The officers committee on GST has suggested the GST Council to defer a decision on taxability of cryptocurrency and other virtual digital assets. The Fitment Committee in its report to the GST Council has suggested that a law on regulation of cryptocurrency is awaited and it would be essential to identify all relevant supplies associated [...]
The Centre can meet the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent for 2022-23 if there are no excise duty cuts to lower high oil prices and additional spending on subsidies, a German brokerage said on Thursday. Meeting the budgeted target will be possible if there is no further cut on excise duties, Deutsche Bank's [...]
A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by Dish TV's promoter group firm, seeking to restrain Yes Bank from voting at the DTH operator's extraordinary general meeting. Promoter group entity World Crest Advisors LLP had earlier challenged the June 17 order passed by the single bench of the [...]
The World Bank has approved a USD 245 million loan to support India's efforts to modernise rail freight and logistics infrastructure, the international financial institution said in a statement on Wednesday. The Rail Logistics project will help India shift more traffic from road to rail, making transport -- both freight and passenger -- more efficient [...]
Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Thursday announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based API fintech startup Setu in a deal valued at USD 70-75 million. The deal will entail a mix of cash and equity. Commenting on the acquisition, B Amrish Rau, CEO of Pine Labs, said: "Setu will make an incredible addition to the Pine [...]
IIFL Finance is planning to raise debt capital worth Rs 5,000 crore by issuing bonds on a private placement basis, the company said on Thursday. The bonds will be offered through public issue, subject to regulatory and statutory approvals, IIFL Finance said in a regulatory filing. "The board of directors of the company at their [...]
Tea cafe chain Chaayos on Thursday said it has raised USD 53 million (around Rs 414 crore) for tech enhancement, hiring and store expansion as it plans to add 100 stores by the end of this year. The company said the funding round was led by Alpha Wave Ventures with participation from all existing investors [...]
Edible oil prices in the retail market have started easing with softening of international rates and the government's timely intervention, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Wednesday. As per government data, the average retail prices of packaged edible oils have ease slightly, except for groundnut oil, across the country since the beginning of this month [...]
Domestic air passenger traffic saw a strong recovery in demand as Indian carriers flew 1.20 crore passengers on the local routes in May, logging nearly five-fold year-on-year volume growth, DGCA data showed on Wednesday. Domestic air passenger traffic in May 2021 stood at a meager 21-lakh, as per the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) [...]
Pitching for urgent reforms in the agro-chemicals sector, Dhanuka Agritech Group Chairman RG Agarwal on Wednesday demanded that the government should reduce goods and services tax (GST) on pesticides to five per cent from the current 18 per cent in line with farm inputs like seeds and fertilisers. Agarwal also urged the government to bring [...]
