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The liquidation marks the end of a British company that started in 1841.

24 Sept 2019 1:31 AM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.

Trade war hits Indian exports to China

The restrictions led to a decrease in waste paper prices, in turn benefitting India, an importer of the commodity.

24 Sept 2019 1:24 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: ANI)

Now CSR funds can be spent on incubators and universities

According to Mohammad Azhar, Program Leader, INVENT at Villgro, it is a welcoming step to go from 'good to great'.

21 Sept 2019 2:56 AM IST

India is among those few countries with high income tax rates for individuals, despite being a laggard in terms of revenue collection due to a smaller taxpayer base.

Speculation rife on possible income tax cut for individuals

After a cut in the corporate tax, speculation around an income tax cut for individual taxpayers is rife.

21 Sept 2019 2:49 AM IST

The GST rate on cups, plates made from flowers, leaves and bark also has been reduced to nil.

GST Council leaves auto, biscuits untouched, slaps more levy on colas

The GST Council has decided to reduce rates on outdoor catering to 5 per cent without input tax credit.

21 Sept 2019 2:47 AM IST

Tyre exports have picked up in June quarter as Indian manufacturers are trying to ultilise the trade war opportunity.

Tyre-makers tap trade war to push exports

According to industry experts, the ongoing September quarter is also witnessing an upward trend in shipments.

20 Sept 2019 2:43 AM IST

Indias real-time money transfer platform IMPS has been rated the best global payments innovation by US-based research firm Fidelity National Information Services (FIS ). (Photo: Financial Chronicle)

IMPS is world's best money transfer platform

India is one market which has successfully integrated real-time payments with mobile and the result has been 1,000 per...

20 Sept 2019 2:32 AM IST

Few large retail outlets have already started advertising the downward revised prices of FMCG items.

Consumers to spend less this festive season: Survey

Only 6 per cent will buy jewellery and even lesser 3 per cent will spend on property.

19 Sept 2019 2:16 AM IST

The lower priced biscuits have witnessed a 7 to 8 per cent decline in sales.

GST (il)logic: Tax on biscuit 18 per cent, bread 0 per cent, rusk 5...

Biscuits priced below Rs 100 per kg accounts for 25 per cent of the biscuit market in value terms and 42 per cent in...

18 Sept 2019 1:29 AM IST

Owing to the faster internet speeds, users are increasingly watching videos on mobile devices instead of the larger screens.

Mobile sales come down, but still in double-digits

No wonder, e-commerce biggies are gearing up for the festive season with special offers on mobile phones.

18 Sept 2019 1:26 AM IST

Shares of housing finance companies (HFCs) fell sharply after Reserve Bank of India directed all categories of lenders to link their loan interest rates to an external benchmark from next month coinciding with the festive season.

Housing industry seeks tax sops, lower rates

Industry finds that the stress fund allocated to the housing sector with several riders will not increase demand among...

17 Sept 2019 1:27 AM IST

While imports of all products in the man-made fibre (MMF) value chain has steeply increased since the introduction of GST, destructing the domestic manufacturing industry, imports of polyester and viscose spun yarn have particulalry shot up multi-fold lately.

Man-made yarn imports up multi-fold in July

Imports of polyester yarn increased 193 per cent from 29,08,000 kg in July 2018 to 85,35,000 kg in July 2019.

16 Sept 2019 2:40 AM IST