Budget 2009-10 did not announce any big bang change in the country's indirect tax regime, but yet succeeded in making the Centre's intent very clear.

Post-Budget 2009-10, infrastructure-based mutual funds are likely to move centre stage. The investment vehicle of choice for middle-class investors-mutual funds are sanguine that Budget announcements will push up markets gradually and especially those from the infrastructure sector.

The announcement of an excise duty cut to 8% from 20% on "petrol driven trucks/lorries" in Budget 2009-10 has gone unclear among industry players and experts, who feel the government needs to clarify.

Just 140 days back, I had the privilege to present the Interim Budget for 2009-10. It is a rare honour that I have been called upon to present the regular budget after the new Government assumed office.

The provisions of the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2009 relating to direct taxes seek to amend the Income-tax Act, inter alia, with a view to...

Surviving and Thriving 2009: Claims Transformation for Efficiency, Customer-Centricity and Innovation

Surviving and Thriving 2009: Claims Transformation for Efficiency, Customer-Centricity and Innovation

Surviving and Thriving 2009: Claims Transformation for Efficiency, Customer-Centricity and Innovation

Surviving and Thriving 2009: Claims Transformation for Efficiency, Customer-Centricity and Innovation

Surviving and Thriving 2009: Claims Transformation for Efficiency, Customer-Centricity and Innovation

Leaders of France and Britain threw their weight behind sustaining growth at a pre-G8 summit held in Evian, despite seeming out of step on regulation

A crowd of about 1,500 had gathered at the perimeter fence of the airport to welcome home Manuel Zelaya - the exiled president, removed from power and thrown out of the country in a military coup a week ago. However,

European house prices fell more quickly in the first quarter of 2009 than even in the fourth quarter of 2008, a trend that looks set to dim the region's hopes for recovery

India outlined measures to speed infrastructure development and unveiled increased spending for farmers and the poor in its first budget since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government was re-elected in May

China locked down Urumqi, the capital of its northwestern Xinjiang province, as officials said 156 people had been killed in rioting, in the worst ethnic unrest in the country since the Cultural Revolution