At a time when people across the world are mostly worried about their jobs, issues like corruption and financial or political scandals are the biggest concerns for Indians, says a latest survey.
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Fear Factor: Scandals for Indians, jobs for rest
March 14th, 2012 
Ziaulla Namani 
Posted in india, News 
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Comments OffCensus 2011 data sheds light on changing nation
March 14th, 2012 Ziaulla Namani As per the Census 2011 data on household amenities and assets, half of India’s population may not have a toilet at home but they are not without a mobile phone.
Posted in india, News Tags: Amenities, Bicycle, Census Data, Chandigarh, Fire Wood, Four Wheelers, Households, Internet Facility, Lack Of Education, Lakshadweep, Nbsp, Odisha, Open Defecation, Prime Reasons, Public Toilets, Registrar General, Telephone Connection, Toilet Facilities, Two Wheelers, Union Territory Comments OffBSNL launches economical tablets
February 25th, 2012 Malvika State-owned telecom services provider BSNL has launched three tablets with the cheapest model costing a mere Rs 3,250, making a quiet entry into the increasingly competitive market for the hand-held computers.
Posted in india, News Tags: Bsnl, Competitive Market, Fi, Financial Express, Global Position System, Hand Held Computers, india, Memory, Networking Devices, Noida, operating system, Rs 2, Source Financial, System Source, Telecom Services Provider Comments OffIndia fourth in economic confidence index
February 23rd, 2012 Ziaulla Namani As per the survey conducted by research firm Ipsos, India slipped one position to the fourth place in January in terms of economic confidence of the people.
Posted in india, News Tags: Commodity Prices, Confidence Index, Crises, Current Accounts, Current State, Economic Confidence, Economic Growth, Economic Recovery, Foreign Investment, Indian Economy, International Commodity, Ipsos, Mexico South, Report Said That, Saudi Arabia, Sentiments, South Korea, Tight Monetary Policy, Top Slot, Volatility Comments OffRed tape is a serious threat to economic growth: Survey
February 22nd, 2012 Ziaulla Namani According to the survey conducted by workplace solutions provider Regus, almost half of the decisions makers at Indian businesses (47 per cent) fear that the red tape is a serious threat to economic growth in the country.
Posted in india, News Tags: Bureaucrats, Core Business, Decisions Makers, Discontent, Disquiet, Global Economy, Growth Survey, Indian Businesses, Larger Companies, Madhusudan, Management Time, Policymakers, Political Instability, Red Tape, Regional Vice President, Solutions Provider, South Asia, Thakur, Vibrant Businesses, Workplace Solutions Comments OffPaintings, expensive watches under wealth tax net
February 22nd, 2012 Ziaulla Namani Cash in foreign banks, sculptures, paintings and expensive watches may come under the span of wealth tax as part of the government’s initiative to expose black money.
Posted in india, News Tags: Archaeological Collections, Bank Deposits, Black Money, Cantonment Board, Commercial Premises, Direct Taxes, Dtc, Expensive Watches, Farm Houses, Finance Ministry, Foreign Banks, Foreign Trust, Immovable Properties, Lakh, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Princely States, Residential Houses, Sculptures Paintings, Taxable Assets, Wealth Tax Comments OffPE investors less interested in India
February 21st, 2012 Ziaulla Namani The private equity (PE) investors’ interest for emerging markets is likely to continue in the next 12 months, but they are less upbeat about India than they were a year ago.
Posted in india, News Tags: 12 Months, Attractive Opportunities, Calendar Year, China, Dedicated Fund, Emerging Market, Equity Investors, Grant Thornton, india, Initial Public Offerings, invest, Investing In Emerging Markets, Market Asia, North America, Percentage Points, Private Equity, Private Investors, Proportion, Respondents, Seventy Six Comments OffIT department may re-open tax returns of beyond 6 years
February 21st, 2012 Ziaulla Namani Government may grant the Income Tax department powers to re-open tax returns of beyond six years in specific cases of black money where “foreign assets” are involved.
Posted in india, News Tags: 6 Years, Assets, Black Money, budget, Direct Taxes, Double Taxation Avoidance, Finance Minister, Finance Ministry Official, Geneva, Hsbc Bank, Income Tax Department, india, Instances, Investigations, Investments, Lgt Bank, Liechtenstein, Pranab Mukherjee, Six Years, Tax Returns Comments OffFile tax return meticulously
February 20th, 2012 Ziaulla Namani Filing returns is often considered “a pain” especially for most salaried employees, but it is statutory obligation. The general feeling is ‘why should I do this when my company is anyways deducting my tax and paying it to the government?’ ‘Why take on this additional hassle?’ This would be true if you lived in some sort of financial isolation.
