MONEY
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Modi government's stringent labelling norms for online shopping don't make sense
The Centre might be tempted to make the portals responsible because it is always easy to deal with a few hundred portals than lakhs of anonymous and invisible sellers.
MONEY
| 4-minute read
7th Pay Commission: Modi government's generosity is reserved only for armed forces
The working civilians have had the mortification of seeing their HRA go down by 20 per cent across the board.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
10 ways in which GST will impact you from July 1
It will hasten the demise of cash economy, the process started by demonetisation.
MONEY
| 3-minute read
Why Amitabh Bachchan and not Mukesh Ambani as GST brand ambassador?
A mother may be moved by the actor's advice on polio vaccination but a wily trader would empathise only with and listen to another wily trader.
MONEY
| 4-minute read
7th Pay Commission: What about performance-related pay?
There is no reason why a beginning cannot be made with the Indian Railways.
MONEY
| 4-minute read
7th Pay Commission Part II: Harsh times ahead for central government employees
They are not a vote bank for Modi government, hence they should not expect much.
VARIETY
| 3-minute read
Why India should have ads for prescription drugs like in the US
What Modi government is set to do to check abuses by drug manufacturers is dubious – nay, worse than the disease.
MONEY
| 3-minute read
Why 7th Pay Commission’s 'miserly' hike is understandable
The central government is well aware of the fiscal trap pay hike largesse portends.
MONEY
| 4-minute read
Budget 2017: Income Tax cut by 5% is only a half measure by Arun Jaitley
The move has made our tax rates steeper once we cross the Rs 5 lakh threshold.
MONEY
| 3-minute read