Decline in crude oil prices, hike in customs duty on gold, the raging US-China trade war, and sluggish domestic demand can lead to a contraction in merchandise exports and imports

ITR filing: Individual taxpayers are now required to file income tax returns electronically with an exception of super senior citizens who can file it in paper form

During 2018-19, the maximum number of frauds, involving Rs 1 lakh and above, were reported by ICICI Bank at 374 followed by Kotak Mahindra Bank (338), and HDFC Bank (273).

Various measures announced in Budget 2019 will come into play when you file your income tax return this year. Here's a handy guide to doing it right.

As part of preventive measures, banks and other financial institutions can't sanction additional loan facilities to wilful defaulters and they are barred from floating any new venture for five years

Labour law reforms: In absence of reliable statistics on its size, distribution or contribution to the economy, the sector remains a poorly understood and a grossly neglected area.

India is already growing at a rate faster than the rate required to hit the USD 5 trillion mark. Irrespective of everything else, India will hit the bull's eye by 2025.

Replying to a general discussion on Union Budget 2019-20 in the Rajya Sabha, FM Sitharaman said inflation is an important indicator through which the management of the economy is undertaken.

Titan Company share price which stood at Rs 1,328 level on July 3 has lost 17% since then due to a flurry of downgrades, a dim June quarter for jewellery business and rise in import duty on gold from 10% to 12% in Union Budget 2019.

7th Pay Commission: The DA is a cost of living adjustment allowance paid to government employees and pensioners to offset the impact of inflation.

The Finance Minister's comment came in response to the criticism that her maiden Budget speech did not include anything for the troubled agriculture sector.

He also said that the government can only think of further \"lowering\" corporate tax rates once the exemptions and deductions in this sector are phased out.

Days after presenting the Union Budget 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the parliament on Wednesday

Irrespective of their ideological persuasions, trade unions strongly contest several reform proposals that the industry thinks are progressive but will the government bite the bullet this time?

A new income tax filer is defined as a person who is not included in the tax filing base at the beginning of the year but subsequently files his/her income tax return during the fiscal. In FY19, about 1.10 crore new tax filers came into the net.