Finance Ministry introduces bill to withdraw retrospective tax and refund collected amounts, says the tax is a sore point for investors

One of the worst legacies of the UPA government carried forward by the Modi government, the provision for Retrospective Tax, is finally set to be buried. The union finance ministry on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that it is bringing an amendment to the Income Tax Act, 1961 to this effect. The move comes even as the … Read more

Karnataka ranks at the top, attracts almost 50% of the total FDI flow to India in the Apr-June quarter

The state of Karnataka has attracted Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) worth Rs 62,085 crore in the first quarter of FY 2022 which is 48% of the total such investments India received during this period. When India was battling to control the second wave of Covid 19, Karnataka has managed to attract huge foreign investments, hinting at the … Read more

Banks suffer due to bad loans, then economy suffers as banks lend less – Read how ‘Bad Bank’ will break this vicious cycle

Yesterday the union cabinet approved the setting up of the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) with the objecting of cleaning the banking sector of bad loans. This institution has been dubbed as ‘Bad Bank’, because it will take over bad debt of nearly Rs 2 lakh crore from banks, cleaning the books of the banks. This is … Read more

Tata Group Companies led by Tata Motors register an impressive rally on the stock market, share prices rise by up to 20%

Shares of Tata Group Companies rallied on Wednesday with Tata Motors, Tata Motors DVR, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals and Tata Investment Corporation among companies that saw their share prices rise in the range of 10 to 20 per cent. Titan, Tata Steel and Tinplate were also among the stocks that contributed to the ongoing rally. The surge … Read more

‘No transparency in Axis deal’: Former Spandana Sphoorty MD Padmaja Reddy drops bombshells. Read full text of the tell-all letter

A week after submitting her resignation, Padmaja Reddy, founder and former managing director of Spandana Sphoorty Financial, has penned a letter revealing murky details of her tussle with private equity investor Kedaara Capital over a proposal to sell the company to Axis Bank. Reddy has alleged that there was no transparency whatsoever in how the Axis … Read more

The virtual world of cryptocurrency and the challenges it poses for Indian govt

PM Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting on the path ahead for managing the cryptocurrency sector where a consensus was reached on the Centre needing to take “progressive and forward-looking” steps while ensuring that an unregulated crypto market does not lead to “money laundering and terror financing”. The government will keep a close watch on … Read more

PayTM shares crash after listing on a discount in India’s biggest ever public offering

Shares in online payment platform giant PayTM fell as much as 26 % in their market debut, minutes after debuting on the stock market as India’s biggest ever Initial Public Offering (IPO). The shares opened for trading at ₹ 1,950 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), at a decline of 9.3 per cent or ₹ 200 from its issue … Read more

Govt to table bill on cryptocurrency, speculations over ban on ‘private cryptocurrencies’ cause dip in the market

The union govt is reportedly going to table a Bill in the winter session of Parliament aiming to create a facilitative framework for the creation of official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). As per the description of the Bill available, the ‘The Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, … Read more

Cryptocurrency and India: Busting the myths and conspiracy theories as Govt tables the Bill in winter session

The Indian government has announced that the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, is expected to be tabled in the Winter Session of Parliament. The bill will seek to create a framework for the official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India. The bill looks to “prohibit certain private cryptocurrencies … Read more

Banks have recovered approximately Rs 13k cr from asset sale of defaulters like Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday informed how banks have collected roughly Rs 13,109 crore from asset sales of defaulters such as fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, and erstwhile liquor baron Vijay Mallya. The assets were seized by the Enforcement Directorate in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Finance Minister further informed today … Read more