New Delhi: The government is likely to stick to the budgeted estimate of total tax collection target of Rs 33.61 lakh crore for current fiscal in the revised estimates, a senior finance ministry official said on Monday. “So far, direct tax collection is up by about 20 per cent and indirect tax is higher by 5…
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The cash seizure in the income-tax department’s searches against an Odisha-based distillery company, owned by a Congress MP’s family, has been calculated at Rs 351 crore after five days of counting and is the “highest-ever” haul in a single action by any probe agency in the country, official sources said on Sunday. The premises…
New Delhi: India seeks to resolve a WTO import duty dispute with the European Union on certain information and technology products through the proposed free trade agreement, which is under active negotiations, an official said. Following a ruling of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) dispute panel on April 17 that import duties imposed by India on…
New Delhi: Adani group will spend Rs 7 lakh crore in capital expenditure over the next 10 years and its billionaire chairman Gautam Adani has shared some details of the plans which will further consolidate the conglomerate’s position as infrastructure leader in India. Adani in posts on X, formerly Twitter, has over the last few days…
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The cash seizure in the income-tax department’s searches against an Odisha-based distillery company has become the “highest-ever” such haul in a single action conducted by any probe agency in the country and gone past Rs 300 crore, official sources said on Sunday. The marathon raids against Boudh Distillery Private Limited, its promoters and others…
New Delhi: The government will issue a tranche of sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) this month, and one more in February. The date for subscription for 2023-24 Series III is December 18-22, 2023, while for Series IV is scheduled for February 12-16, a finance ministry statement said Friday. The Series I was open for subscription during June…
New Delhi: The Karnataka government on Friday said it is encouraging companies to participate in the ongoing auction of several mines, including strategic blocks, in the state. Speaking at a conference on ‘Enhancing Exploration and Shaping Sustainable Supply Chain’ in Bengaluru, Deputy Director of Mines, Department of Mines and Geology, Karnataka, Harish H P, said the manufacturing…
Bhubaneswar: “Unaccounted” cash amounting to around Rs 250 crore is expected to be recovered through searches being conducted by the income-tax department against a Odisha-based distillery group and entities linked to it, official sources said on Friday. The raids launched against Boudh Distillery Private Limited on Wednesday are still continuing and cash amounting to more…
Mumbai: Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday ruled out loosening interest rates, saying inflation remains top priority as a few months of good data should not lead to complacency, even as the Reserve Bank kept key policy rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive time. The six-member monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India voted…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the fifth time in a row as it maintains a tight vigil on inflation. The rate increase cycle was paused in April after six consecutive rate hikes, aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022. Announcing…
