Jeff Bezos, world's 4th richest man, couldn't stop talking about a nurse in Queens earning $75,000. Here's whyAmazon founder Jeff Bezos, also the world's fourth richest man, argued that low-income earners in the US should pay no taxes, citing a nurs...
21 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
After Trump, who? Democrats enter an unusually open race for 2028Democratic hopefuls are already positioning themselves for a 2028 presidential run, with governors, senators, and past candidates actively ...
19 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Tech is betting on a former executive in the race for California governorTech investor favorite Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat and former tech executive, is running for California governor. He's gained significa...
07 May, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Elon Musk scorned "shady" loopholes, yet offshore tax tricks likely saved Tesla hundreds of millionsTesla has reportedly saved over 400 million dollars on US taxes. This was achieved through a financial maneuver involving its units in the ...
20 Apr, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Jensen Huang would owe $8 billion under new billionaire tax, and he’s perfectly fine with itJensen Huang billionaire wealth tax California: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed indifference to a proposed California wealth tax that cou...
08 Jan, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
UK business minister admits worry over billionaires leaving amid tax rise concernsBritain's Business Secretary Peter Kyle is worried as wealthy individuals, including Indian billionaire Lakshmi N Mittal, plan to leave the...
25 Nov, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
Trump says Musk will face 'very serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates -NBC NewsDonald Trump has issued a warning to Elon Musk. This came after a statement about funding Democratic candidates. These candidates may run a...
07 Jun, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
IMF's Gita Gopinath supports ‘progressive taxation’, flags wealth tax complexitiesIn an interview with TOI, IMF's first deputy managing director Gita Gopinath expressed support for a progressive tax structure. She emphasi...
17 Aug, 2024, 11.27 AM IST
'NewsClick' claims its bank accounts frozen by I-T deptPrabir Purkayastha, the editor-in-chief and founder of the portal, and administrative officer Amit Chakraborty were arrested by the Delhi P...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.21 PM IST
As Davos opens, Oxfam urges 'billionaire busting' policiesThe aid group made its plea as the Swiss Alpine village hosts political leaders, CEOs and celebrities for the week-long World Economic Foru...
16 Jan, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
'Misleading, blatant lies': Pakistan Army rejects claims about Gen Bajwa, family's assetsAccording to the report published by the FactFocus website, the alleged tax records of Gen Bajwa's family, the current market value of the ...
27 Nov, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa's family members became billionaires during his tenure: Pakistan investigative websiteThe FactFocus website, which describes itself as a "Pakistan-based digital media news organisation working on data-based investigative news...
21 Nov, 2022, 07.41 PM IST
Elon Musk has revealed that he stays with his friends and doesn't own a houseWhile reacting to a comment about people making fun of billionaires because of their money, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, admitted in...
18 Apr, 2022, 10.14 PM IST
Billionaire Americans to pay more tax, Biden's proposal draws flak from many quartersPresident Joe Biden has proposed that American billionaires or people with household incomes of more than US$100 million would be taxed at ...
31 Mar, 2022, 09.57 PM IST
What's a 'wealth tax' and how would it work?Biden never endorsed an outright "wealth tax" when he campaigned for the White House last year. But his more conventional proposed rate inc...
27 Oct, 2021, 08.30 PM IST
All those samosas and pakoras add upThere is also, of course, no better proof of exactly how much Indians savour roadside nibbles, and all those billions of pakoras, samosas a...
12 Oct, 2016, 12.19 AM IST
- It may be another missed year for Direct Tax Code
The DTC was supposed to come into effect from April 1, 2012. However, it seems now that the law will not be passed in time to meet that dea...
26 Dec, 2011, 02.19 AM IST