409 gold coins buried for 100 years found beneath the remains of a destroyed home; mystery owner still unknownA remarkable discovery of 409 gold coins, hidden for over a century, was unearthed beneath a house in Torzhok, Russia. The coins, dating fr...
FPOs hold promise for smallholders, but face structural constraints: StudyFarmer producer organisations (FPOs) are key to integrating smallholders in India, but they are constrained by scale, market access, financ...
Child enrichment can cost Rs 1 lakh/year: Here’s how to fund your child’s preschool activity classes—from dance, music to phonicsFrom phonics to piano, music to drama, activity classes for pre-schoolers are growing fast—and so is the cost of raising a well-rounded chi...
Strategic expansion, cost efficiency boost FY25 revenue by 35%, says Arihant AcademyArihant Academy reported a robust 35% revenue growth in FY2024-25, reaching Rs 42.58 crore, driven by strategic expansion and cost optimiza...
Customs academy, ICAI join hands for capacity building of GST officersThe National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) recently s...
RAW, Intelligence Bureau training Indian Revenue Service officers in ‘intelligence tradecraft’There are nine course modules developed for the officers to acquire expertise in intelligence gathering and handling of digital and forensi...
Donald Trump’s tax law could make divorces more bitter: SurveyThe provision allows recipients to omit the alimony they receive from their taxable income, but divorce lawyers don’t expect that to offset...
HC judges, experts brainstorm on likely GST litigationsTop domain experts and officials from the GST Intelligence and the Central Board of Excise and Customs have briefed judges about the new ta...
GST will help in evolving India as tax-compliant society: Arun JaitleyThe elimination of interaction between the assessing authority and taxpayer will minimise harassment and bring greater accountability into ...
Government to strengthen agency under GST to check tax evasionThe CBEC will itself be rechristened as the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and will supervise GST and Customs activitie...
IGRUA may cut pilot training fee by Rs 5 lakhThe foundation stone of the institute was laid in 1985 by Gandhi’s husband and then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, himself a pilot.
President to chair I-T academy event in NagpurPranab Mukherjee will chair the valedictory function of the passing out of the 64th batch of the Indian Revenue Service officers at the NAD...
Jet to open aviation academies in Delhi, KolkataThe whole idea is to make these centres a common platform with courses in pilots and engineering training going forward, they said.
- India, US join hands to fight tax evaders
India and the US have joined hands to crack down tax evaders and bring to book those who have stashed black money in tax havens abroad.
- President looks forward to greater flow of tax information after DTAA
Just back from Switzerland, Patil says she looks forward to a greater exchange of information on tax-related issues with that country.
- Flying schools reel under service tax shocker
Taxes can be stifling, but when it comes to the country’s flying training industry, the service tax department seems to have gone for the j...
- Corporates, varsities to link the skill gap
Worried about shortage of skilled professionals? The trend is to forge alliance with cos and universities.