Subrat Das

The West Bengal government has decided to give an additional 18 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) to state government employees from January next year. The announcement came on Jamai Shashti --- or 'Day of the Son-in-Law' --- when married men employed by the state government have been given half a day's paid leave in line with the perk announced fiv...

After the Rs 11,400 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam involving celebrity designer Nirav Modi and his Mehul Choksi, another alleged banking fraud of nearly Rs 390 crore linked to the government-run Oriental Bank of Commerce has surfaced, this time by a Delhi-based diamond jewellery exporter.

India should tax the rich more and enhance the tax-GDP ratio by increasing revenue from direct sources of tax to fund inclusive development, civil society organisations urged in their budget proposals for 2013-14 today.

The West Bengal government has decided to give an additional 18 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) to state government employees from January next year. The announcement came on Jamai Shashti --- or 'Day of the Son-in-Law' --- when married men employed by the state government have been given half a day's paid leave in line with the perk announced fiv...

After the Rs 11,400 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam involving celebrity designer Nirav Modi and his Mehul Choksi, another alleged banking fraud of nearly Rs 390 crore linked to the government-run Oriental Bank of Commerce has surfaced, this time by a Delhi-based diamond jewellery exporter.

India should tax the rich more and enhance the tax-GDP ratio by increasing revenue from direct sources of tax to fund inclusive development, civil society organisations urged in their budget proposals for 2013-14 today.