Now it is Gillette's turn to face taxman's axe

Monday 22 April '13

Income tax department has asked Gillette India to pay up about Rs118 crore in taxes.

I-T department to hire 19,000 tax officials

Wednesday 3 April '13

The addition to manpower would also help analyse the repository of data on high-value purchases to identify tax evaders.

NBFCs likely to get tax treatment parity with banks

Thursday 21 February '13

NBFCs are bank-like institutions with the exception that these do not offer savings accounts.

Insurance likely to get further sops in Budget

Tuesday 12 February '13

Buying insurance policies could become more attractive from next fiscal, with the government poring over various options to boost the sector, which has been trailing other financial services like bank...

Target-hunting Indian taxmen 'spike' Direct Tax Code scheme abroad

Monday 11 February '13

A key DTC proposal introduced last year to reduce litigation on MNCs' cross-border transactions has failed to win over foreign tax authorities.

'Re-energise, revitalise stalled WTO process''

Wednesday 21 November '12

India has also expressed its desire for a peaceful resolution of disputes China has in the South China sea as per international law to ensure freedom of navigation, sources said.

Fully prepared for House situation, says govt

Wednesday 21 November '12

It is the job of the opposition to oppose. Let them bring the matter to Parliament.

India seeks resumption of WTO talks

Tuesday 20 November '12

"We hope that the US will now re-engage," said Sharma.

'Govt set to face music over retail FDI'

Tuesday 20 November '12

Anand Sharma sounded confident on his return with the PM from the ASEAN, East Asia summits.

PM talks trade imbalance with Wen, invites investments in infra sector

Tuesday 20 November '12

Meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit here on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh invited Chinese investments in the infrastructure sector

India, Asean to start talks on comprehensive economic deal

Monday 19 November '12

The summit may let New Delhi tap the oil and gas resources in Brunei, Vietnam and Malaysia.

FDI policy cast in stone: govt

Monday 19 November '12

Mamata has threatened to move a no-confidence motion against the government

Singh and Jiabao to hold talks

Monday 19 November '12

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will hold bilateral discussions on Monday for a "fair trade balance" between the two and for market access for Indian firms

FDI policy cast in stone: govt

Sunday 18 November '12

With the Opposition threatening a stormy session in Parliament, the UPA government on Sunday defended its decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, calling it a "policy cast in stone".

RIL asked to sign gas supply deals with 16 more firms

Saturday 14 January '12

Petroleum Ministry wants RIL in new pacts with priority consumers

Cash-strapped IOC sells oil bonds to raise R300 crore

Saturday 5 November '11

The company is facing a severe cash crunch arising from selling diesel, LPG and kerosene below cost.

Govt differs with CAG on RIL blocks

Saturday 29 October '11

Official sources told FE that it would not be possible to take an over-simplified view of the situation.

Can''t blame RIL for capex hike: Ministry

Thursday 23 June '11

No wrongdoing unless company pocketed money, Reddy to tell CAG.

Now, BP-RIL deal under security lens

Monday 2 May '11

Government clearance for BP''s $9-billion purchase of 30% stake in Reliance Industries'' oil and gas blocks could take longer than expected as the petroleum ministry has decided to seek security clear...

No pref deal for ONGC in shale gas

Saturday 19 March '11

The govt has turned down state-run explorer ONGC''s demand for shale blocks.

RIL to get tax leeway on BP deal

Monday 14 March '11

Income to be treated as cost of exploration already incurred.

Give and take, govt to tell Cairn

Thursday 10 February '11

The petroleum ministry is set to tell Cairn Energy that wants to sell its India business to Vedanta Resources for $9.6 billion that it should go by the well established precedent of give and take on t...

Compensate ONGC from $14-billion profit oil: Cairn

Friday 4 February '11

Cairn Energy Plc is soon expected to ask the government to use part of its profits from the oil production in Rajasthan to compensate state-owned ONGC, which foots the entire royalty bill on the oil o...

Shale gas in India is 300 times KG D-6

Thursday 6 January '11

The future of India''s energy sector does not look that bleak after all. Schlumberger, a global leader in oilfield services, has pegged the reserves of gas in shale deposits across the country at 300 ...

Gas pipelines set to compete on price

Wednesday 29 December '10

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, the downstream regulator in the energy sector, has proposed to give gas pipeline operators freedom to compete in overlapping areas so that consumers ben...