Why Pernod Ricard is facing heat in one of its most crucial liquor marketsFrench liquor giant Pernod Ricard faces significant hurdles in India, its largest global market by volume. The company is embroiled in a ma...
27 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Authorities allege Pernod Richard withheld Scotch composition, age in effort to pay lower tariffs under $314 mln refund caseIndian tax authorities are in a legal fight with Pernod Ricard. Investigators claim the French company hid the true value of Scotch whisky ...
27 May, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Coded compliance: Centre is eyeing 'law-to-code' to AI-proof data lawLaw-to-code is the practice of translating legal rules into machine-executable algorithms such as a Python code that software can automatic...
20 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India orders antitrust probe into liquor giant Pernod's dealing with retailersIndia's competition watchdog has launched a probe into French liquor giant Pernod Ricard. Allegations suggest exclusive deals with retailer...
09 May, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
No French, No civic test: France’s exam‑free Visiteur visa Indian HNIs are quietly using as a first step to EU residencyFrance's 2026 immigration reforms, including civic exams and language tests, have caused concern for many. However, the financially indepen...
29 Apr, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Engine maker Horse plans India move to supply growing small car market, CEO saysHorse Powertrain plans to establish manufacturing in India. This move follows tax cuts on small cars, increasing demand for compact vehicle...
25 Apr, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
India, France seal treaty revamp giving Paris dividend relief, Delhi tax rightsBilateral trade between India and France stood at $15 billion last year, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emman...
12 Dec, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
Dutch, French authorities raid Netflix offices in tax probeThis financial investigation, part of a probe opened in November 2022, is based on suspicions of "covering up serious tax fraud and off-the...
05 Nov, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
French Olympians to be taxed for Olympic rewards, veterans claim decision as 'scandal', here's what we knowFrench Olympic veteran David Douillet has criticized the French government for taxing French athletes for their bonus rewards, calling this...
07 Aug, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
UBS executives earn bigger pot in 2020 pandemic yearFormer Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti, who left the bank in October, was awared a total 13.3 million francs in salary and bonuses for the f...
05 Mar, 2021, 11.55 AM IST
UBS cuts Sergio Ermotti's pay after French court blow, overhauls bonus schemeUBS Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti, who is due to be replaced by ING head Ralph Hamers in November, was awarded a total 12.5 million Swiss ...
28 Feb, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Government likens Sanofi’s stake buy in Shantha Biotech to Vodafone caseThe govt in its appeal said that in the McDowell case a five judge bench had held all artificial tax avoidance devices must be brought with...
15 Jul, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Taxman summons Shanta Biotech top brass on Sanofi deal; Sanofi may challenge retro tax lawsIncome tax authorities summoned the management of Hyderabad based Shanta Biotechnics in connection with an outstanding tax demand of Rs 105...
06 Jul, 2012, 05.43 AM IST
- AAR ruling sparks off debate on tax treatment in cross-border deals
AAR's ruling marks a departure from the Supreme Court's verdict in the Azadi Bachao Andolan case that dealt with the Indo-Mauritius tax tre...
10 Dec, 2011, 04.35 AM IST
- Sanofi's Shantha buyout to attract cap gains tax
French company Merieux Alliance (MA) held majority stake in Shantha through a subsidiary, ShanH, incorporated outside India.
30 Nov, 2011, 07.30 AM IST
- Stolen Swiss bank data names thousands of French: Source
A file stolen from a Swiss bank and handed to French authorities probing tax evasion contains the names of several thousand French taxpayer...
10 Dec, 2009, 10.45 PM IST
- Michelin, Adidas in French tax probe
Paris prosecutors opened a probe Wednesday into whether oil giant Total SA, tire company Michelin SA, and the French operations of sportswe...
02 Apr, 2009, 12.59 AM IST