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The proposal for reducing the highest income tax slab, sources said, has been discussed by the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) with finance ministry and Niti Aayog officials.

Raise tax limit to boost consumption: SBI arm

SBI expects Budget to be based upon inclusiveness.

23 Jan 2018 2:34 AM IST

Singh claims that the idea of minting cryptocurrency is not new.

BharatCoin talk gathers pace

IRS official says speculation is rife about India getting own bitcoin'.

22 Jan 2018 12:50 AM IST

Union Budget 2018 to focus on jobs, salaries

To attract workers, CTC-take home salary gap may be cut.

21 Jan 2018 1:49 AM IST

The Council had in May fixed 28% as the top rate for cigarettes. A 5% ad valorem cess was levied on top of it and Rs 1,591 per thousand sticks as fixed cess on both filter and non-filter cigarettes of not exceeding 65 mm.

Higher tax on cigarettes keeps industry under pressure: ITC

Government on July 17 had hiked the limit of cess to be levied on cigarettes.

20 Jan 2018 9:55 AM IST

The Council had in May fixed 28% as the top rate for cigarettes. A 5% ad valorem cess was levied on top of it and Rs 1,591 per thousand sticks as fixed cess on both filter and non-filter cigarettes of not exceeding 65 mm.

Alternative tobacco products may beat FDA's plan

For activists these products may mean surrendering hopes of a knockout blow to cos.

20 Jan 2018 1:17 AM IST

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds.

Crypto-traders get tax notices

But it has not so far imposed curbs on an industry estimated to be adding 2 lakh users in India every month.

20 Jan 2018 1:15 AM IST

The regulator said that the IFC service provider should be permitted to use either INSAT systems or foreign satellites outside INSAT systems in the Indian airspace.

Bring in in-flight connectivity: Trai

The regulator recommended creation of an IFC service provider at an annual licence fee of Rs 1 only initially.

20 Jan 2018 1:13 AM IST

Despite Opec sticking to its pledge to cut, inventories have continued to rise.

Opec worried about US shale flooding market

Oil prices edged higher after the report was released to trade above $69 a barrel and later steadied.

19 Jan 2018 2:05 AM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli PM: Innovation is future

He also stressed the need to remove barriers to competition and empower private enterprises to achieve higher growth.

19 Jan 2018 2:05 AM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Trump fires warning shots at China on patents

The president said he wanted the US to have a good relationship with China, but Beijing needed to treat the US fairly.

19 Jan 2018 2:05 AM IST

At the end of the five-day auction, nearly 60 per cent of the spectrum had remained unsold.

Trai holds industry-wide consultation on spectrum auction

The last auction held in 2016 had seen a muted response mainly because of high spectrum cost.

18 Jan 2018 4:06 PM IST

Security is ensured by the unique property that quantum correlations can only be shared between the devices that created them, ensuring no hacker can learn the key.(credit : Pixabay)

Maharashtra to ditch data hubs for virtual cloud storage

Cloud technology is a virtual space that allows one to store data as well shares it with multiple users.

18 Jan 2018 2:45 PM IST