Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The veteran Congress leader urged all those who came in contact with him recently to get......
Eighteen months into the National Democratic Alliance’s term, rumours about a ministerial reshuffle between the winter and budget sessions of Parliament are everywhere. I don’t buy it......
P Chidambaramwatches my waddling progress from the gate of 19, Safdarjung Road in Delhi to his sitting room and asks how I had come. "On my scooter," I say, panting ever so slightly. "It's parked......
It is a law that the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had claimed would be the best solution to tackle terrorist activities in the country.Ever since the Prevention of Terrorism Act, or POTA as it......
Its obsession for growth, chasing corporate clients and giving up its original mandate of meeting the needs of local trade and businesses. A quarter of its loan book has gone bad.That's an error of......
One of the key concerns of foreign investors is how the general anti-avoidance rule would apply in case an investor is availing benefits under double taxation avoidance agreement. Foreign......
Despite a temporary relief, foreign investors still see the sword of double-taxation hanging above their hard earned returns. On December 21, the Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a circular......
GAAR will not override the recently revised double taxation avoidance agreements with Mauritius and Singapore. The finance ministry sent positive signals to foreign portfolio investors on Friday by......
A committee on digitalisation headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had in an interim report recommended taxing cash transactions of at least Rs 50,000 to promote digital......
The legendary film festival has a strong Indian flavour this year. The Extraordinary Journey of Fakir, an Indo-French production starring Dhanush, will be showcased at the Cannes......
The latest updates from Bollywood. Image: Gulshan Devaiah, Tanuja, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kalki Koechlin. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar After proving her mettle as an actress, Konkona Sen Sharma......