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GST Council approves draft Compensation Bill
18 Feb 2017
A decision on rate slabs will be taken after the next meeting of the GST Council on 4-5 March, finance minister Arun Jaitley said after the council meeting
GST Council approves draft Compensation Bill
18 Feb 2017
A decision on rate slabs will be taken after the next meeting of the GST Council on 4-5 March, finance minister Arun Jaitley said after the council meeting
SC upholds cancellation of Vyapam admission of 634 MBBS students in MP
13 Feb 2017
The Supreme Court has refused relief to the MBBS students, who obtained admission using unfair means in the entrance examination conducted by Vyapam in Madhya Pradesh
Consumer price inflation hits a 5-year low of 3.17% in January
13 Feb 2017
The fall in inflation has been mainly on account of falling prices of vegetables and pulses with the arrival of the winter crop
SC fixes monetary compensation for Narmada project oustees
09 Feb 2017
The Supreme Court has fixed Rs60 lakh compensation to each of the families displaced by Narmada dam project in Madhya Pradesh, the state most hit by the Sardar Sarovar Project
MPC decides to keep RBI’s policy repo rate unchanged at 6.25%
08 Feb 2017
While the Reserve Bank of India has been absorbing liquidity since November, there has been an expansion of currency in circulation since mid-January, the committee noted
MPC decides to keep RBI’s policy repo rate unchanged at 6.25%
08 Feb 2017
While the Reserve Bank of India has been absorbing liquidity since November, there has been an expansion of currency in circulation since mid-January, the committee noted
Indian economy seen overtaking that of US by 2040
07 Feb 2017
The Indian economy could overtake that of the United States in GDP terms by 2040, emerging as the world's second largest economy after China, in terms of purchasing power parity
Rs12.44 lakh cr in old notes returned; Rs19.5 cr of this fake
04 Feb 2017
About Rs19.5 crore in fake currency had so far been detected during the exchange and deposit of the scrapped Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes at banks following the 8 November decision to withdraw their legal tender status
Union Budget 2017-18: good, even if not inspiring
02 Feb 2017
The finnce minister delivered an elaborate and meticulous Budget, mostly within stated policies. It laboured more than it inspired. India still awaits a transformative and inspiring follow-through after demonetisation. By Dipen Sheth, head, institutinal research, HDFC Securities
Strengthening “Ease of Doing Business”
01 Feb 2017
Jaitley budgets for growth, offers tax sops for salaried
01 Feb 2017
No tax on income up to Rs3 lakh, 5 per cent tax on income up to Rs5 lakh, higher income brackets to get Rs12,500 in lump sum tax relief
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