Finance ministry defends retrospective amendment of 2012Finance ministry officials strongly defended the controversial 2012 amendment that brought overseas indirect transfers retrospectively into...
26 Sep, 2020, 08.05 AM IST
Rajya Sabha passes eight bills on last day of Parliament's monsoon sessionThe Upper House continued to boycott the proceedings over suspension of eight of its members after the ruckus in the upper house over the g...
23 Sep, 2020, 09.26 PM IST
Parliament passes Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts BillFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman termed the Bill as critical for financial stability in the country, and said it brings in a firm legal ...
23 Sep, 2020, 01.28 PM IST
Government lists 33 new bills for Monsoon session beginning MondayOne of the ordinances the government plans to pass as a bill during the 18-day-long session relates to providing preventive measures agains...
13 Sep, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
View: Robust, liquid & deep financial markets will lead to $5t goalThe proposal to increase FPI limits in corporate bonds from the current 9% of outstanding to 15% also underscores the importance being assi...
16 Mar, 2020, 11.57 AM IST
What is bilateral netting?Netting is very common in advanced economies where the settlement is based on net positions in bilateral or multilateral financial arrangem...
03 Feb, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
COP26 President Claire Perry O'Neill kicks off her climate mission from IndiaAcknowledging the “very negative atmosphere” that marked the December UN climate meet in Madrid, O’Neill advocates for greater transparency...
21 Jan, 2020, 02.58 PM IST
US sees India as key nation in Asia Pacific region: Pentagon"The relationship between India and the United States is on track. Secretary (James) Mattis has made the defence relationship with India a ...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
MHA forms new divisions to check radicalisation, cyber fraudThe other new wing, CIS, has been created to monitor online crimes and threats, including cyber fraud and hacking, and suggest ways to mini...
10 Nov, 2017, 04.55 PM IST
Indian government's rhetoric has not led to substantial reforms: US reportCRS is an independent and bipartisan research wing of the US Congress which prepares periodic reports on issues of interest for the lawmake...
17 Jun, 2016, 04.16 PM IST
US calls for smoother tax regime, ease of doing business in IndiaNisha Desai Biswal said that Modi government can send signals to show its commitment to reforms, such as the strengthening of Intellectual ...
19 Sep, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
FM Arun Jaitley exhorts US companies to invest more in infrastructureJaitley was addressing the 11th Indo-US Economic Summit, which among others was attended by the US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma.
14 Sep, 2015, 02.54 PM IST
Vodafone makes no provision for Hutch deal tax claimBritish telecom giant Vodafone has decided against making a provision in its balance sheet for the over Rs 11,000 tax claim made by Indian ...
14 Nov, 2012, 07.51 PM IST
Vodafone serves notice to government on retrospective tax proposalThis is the first step before Vodafone begins international arbitration proceedings under the India-Netherlands bilateral investment treaty...
18 Apr, 2012, 05.43 AM IST
- USIBC flays 'Vodafone-type' steps
The USIBC termed the proposed amendment of I-T Act retrospectively as "regressive in nature", even as it pointed out that bilateral trade c...
21 Mar, 2012, 09.57 PM IST
- SEZs, EOUs may not have to pay education cess
The government is likely to exempt special economic zones (SEZs) and export oriented units (EOUs) from the purview of the 2% education cess...
02 Aug, 2004, 11.15 PM IST
- Despite claims, reforms fail to make real progress
The most significant achievement claimed by the finance ministry, which has gone beyond announcement, constitution of a task force or intro...
17 Nov, 2003, 07.09 AM IST