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BENGALURU: India continues to be a bright spot for Apple registering a quarterly revenue record with a strong double-digit growth. “If you look at it, India grew — in revenue terms — strong double-digits in the Dec quarter and hit a quarter revenue record. Other emerging markets like Indonesia...
NEW DELHI: The income tax department will “erase” petty tax demands pending against about 80 lakh taxpayers on its own and issue a “speaking order” explaining the process to be followed, CBDT chairman Nitin Gupta said Friday, a day after the measure was proposed in the interim Budget. Union...
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday cautioned the public against fraud in the name of KYC updation and advised not to share documents with unknown entities. In the wake of continuing incidents and reports of customers falling prey to frauds being perpetrated in the name of KYC...
NEW DELHI: Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday proposed revamping the nominations framework in a bid to reduce unclaimed assets in the securities market as well as smoothen the process for claiming the assets by surviving successors of the deceased investors. The regulator proposed revisions to nomination facilities for...
NEW DELHI: Shares of Reliance Industries were in heavy demand on Friday, climbing over 2 per cent, adding Rs 41,860.54 crore to its market valuation. The stock of the country’s most valued firm went up 2.18 per cent to settle at Rs 2,914.75 on the BSE. During the day,...
MUMBAI: Tourists visiting Paris’ Eiffel Tower will now be able to book their trip to the iconic monument using India’s Unified Payment Interface, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said on Friday. The NPCI said its arm NPCI International Payments (NIPL) has tied up with French e-commerce and...
NEW DELHI: When Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present the Interim Budget on Thursday, it was an open question as to whether it would focus on consolidating the gains made in recent years on fiscal consolidation, or move towards full-throated populism in anticipation of general elections in...
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set a target for raising Rs 50,000 crore through divestment receipts and monetisation of public assets in the financial year 2024-25. However, the government, for the first time, did not reveal the specific target for divestment for the next fiscal year. The receipts...
With an ambitious goal of becoming a $5-trillion economy, India is at the crossroads of massive transformation. The Government of India’s visionary Viksit Bharat@2047 initiative augers well for the nation that could not be more ready to become a developed powerhouse by the centenary of India’s independence. The Interim...
Industry leaders and leading tax consultants have expressed surprise over non-extension of the sunset date of the concessional tax rate of 15% on new manufacturing units beyond March 31, 2024 in the interim Budget, as this may discourage fresh private investments, say experts. “Considering the continuing need to incentivise...
NEW DELHI: The government has extended the customs duty exemption given to vessels engaged in laying submarine cables to September 30, giving relief to the telecom sector. The exemption was coming to an end on March 31. Industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has lauded the move...
NEW DELHI: The government has proposed increasing the investment of eight state-owned power companies by nearly 14 per cent to Rs 67,286.01 crore during financial year 2024-25. This compares to an investment of Rs 59,119.55 crore for the current financial year under revised estimate. The annual investment by these...
KOLKATA: Several industry captains on Thursday lauded the interim budget, stating that it will support the country’s economic growth and enhance investors’ sentiments. ITC Ltd Chairman and MD Sanjiv Puri said the budget demonstrates India’s confidence as an economy of substance and immense promises. “The budget builds on the...
WASHINGTON: The US has announced a steep increase in fees for various categories of non-immigrant visas like the H-1B, L-1 and EB-5, the most popular among Indians. The fee hike, first after 2016, will come into force from April 1. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows...
NEW DELHI: Shares of state-owned HUDCO zoomed 20 per cent higher on Thursday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced building 2 crore more houses for the rural poor in the next five years. These 2 crore houses will be built under the PM Awas Yojana (Grameen). The stock surged...
MUMBAI: Benchmark equity indices were on fire on Friday, with the Nifty hitting its all-time high level, tracking a rally in global markets along with buying in Reliance Industries, Infosys and ICICI Bank. A day after the presentation of interim budget, the Nifty jumped 429.35 points to reach its...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government will spend a record ₹11.11 trillion ($133.87 billion) on infrastructure creation in 2024/25, to ensure the Asian nation remains one of the world’s fastest growing major economies. The allocation for capital expenditure for the financial year starting April 1 is 11.1 per cent higher...
NSE Nifty was up by 0.03 per cent or 5.95 points to 21,731.65 points, while the BSE Sensex was at 71,806.44 up by 0.04 per cent or six points. A total of 3,820 stocks were actively traded, 1,722 advanced, while 1,962 declined and 136 stocks remained unchanged where 397...