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Now, Hutchison on tax department radar -
Surojit Gupta & Sidhartha, Times of India
After Vodafone, the tax department is focusing its attention on Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa, which sold its 67% stake in the Indian telecom venture to the British giant for $11.5 billion. Sources said the department, which is almost ready to raise a demand for payment of Rs 13,000 crore tax and interest from Vodafone as soon as the Finance Bill gets presidential nod, will also serve a notice on Hutch, which does not have a presence in India after exiting the telecom venture.
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Big deal: Obama’s shale gas decision is a huge opportunity for India -
Seema Sirohi, FirstPost
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How India should reform its trade for the 21st century -
Jayanta Roy, Business Standard
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Revamp Indian Railways -
SN Mathur, NewIndianExpress
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Wonder why arms dealers thrive in India? -
Sruthijith K K, EconomicTimes
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Wonder why arms dealers thrive in India? -
Sruthijith KK, Economic Times
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Rating the ‘raters’ -
Ramnath Pradeep, Business Line
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Madhya Pradesh goes the Gujarat way for power -
Jyoti Mukul, Business Standard
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Crossholding in same telecom circle may go -
Surajeet Das Gupta & Aditi Phadnis, Business Standard
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The argumentative economists -
Mihir S Sharma, Business Standard
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How the Indian economy is losing competitiveness -
Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Mint
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Private universities: Creating another entry barrier -
TV Mohandas Pai, FE
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Procurement plunge casts shadow over food Bill -
Sandip Das, Financial Express
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Drug pricing order hits few, helps many -
Financial Express
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After telecom licences and coal blocks, will bank licences be the next cash cow for the UPA? -
Mythili Bhusnurmath, Economic Times
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National Pension System subscribers earn double digit return in 2012-13 -
ET
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HSBC signals 14,000 job cuts in $3-bn savings plan -
Business Standard
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Empty malls reflect the hollowness of India story -
Ravi Teja Sharma & Vijaya Rathore, Economic Times
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Manufacturing: Getting to the 25% mark -
Nirvikar Singh, Financial Express
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Oil price collusion would be a Libor-scale scandal -
Kevin Allison, Business Standard
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Global firms bet on India's spending power -
Business Standard
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Perils of an ad hoc forex policy -
TB Kapali, Business Line
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Corus, Ranbaxy & the curse: Deals that happen in auction like atmosphere always go bad -
Brian Carvalho, Economic Times
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Dholera’s Rs70,000-crore cure for investment famine -
Sunil Jain, Financial Express
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The Internet destroyed the middle class -
Scott Timberg, Salon
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Tax evasion: Why did Sibal extend undue favours to Voda, asks AAP -
Danish Raza, FirstPost
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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