritius was fully supporting India's fight against black money and money laundering and it was 'a clean, transparent jurisdiction of substance.'
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Commonwealth Games on Day 3.
It is believed that a large majority of them are third country investors which use the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention with Mauritius for saving capital gains tax.
A major earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hit Mauritius early on Monday morning. There have been no reports on the casualties and losses yet.
Capital gains tax is no longer exempt even for investors coming via Mauritius, hence FPIs are now classifying it as interest income to save on taxes.
Amidst panic in the stock market over double tax avoidance treaty with Mauritius, government on Monday said India "cannot impose arbitrarily" capital gains tax on investment routed through the island nation.
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The allegations of DDT evasion is connected to some transactions the Indian entity has made while buying shares of the company from the Mauritius and US companies of Cognizant.
India reaffirmed its commitment to the landmark Paris climate change agreement.
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Blackmail on one side and bullying on the other doesn't make for a constructive partnership, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
The Central Bureau of Investigation had called Karti for questioning on Thursday in connection with the foreign investment clearance given in the Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006 when his father Chidambaram was the finance minister.
Karti, through his lawyer, has refused to appear before the agency saying a special court had discharged all the accused in the matter.
Central probe agency likely to file third chargesheet in some weeks, may name Datacom, Loop Telecom.
In a significant development towards renegotiation of tax treaty with Mauritius, the Finance Ministry has written to the Ministry of External Affairs to take up the issue of including more areas of information exchange in the agreement between the two countries.
'I have realised that to be happy, you don't need luxury in life.' 'Simple things in life make you happy.'
Let's see what Spain looks like with this Khatron Ke Khiladi contestant.
Three suspected associates of Karti --Bhaskar Raman, Ravi Vishwanathan and Mohanan Rakesh -- are also being questioned
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
India conceded a late goal to be held to a 1-1 draw by lower-ranked St Kitts and Nevis but it was enough for the home side to clinch the Tri-Nation football tournament in Mumbai on Thursday.
Over 100 questions on various aspects of the case were drafted by investigators which were put to 45-year-old Karti.
Leverdez, the world number 31, scored only his second win over Lee in nine matches and said playing without fear helped him in the 75-minute contest at the Emirates Arena.
The father-son duo are in the radar of the probe agencies in another case concerning the Aircel-Maxis deal.
The Indian Football team have now broken all records having won eight games on the trot since the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Playoff Round 1 match against Laos on June 2, 2016.
The agency on Monday questioned three general managers of the Punjab National Bank who have handled the -International Banking Division and Treasury department of the bank, officials said without revealing their identity.
The Reserve Bank of India's rather sudden and unilateral decision to discontinue the Asian Clearing Union, a move that effectively stops settlements in dollars and the Euro, will most impact Mangalore Refinery, which sources 60 per cent of its crude needs from Iran.
In his petition, Karti contended that the July 18 circular had been issued arbitrarily and without jurisdiction by the Foreigner Regional Registration Officer and The Bureau of Immigration under the Union home ministry at the behest of different agencies to prevent him from travelling abroad.
The Khatron Ke Khiladi contestant mixes business with pleasure!
The bilateral talks took place as the formal heads of government meeting got underway in London on Thursday, following a formal launch by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
Check out India's schedule on Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Thursday.
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