Deadline to file I-T returns extended to August 31

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date for filing of I-T returns for such categories of assesses for the Assessment Year 2019-20 to August 31 this year. They were earlier required to file their returns by July 31. For details please click here: Deadline to file I-T returns extended to August…

SEBI chief wants govt to reconsider move on transfer of surplus cash

SEBI chief wants govt to reconsider move on transfer of surplus cash.

Union Budget for 2019-20: Key Highlights & Impact on Banking & Financial Sector

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speechon 5th July 2019 and presented the Union Budget 2019-20 before the Parliament. The key highlights of Union Budget 2019 are as follows: 10-point Vision for the decade 1. Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari: Minimum Government Maximum Governance. 2. Achieving green…

PNB may take control of 2-3 small state-run banks

PNB may take control of 2-3 small state-run banks. The government is seeking to consolidate the nation’s debt-burdened state banking sector.

Trade war: India extends retaliatory tariff deadline on US products till June 16

The government on Tuesday extended the deadline to impose retaliatory import tariffs on 29 US products till June 16. The move comes as New Delhi hopes to sort out trade issues with Washington after the general elections are over and a new government is in place. The duties, which were to come into effect from…

Finance Ministry asks six public sector banks to improve on PCA parameters

The Finance Ministry has asked the 6 remaining PSBs, currently under PCA, to improve on 7 parameters to get the Govt’s support for coming out of the PCA framework.

Budget 2019: Quick glance at the tax rebate announcement, fiscal deficit and GDP numbers

Here are the key highlights from the tax changes and economy-related announcements made by Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal

RBI’s institutional capabilities strong, will do whatever is required for economy: Rajiv Kumar

Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said the central bank’s institutional capabilities are ‘very strong’ and it will do whatever is required for the markets and economy.

Modi government needs to heed RBI’s message on financial stability: IMF chief economist

The Indian government must heed the RBI’s message on financial stability, IMF’s Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld has said, amidst reports of friction between the central bank and the finance ministry over several issues, including how much capital the apex bank needs.

Shaktikanta Das is new RBI governor

With the appointment of Shaktikanta Das as the new governor of the RBI, the top position at the central bank returns to a career bureaucrat after a gap of five years when D. Subbarao demitted office in 2013