Black Money Probe Put on Fast Track, Final Action by March
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has asked its tax sleuths to put black money investigations on the fast track and quickly gather all foreign-based evidences against Indian individuals who feature in the infamous HSBC list and have allegedly stashed ill-gotten wealth in tax... read more »
Charlie Hebdo attack: Rush to buy new “survivors” issue
Long queues have formed at newsstands in France for the latest edition of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Three million copies are being printed – a week after Islamist gunmen murdered eight journalists at the magazine and four other people in Paris. The cover shows a cartoon depicting the... read more »
No Ulterior Motive in DRDO Chief’s Removal, Say Sources in Prime Mini...
Sources in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office today denied any “ulterior motive” in the removal of top missile scientist Avinash Chander as the chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO. (DRDO Chief and Architect of Agni Missiles Avinash Chander... read more »
Italian marines case: Supreme Court grants three months extension of stay t...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended, by another three months, stay in Italy of Massimiliano Latorre, one of the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen in 2012. The court allowed his application for extension of stay on medical grounds. A bench led by Justice Anil R Dave allowed... read more »
Virat Kohli moves onto 15th spot in ICC’s Test batsmen rankings
Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli has moved up four places into the top 20 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, following the conclusion of the Melbourne test between Australia and... read more »
Telcos in 2014: Mobile internet saves the day
As it inched closer to the 100-crore subscriber base, telecom industry identified mobile internet data as the next big thing for revenue generation even as consumers were burdened with up... read more »
Bajaj Corp at new high on approval to raise FII limit
Shares of Bajaj Corp touched a record high of Rs 367.20 on Wednesday, up 4.7 percent intraday after shareholders allowed the company to raise FII investment limit. In a extraordinary... read more »
Modi’s New Year gift: With ATMs and all, ‘Post Bank’ is readying itself ...
Things are fast progressing for India Post’s grand entry to banking industry. As the latest step, on Tuesday, the NDA-government amended the Post Office Savings Bank General Rules, 1981... read more »
Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’ tax free in Uttar Pradesh
Amidst row and demonstrations over Aamir Khan-starrer ‘PK’, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to exempt the movie from entertainment tax. “Chief Minister Akilesh Yadav has watched the... read more »
