Finance - general
Modi claims success with GST, credits it to states
25 Jun 2018
The GST scheme has replaced inspector raj with information technology — everything from return to refund is done online – and added 5.4 million new tax payers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
IDBI Bank’s MK Jain appointed RBI deputy governor
05 Jun 2018
A career banker, Jain has previously served as the CEO of Indian Bank and since his move to IDBI Bank, he has been focused on cleaning up the bank’s balance sheet and has moved to divest several non-core assets to help release capital
Govt mulls GST on virtual currency trading
24 May 2018
While any decision to tax cryptocurrencies will hinge on the outcome of the panel set up to suggest ways to regulate them, taxing virtual currencies would indirectly give them a legal status
India remains at top of global remittances chart with $69 bn in 2017
24 Apr 2018
Remittances to India picked up sharply by 9.9 per cent to $69 billion in 2017, reversing the previous year's dip, but were still short of the $70.4 billion received in 2014
President gives assent to Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance
23 Apr 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave his assent to two important ordinances that prescribes deterents against fugitive economic offenders and those involving crimes against children. With the President’s assent these two ordinances have now come into effect
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By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
