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Ready to help India on tax evaders: Swiss official
29 Jan 2011
After the revised double tax avoidance treaty with India is ratified during the year, Indian authorities could get information on tax evaders if they are able to produce evidence of tax evasion, says a Swiss official
Government runs out of alibis over Thomas
28 Jan 2011
SC asks Indian government to trace black money kept overseas
27 Jan 2011
The SC feels the government is using the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement as a ploy to withhold details of people who have stashed money in foreign banks
India world’s most over-regulated economy: survey
27 Jan 2011
India was rated worst in terms of over-regulation, scoring 9.16 points out of 10, followed by China with 9.04 points, Japan in third position with 3.28 points
You cannot sack me, Kalmadi tells Maken
25 Jan 2011
Governor Bhardwaj allows prosecution of Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa
21 Jan 2011
The state cabinet had passed a resolution which cast doubts on Bhardwaj being 'fair and judicious' in his decisions.
Be transparent on urban land, Reddy tells states
20 Dec 2010
Phone-tapping won't stop tax evasion: Bajaj
18 Dec 2010
Indian politicians corrupt, populist; bureaucracy lethargic: WikiLeaks
17 Dec 2010
In the cables, US diplomats complain of bureaucratic inertia, a lack of capacity, oversensitivity, corrupt or populist politicians and a bureaucracy stuck in the era of the cold war
New Radia exposes leave N K Singh, Tarun Das red-faced
14 Dec 2010
The latest tapes of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s tapped phone conversations have left Rajya Sabha member N K Singh former CII chief Tarun Das red-faced
Government not pulling as a team, says Deepak Parekh
13 Dec 2010
The UPA government needs to work as a team to get things back on track, says the HDFC chairman, who has been dubbed the government's unofficial crisis-manager
Karnataka land scam: JD (S) moves Lokayukta as Yeddy orders wider probe
24 Nov 2010
In its complaint, JD (S) has sought action against chief minister Yeddyurappa and his son Raghavendra in eight cases of alleged illegal land allocation and denotification
Spectrum case: SC wants affidavit explaining PM’s silence
18 Nov 2010
The Supreme Court wants the affidavit to be filed on behalf of the prime minister by a responsible officer explaining his “11 long months of inaction and silence”
Swamy moots security cover for 'endangered' Raja
17 Nov 2010
Déjà vu as India’s Direct Tax Proposals enter Round 3
04 Sep 2010
Legal and tax counselling services consultant Nishith M Desai, founder, Nishith Desai Associates, presents insights into the proposed new Direct Tax Code
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