Many Indian actors built strong academic foundations in engineering from prestigious institutions like IITs and NITs before pursuing career...

A looming jet fuel shortage in Europe and Asia, triggered by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, could significantly disr...

In his Budget Speech for 2011-2012, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had said that in order to attract foreign funds for financing of infr...

The finance minister was saddled with a number of handicaps when he presented the 2012-13 budget on Friday. For starters, he went seriously...

While the maximum exemption limit remains at Rs 5 lakh, it is theoretically possible to have an income of Rs 7.85 lakh and not pay any tax.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee projects economic upswing, starting with 7.6% growth in 2012-13.

The govt did a commendable balancing act that provides for credible but perhaps a bit less ambitious fiscal consolidation with measured pol...

Deferring of DTC may come as a relief for NRIs as the proposal would have impacted all those NRIs who visited India frequently.

A reference to this example will be made in the review petition currently pending with the SC on the Vodafone tax case.

Sandeep Shanbhag is a Chartered Accountant and Director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm in the business for ov...

The Union Budget 2012 should remove all ambiguities in the definition of software and relax the tax burden.

CII has asked for reduction of customs duty from 5% to NIL on non-coking coal in the Union Budget to give some relief to users.

DTC is expected to become effective, at least partly, from the 1st of April 2012. A few provisions of the DTC are a little harsh for Non Re...

The recent depreciation in the rupee provided a great opportunity for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) who were looking at remitting funds to In...

Currently, foreign individuals are allowed to invest in Indian bonds only as a sub-account of a foreign institutional investor (FII).

With projected GDP growth rates of 7% upward, India promises to be a good investment even in the future.

Over the last many years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, as part of its liberalization program made it easier for Non Resident Indian...