Mangoes, bananas, papayas under watch: FSSAI crackdown begins over illegal 'masala' use for ripening; What India’s top food regulator is warningFood Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued a fresh directive to states to intensify action against the illegal use of artifici...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
Congress flags concerns as India-US negotiate trade dealThe Congress party has cautioned against rushing into a trade deal with the US, echoing concerns raised by the Global Trade Research Instit...
14 Jul, 2025, 11.22 AM IST
GSTN rolls out form for tobacco manufacturers to report inputs, outputs to tax authoritiesThe GST Network (GSTN) has introduced a new form, GST SRM-II, for manufacturers of pan masala and tobacco products to report inputs and out...
08 Jun, 2024, 01.18 PM IST
GSTN rolls out special procedure for tobacco manufacturers to register machines with tax authoritiesThe GST Network (GSTN) has introduced an online facility for manufacturers of pan masala, gutkha, and similar tobacco products to register ...
17 May, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Revenue Department removes additional excise duty on cigarette, tobaccoThe revenue department also "rescinded" the central excise notification dated February 27, 2010, which deals with excise duty rate on unman...
02 Jun, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Masala bonds less palatable after rate cutMarket participants say while bigger and well known names such HDFC or NHAI manage to find investors at single digit coupon rates, lesser k...
08 Apr, 2020, 08.31 AM IST
HDFC Bank raises funds via offshore rupee-denominated bonds20 Mar, 2018, 08.51 PM IST
How RBI swings into action to regulate masala bondsWith rising masala bond sales, some home-grown companies are seen using this route to obtain funds from their offshore-based parents, who s...
07 Jun, 2017, 11.40 PM IST
Pierce Brosnan demands to have images dropped from Pan Bahar ad, company say no tobacco in productUnder fire for the ad, the former Bond star said the company had made “unauthorised" use of his image
23 Oct, 2016, 11.28 AM IST
Banks add leverage to spice up 'masala' bonds for expatriate IndiansNon-resident Indians (NRIs) living in financial centres such as Hong Kong and Singapore are ideal target investors as they are comfortable ...
13 Sep, 2016, 03.41 PM IST
Are Indian bonds gaining momentum overseas?Both bonds are listed on the London Stock Exchange. With this, the Canadian province becomes the first foreign government entity to issue a...
02 Sep, 2016, 10.27 PM IST
British Columbia first foreign govt to issue masala bondHDFC Ltd, one of India's leading banking and financial services companies, had listed the world's first masala bond by an Indian corporate ...
02 Sep, 2016, 03.50 PM IST
NTPC raises Rs 2,000 crore from Green Masala BondsThe company upsized the issue to Rs 2000 crore and priced the bond at an annual yield of 7.48% with 5 year tenure. The bond priced 20bps in...
05 Aug, 2016, 04.57 PM IST
HDFC masala bonds trade thin on LSE as investors prefer to stay longBond yields and prices move in opposite direction. With limited supply of securities in the market, investors’ demand for the paper goes up...
03 Aug, 2016, 07.29 AM IST
Are HDFC masala bonds drawing investors?Typically, secondary market trades pick up once the borrowing company issues more bonds, adding more investors and number of bonds.
02 Aug, 2016, 07.53 PM IST
Want to burn fat? Try 'masala bhangra'Dance-based fitness program 'masala bhangra' is gaining considerable popularity as it breaks the monotony of regular workouts.
23 Nov, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
- Orkla, McCormick eager for taste of Eastern Condiments
Norwegian conglomerate Orkla and US spices giant McCormick & Co Inc are among the global food giants in the fray to acquire a strategic sta...
31 Aug, 2009, 02.56 AM IST