Business news

Horsepower vs bulldozers: Govt's electric impulse needs a better policy plug

We have some way to go before the creation of an EV ecosystem which the consumer can't escape.

Sep 11, 2017

Direct tax revenue grows 17.5% to Rs 2.24 lakh cr in Apr-Aug

Collection is 22.9 percent of the total Budget Estimates of direct taxes for 2017-18

Sep 11, 2017

Insolvency case: SC tells Jaypee Infratech to fork out deposit of Rs 2,000 crore

Buyers approached the apex court to protect their money after they could not take possession of their flats.

Sep 11, 2017

GST peppered with input credit claims for Rs 62,000 crore in July

Govt to investigate unduly large input tax credit claims made before GST was introduced on July 1.

Sep 11, 2017

Bad loans: Credit rating must for next set of NPAs, says RBI

The lenders have informally informed companies regarding the on-the-rating requirement, but no official communication on this yet.

Sep 11, 2017

Infosys to ensure growth continues despite demand pressures, cost cuts

The Bengaluru-based IT services firm reported 30.1 percent onsite employee effort against an overall utilisation rate of 80.2 percent as of June 30.

Sep 11, 2017

Shrugging off Sikka tremors, Infosys buys UK design firm for Rs 63 crore

The IT major acquired the global product design studio company in an all-cash deal worth approximately 7.5 million pounds (Rs 63 crore).

Sep 11, 2017

Infosys to continue hiring 6,000 a year

The company has also increased its hiring process in the US and European markets in a bid to tap opportunities and work on the visa-related issues.

Sep 11, 2017

New telecom policy's ambitious target: Internet access to 1.3 billion Indians

The government last year decided to introduce a new telecom policy to facilitate growth of the sector and meet the requirements of next generation technologies.

Sep 11, 2017

I-T department to bash the #, examine social media profiles of taxpayers

I-T department will launch 'Project Insight' to use Big Data analytics to match information from social media sites for mismatches between spending patterns and income declarations.

Sep 10, 2017

CBI registers money laundering cases against 19 companies

The investigative agency said there are 700 advance remittances made for imports through various current accounts which were opened in January 2015 to May 2015 making it to Rs 424.58 crore.

Sep 10, 2017

Maruti Suzuki gears up to build 4th assembly line in Gujarat

The company is likely to invest a whopping Rs 3,000 crore to build its new production unit. The fourth production line will take Suzuki's total installed capacity to a million units in Gujarat.

Sep 9, 2017

Takeover regulations: Sebi leaves definition of 'control' unchanged

With the clarification, it means the regulator will leave the definition of 'control' in the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, unchanged.

Sep 9, 2017