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Tougher now for taxmen to impose penalty

17.07.2008 14:33    rediff.com
Setting aside the orders of the AO and Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) in case of Delhi-based Genesis Overseas case, the ITAT has ruled that tax sleuths cannot impose penalty without clearly mentioning the grounds for such action.


Volkswagen to use Polo design for compact car

17.07.2008 14:32    expressindia.com
The 'Jetta' will be available in three variants and two engines including 1.6L petrol trendline, 1.9L diesel trendline and top of the line Jetta 1.9L diesel comfortline

Parekh denies report on Citi selling HDFC stake

17.07.2008 14:32    expressindia.com
HDFC has denied reports suggesting that the Citi group which is raising resources for its survival would be selling its 11.74% stake in the housing finance company. Citi stake in the HDFC would be worth around Rs 5500-Rs 6000 crore.

6 MT wheat for open mkt

17.07.2008 14:32    expressindia.com
The Centre plans to sell around 6 million tonne of wheat in the open market to cool off prices, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said.

HDFCs PAT rises 26%, assets up 25% in Q1 09

17.07.2008 14:32    expressindia.com
HDFC has reported a profit after tax of Rs 468.11 crore for Q1 2008-09 as compared to Rs 372.81 cr in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, showing an increase of 26%.

TCS to hire more trainees than pros

17.07.2008 14:31    rediff.com
The expenditure on human resources works out to 50 to 55 per cent of the reveneus of the company and it expects to optimise its cost through a proper mix of hiring trainees and profesionals. Ajoyendra Mukherjee, Vice-President and Head,

Autodesk launches new versions of visual FX, finishing systems

17.07.2008 14:30    rediff.com
The 2009 releases include Autudesk Inferno, Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Flint software for visual effects systems and the Autodesk Smoke software finishing system. The release of these softwares will be showcased at Autodesk's Asia Pacific Systems 2009 roadshows across Mumbai,

Sensex ends up 536 points; HDFC zooms 10%

17.07.2008 14:28    rediff.com
The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,689 stocks traded, 1,529 advanced, 1,088 declined and 72 were unchanged on Thursday. The NSE Nifty surged 130 points to settle at 3,947. The index rallied to a high of 13,150,

US envoy to attend Iran-EU nuclear talks

17.07.2008 08:27    news.ft.com
The Bush administration confirmed that it would send a top diplomat to a meeting with a senior Iranian negotiator this weekend - a US policy shift that European diplomats hope will encourage more flexibility from Tehran over its disputed nuclear

China on brink of electricity shortfall

17.07.2008 08:27    news.ft.com
China faces its worst power shortage in at least four years as soaring coal prices and government-set electricity tariffs force dozens of small power plants to shut

China's economy slows in second quarter

17.07.2008 08:27    news.ft.com
China's economy slowed in the second quarter as exports weakened and lending curbs bit, prompting some banks to cut their 2008 growth forecasts and to rule out a rise in interest rates this year

'We may have to weigh possible price hike'

17.07.2008 07:02    rediff.com
Masaru Tamagawa, Managing Director, Sony India, believes that higher duty structures on imports and the depreciating rupee are coming in way of making Sony products in India more affordable.

Unitech raises $300 mn for its global fund

17.07.2008 07:02    rediff.com
Unitech, the country's second largest property developer, has raised $300 million (nearly Rs 1,290 crore) from international investors for its $600 million global property fund.

Postal department ropes in Ogilvy & Mather

17.07.2008 07:02    rediff.com
This project christened 'Project Arrow' has been launched to initially upgrade 500 post offices, across 10 circles, mostly in rural areas, by the end of this calendar year. Under the project, 500 post offices will receive a makeover, to represent

No decision on RIL refinery's EoU status yet: Kamal Nath

17.07.2008 07:02    rediff.com
Scrapping of the EoU status to petroleum refineries was one of the demands of the Samajwadi Party after it decided to support the United Progressive Alliance government, which is set to face a trust motion in the Lok Sabha. "Amar

How to succeed in difficult times

17.07.2008 07:02    rediff.com
Focusing on core (not only core in terms of operating sectors but also core consumers/customers, and markets) businesses and leveraging core strengths to tide over the tough times would not only prevent erosion of the strength of the business but

Credit rise dips below 25%: RBI

17.07.2008 07:02    rediff.com
Bank credit grew Rs 15,731 crore (Rs 157.31 billion) during the fortnight, the Reserve Bank of India said. Bankers partly attributed the rise in credit to the higher demand for funds from oil companies. Also, some companies have advanced their

The wives of the billionaires

17.07.2008 07:02    rediff.com
What it takes to marry into the 10-figure club.

Inflation: Kamath for conservative steps

17.07.2008 07:01    rediff.com
The CII perception of Indian economy is strong as incremental capital-output ratio at 4-fares is better than China and Brazil, the ICICI chief said.

India's outward FDI up 29.6% at $17.4 bn in FY08

17.07.2008 07:01    rediff.com
It is not just sending out funds-kind-of-situation where there is long wait for returns. The inflows, in the form of dividend, royalty, repayment of loans and licence fees, from outward FDI rose by 76.7 per cent to $916 million in

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