Posted in india Tags: Bank Interest, Capital Gains, Cash Withdrawal, Compliant, Concealment, Criminal Liability, Criminal Offences, Handful, Hassle, Higher Tax Bracket, Isolation, mutual fund, Offence, rupee, Salaried Employees, Salary, Statutory Obligation, Tax Evasion, Tax Return, Virtue Comments OffDelhi, Mumbai airport amongst the best 5 in the world
February 19th, 2012 Ziaulla Namani Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has been ranked the second best airport in the world, according to the 2011 Airport Service Quality rankings of Airport Council International (ACI).
Posted in india, News Tags: 1 Million, Aci, Csia, First Position, Fliers, Incheon Airport, Indira Gandhi, Kuala Lumpur, Managing Director, Mial, Mumbai Airport, Pvt Ltd, Quality Awards, Quality Rankings, Reaffirmation, Seoul Airport, Service Quality, Shenzhen, Spokesperson, World Airports Comments OffIndian co have invested more than USD 26 billion in the US
February 19th, 2012 Ziaulla Namani Indian business in the last 5 years have invested more than USD 26 billion in the US New Delhi’s top diplomat in Washington has said. He also maintained that Indian IT companies employed more than one lakh people in that country,
“Indian companies are now contributing strongly to local State economies in the US with a presence in 43 states and having invested over USD 26 billion in the last five years in several key areas of the economy, in manufacturing as also in services,” the Indian Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, said yesterday.
Posted in business, india Tags: Beneficial Partnerships, Commercial Ties, Diplomat, Economic Growth, Estimates, Government India, Harvard, India South, Indian Ambassador, Indian Business, Indian Businesses, Indian Economy, Kennedy School Of Government, Key Areas, Lakh, New Delhi, New Opportunities, Presence, South Asia, State Economies Comments OffMax account holders in Swiss banks are Indians
February 18th, 2012 Ziaulla Namani Director of Central Bureau of Investigation Amar Pratap Singh has stated that the maximum numbers of account holders in Swiss banks are believed to be Indians. Nearly 500 billions dollars of illegal money has been stashed abroad, he estimates.
Posted in india, News Tags: Asset Recovery, Black Money, Cbi, Central Bureau Of Investigation, Confiscation, Corrupt Country, Country Singapore, Depositors, Illegal Money, Inaugural Ceremony, International Index, Maximum Numbers, Number Seven, Pratap Singh, Stas, Swiss Banks, Tax Evasion, Tax Havens, Territorial Issues, Time Consuming Task Comments OffHousing price in Mumbai goes down, Delhi up
February 18th, 2012 Ziaulla Namani As per the latest Residex released by the National Housing Bank (NHB), prices of residential properties in Mumbai and Kolkata witnessed a downward movement while Delhi prices firmed up during the third quarter of the current fiscal,
Prices of houses in Kolkata and Mumbai declined by 0.5 per cent in October-December period of 2011-12 compared to previous quarter.
Posted in india Tags: Chennai, Consumers, Decline, Downward Movement, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, National Bank, National Housing Bank, Price Trends, Property Valuation, Pune, Residential Properties, Residential Property, Residex, Rose, Stakeholders, Trend Comments OffIndian Inc fielding them for Indian cricket team
February 9th, 2012 Ziaulla Namani After India’s white wash against Australia in a recently concluded test match in Australia, Sahara, the official sponsor of Indina cricket has indicated to BCCI that it is likely to move out of the Team India sponsorship after the tri-series in Australia.
Posted in india, News Tags: Australia India, Bharti Airtel, Cricket India, Crore, December 31, Future Group, Group Chairman, India Bcci, India Inc, Indian Cricket Team, Market Speculation, Reliance Industries, Sahara, Source Business, Spokesperson, Sponsorship, Sudden Withdrawal, Team Sources, Test Match, Tri Series Comments OffIntnl investment on the rise in infra sector
February 7th, 2012 Ziaulla Namani According to PHD Chamber, industry body, the international investors have been majorly investing into the Indian infrastructure sector, mainly in the power, oil and gas, telecom and iron and steel segments, due to the high returns prospects.
Posted in india, News Tags: Bank Loans, Bank Of India, Core Sectors, Development Opportunities, Ecb, Ecbs, External Commercial Borrowings, Foreign Resources, High Interest, Indian Infrastructure Sector, Interest Differentials, International Finance Corporation, International Investors, Iron And Steel, Multilateral Financial Institutions, Public Sector Companies, Rate Regimes, Reserve Bank of India, Source Of Funds, Telecom Power Comments Off
