Jagdish Shettar from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be formally sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday [July 12]. Read more
The government has allayed the concerns of NRIs by clarifying that remittances will not attract service tax. Read more
Indian government’s move to impose 12.36% tax on remittances from non-resident Indians (NRIs) has met with opposition from local governments in Kerala and Punjab. But what exactly is this NRI remittance tax and how will it affect you? Read more
European Union and India are identifying mutually acceptable steps on free trade agreement to boost trade between the two regions amid current economic uncertainties. Read more
Indian and Pakistani diplomats have begun a fresh round of peace and security talks to ease the on-going tension between the two countries over the November 26 (26/11) terrorist attack in Mumbai in 2008 allegedly involving Pakistani militants. Read more
British banks’ interest rate rigging scandal intensified further as Baroness Shriti Vadera, a former Labour Treasury minister, is the latest key figure under attack. Read more
Pilots of national carrier Air India are set to call off their 58-day strike with immediate effect. Read more
Gregory Barker, the minister for energy and climate change in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government, is given additional responsibility of increasing business relations between Britain and Read more
Virbhadra Singh, the minister for small businesses in the Congress-led UPA government has resigned from his post as pressure mounted on him over corruption charges. Read more
NEW DELHI-- Air India pilots’ strike to protest against the management’s decision to sack 101 pilots is leading to a revenue loss of Rs 500 crores to the airline company. Read more
