Top private hospitals may drop out of government health plansPrivate hospitals in India are feeling the pinch as government health schemes yield diminishing returns. This downturn provokes a critical ...
07 May, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
Out-of-pocket costs still dominate hospitalisation spend despite wider insurance coverage: NSO surveyHealth insurance coverage has grown significantly in India. However, patients continue to pay most hospitalisation bills themselves. Rural ...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Why are hospital stocks defying market volatility? Demand, beds and growth plansOver the past five years, the sector has delivered strong growth, with revenues rising about 15.5% annually between FY2019-20 and FY2024-25...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Vehicle retail sales in August grow 2.84 pc, rise in sales expected in September amid GST cuts: FADAVehicle sales saw a slight increase. Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) shared the data. Passenger vehicle sales were marg...
08 Sep, 2025, 10.17 AM IST
Confused as how GST hike on used car will work? Here's how a higher GST of 18% will impact individuals and businessesGST on used car sale: Consumers buying a used car now need to pay more GST. Moreover, if a business is claiming input tax credit then GST n...
26 Dec, 2024, 04.33 PM IST
18 per cent GST on sale of old cars, including EVs, applicable only to registered businessesGST is not applicable when individuals sell old cars to each other. Only businesses involved in buying and selling old vehicles must pay GS...
25 Dec, 2024, 07.40 AM IST
Union Budget 2023: Abolition of GST & mandi tax among requests from the agritech sectorThe agritech sector wants the Union Finance minister to abolish the GST and mandi tax on agricultural produce brought from Farmers Producer...
28 Jan, 2023, 12.33 PM IST
Spend Rs 1,18,000 to get Rs 50,000! Can this stimulus work? FinMin shows howSitharaman on Monday announced a special scheme allowing encashment of leave travel concessions/allowance (LTC/LTA) and a special festival ...
13 Oct, 2020, 10.39 PM IST
Is the GST Composition scheme beneficial? Cost-impact analysis shows the risksComposition levy is not a practical proposition. Composition levy almost resembles a direct tax and once you do a cost impact analysis, it ...
23 Nov, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
FMCG distributors face GST scrutiny for post-sale discountsThe authorities have asked why GST was not paid on these discounts, treating them as services by distributors.
10 May, 2019, 10.16 AM IST
Realtors seek clarity on GST exemption on development rightsRealtors’ body, NAREDCO, has written to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs seeking clarity on this.
01 Mar, 2019, 08.15 AM IST
August GST mop-up slips to Rs 90,669 croreA total of 68.2 lakh tax payers were required to file returns for August 2017, of which, as on 25th September, 37.63 lakh have filed GSTR 3...
27 Sep, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Wait and watch is GST buzz on marketplacesPost GST, sellers are finding the going tough with a 20-30% dip across marketplaces while Paytm has delisted 85,000 sellers who failed to m...
17 Jul, 2017, 08.07 AM IST
ICICI Pru Focused Bluechip: A solid performer in the large-cap spaceIn the past three-year and 5-year periods, the scheme has delivered 12% and 17% returns, respectively.
04 Jul, 2017, 09.58 AM IST
Fund review: ICICI Prudential Focused BlueChip Equity FundICICI Prudential Focused BlueChip Equity Fund is a solid performer in the largecap space.
04 Jul, 2017, 09.51 AM IST
Organised jewellery retailers to witness change in fate in next three quartersHigher number of wedding days in H2FY17 (both on a sequential and year on year basis) together with fading regulatory hurdles is likely to ...
06 Sep, 2016, 03.26 PM IST
- DEPB to continue for another year
Like the proverbial cats with nine lives, the Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) scheme has defied the axe once again.
12 Apr, 2008, 01.57 AM IST