The new guidelines are applicable for those earning over Rs 2 crore, and those who are required to audit their accounts by a charted accountant.

The discount can be availed by booking tickets on Vistara's official website. The Fly With The Best offer is applicable on the travel period between September 10 this year to April 10 2019.

The government is determined to keep fiscal deficit at 3.3 per cent of GDP on the back of buoyant tax revenues and expectations of surpassing the disinvestment target.

Cash worth Rs 42,200 crore was deposited in 3.74 crore Jan Dhan accounts between November 8, 2016 - when Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his surprise note ban announcement - and December 30, 2016.

Even as government pats itself on the back for 71 per cent surge in the number of income tax returns (ITRs) filed upto August 31 this year, the direct tax collection data released by CAG paints an uninspiring picture.

Such analysis was not possible before as the government did not have the data organised in a manner that could allow such comparisons.

The government has introduced a single application form for foreign investors to enter into the domestic capital market as part of the exercise to improve ease of doing business.

In June, the government had decided to increase the threshold monetary limits for filing appeals with the objective to reduce the number of pending tax litigations at different levels.

The I-T Department added 1.06 crore new return filers during 2017-18 and aims to add 1.25 crore new filers for the current year. In the North East region, this number was 1.89 lakh, she said.

In his speech, he said in 70 years the country had only 40 million people paying direct taxes, but now under his regime it increased to 65 million.

According to a study published in 2017 by the New England Journal of Medicine, India has 14.4 million obese children - to put this in perspective this is greater than the population of ten Indian states.

While Vajpayee is known for his dignity, his unfailing courtesy, his wit and oratorical skills and ability to take opposition parties along, the economic contribution of his government is often overlooked.

How Malvinder and Shivinder Singh blew Rs 22,500 crore in less than a decade and lost control over Fortis Healthcare and Religare Enterprises.

Vajpayee is no more, but no one can doubt his contribution on economic, political and diplomatic fronts.

Sebi currently has powers to seek call data records (list of people in touch with the caller) of those being probed, but can't intercept calls.

Whatever be the source of tax - whether an MNC, a local homegrown company or an individual, the pivot for any successful tax compliance and collection is ensuring a sound set of data and an insight into the taxpayers' journey.

Last month, the government had doubled import duty on over 50 textile products - including jackets, suits and carpets - to 20 per cent, a move that was aimed at promoting domestic manufacturing.

Collection of personal advance tax and personal self-assessment tax grew 23.4 per cent and 29.9 per cent respectively.

Imran Khan's priority will be to get the economy back on track.

From human development indicators like health and education to economic parameters like tax-to-GDP ratio, currency performance, and current account deficit, Pakistan's track record is dismal on all fronts.