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Bibek Debroy: The reformer-economist who had the prime minister's ear

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Bibek Debroy, who had chaired the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister since it was constituted seven years ago, played a key role in India's statistical reforms, his f... Read More


Competition regulator sets up panel to brainstorm conflict-of-interest norms

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- India's anti-trust regulator has set up an internal committee to recommend a set of norms on 'conflict of interest' for officials, according to two persons aware of the developme... Read More


ICAI puts its foot down, informs NFRA of its powers

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The top brass of accounting rule maker, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), on Tuesday upheld its own legal powers and conveyed this to the audit watchdog Nat... Read More


Chennai, Bengaluru have most internship offers under PM scheme; graduates preferred

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Businesses in Chennai and Bengaluru top cities in offering internships under the PM internship scheme, followed by the north Indian corporate hub of Gurugram and southern tech ci... Read More


Top auditors, consultants back NFRA's tighter group audit norms; notification soon

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The National Financial Reporting Authority's (NFRA) board will soon consider enforcing tighter norms for statutory audits of conglomerates, two people aware of the development sa... Read More


CCI weighs probe against quick commerce firms after complaints by traders' body

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is considering if there are grounds to open an investigation into the grievances expressed by a trade body against quick commerce platfo... Read More


With incentives and deductions, middle-income earners' share in India's tax kitty shrinks

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- While individuals have been paying more income tax than businesses for two years, that masks a less-obvious shift: the share of middle-income earners in the kitty has fallen over... Read More


CCI in penalty recovery push

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Faced with a low recovery rate of penalties imposed for anti-competitive conduct, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has started exploring ways of making recovery more eff... Read More


CCI to streamline penalty recovery mechanism to force reluctant defaulters

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Faced with a low recovery rate of penalties imposed for anti-competitive conduct, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has started exploring ways of making recovery more eff... Read More


Centre's direct tax collection performance goes up on all counts

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Centre's direct tax collection performance has gone further up in FY24 on all counts, including the revenue collected, number of taxpayers, rate of tax collection growth in r... Read More