FE Insight News

  • Data caFe: The GST's exemption complications

    Raj Kumar Ray:  Jun 11, 2013 at 0056 hrsAs the empowered committee (EC) on goods and service tax (GST) gets down to handling the specific issues, difference in the composition and handling of exemptions at the State and the Central level has thrown up a major challenge requiring deft handling.
  • The big shrug

    New York Times: Jun 11, 2013 at 0055 hrsDepression becomes the new normal
  • Ideas caFE: Does the Vodafone ruling need a relook?

    Jun 11, 2013 at 0054 hrsWith the taxman challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling in favour of Sanofi and asking for a re-opening of the Azadi Bachao as well as the Vodafone ruling, the issue of treaty shopping versus legitimate tax planning remains a live one
  • Economic implications of

    May 31, 2013 at 0049 hrsThe Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s first overseas visit to India came after a two-week standoff between the two countries in the border region of Ladakh
  • India’s China puzzle

    Nirvikar Singh: May 31, 2013 at 0051 hrsThe recent visit to India by China’s new Premier, Li Keqiang, led to a statement of cooperation covering a wide array of topics,
  • People may now advance their house purchases

    Ira Dugal: May 30, 2013 at 0208 hrsDespite the slowdown in the economy, the home loan segment continues to see strong growth.
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  • Why are we always anti-poor?

    Madan Sabnavis:  May 30, 2013 at 0210 hrsToday it is sexy to criticise two programmes of the government, the proposed Food Security Bill and the .
  • Talent shortages a challenge globally

    Raj Kumar Ray:  May 30, 2013 at 0211 hrsEven as the global slowdown has resulted in job cuts, companies are increasingly facing a challenge in raising productivity due to shortage of skilled labour.
  • Surat gets it right on water

    Isher Judge Ahluwalia:  May 29, 2013 at 0101 hrsSurat, the city of diamonds, textiles, and zari was earlier known as Suryapur.
  • Conundrum resolved

    Lalit Kumar:  May 29, 2013 at 0103 hrsTo describe in simple words, the law ministry’s very recent proposal to validate the ‘call’ and ‘put’ options is an extremely progressive step, and ought to remove the uncertainty around the issue of enforceability of such options in public companies (both in the listed and unlisted space).
  • Information related to the integrity of a public servant is personal

    Indu Bhan:  May 29, 2013 at 0104 hrsThe Supreme Court, in the case of Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd vs ONGC,
  • Do PSU bailouts distort competition?

    May 28, 2013 at 0037 hrsFinance minister P Chidambaram, while speaking at the Annual Day of the CCI
  • The giant fix

    Shekhar Gupta:  May 27, 2013 at 0142 hrsFRANKLY, it is too tempting not to start National Interest with a “we told you so”.
  • The many interpretations of Ben Bernanke

    Reuters:  May 27, 2013 at 0144 hrsOn Wednesday in Washington, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke presented congressional testimony that repeated, virtually word for word, statements about US monetary policy he has been making since last September.