Author: Finance Khabar
New Delhi. Good news has come for the taxpayers. The Income Tax (IT) department has extended the last date for filing Income Tax Return (ITR) for the financial year 2019-20 (assessment year 2020-21) till 30 November 2020. This decision has been taken in view of the challenges faced by taxpayers due to the current coronavirus epidemic. According to IT, ITR can now be filed by November 30, 2020 for the financial year 2019-20. Providing further relief to taxpayers, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had last week extended the filing deadline for ITR for the financial year 2018-19 by…
New Delhi: Given the pandemic crisis in the country, the finance ministry’s department of economic affairs (DEA) has yet again extended relief for small savings schemes investors by relaxing some of the regulatory provisions until July 31, 2020. So here is the relief provided to small savings scheme investors: For PPF and SCSS investors, those willing to extend the scheme and for whom the deadline for submitting the prescribed form for extension falls due during the lockdown with a 1 year grace period after the scheme’s maturity, they can still submit the form via registered mail by July 31, 2020.…
New Delhi: As per sources privy to the development, Mumbai-based specialty chemicals manufacturing company Rossari Biotech is gearing up to list on Indian bourses after a hiatus of almost over 3 month in the IPO market, thanks to the Covid 19 led lockdown and consequent disruption. Notably, SBI Cards and Payment Services with an IPO issue size of Rs. 10000 crore was the last to hit the bourses on March 16, 2020. And thereafter in order to prevent the surge of Covid 19 infection, nationwide lockdown was enforced from March 25. Though the capital markets continued to function as usual…
New Delhi: The market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has provided for amendments to the regulatory framework for RIAs or registered investment advisors. And upon updation in the official gazette, the changes will come into effect. As per the new norms, there will be a mandatory and clear segregation of advisory and distributorship role, for avoiding conflict of interest. In case of advisors that work at a corporate or organisation level, the client level segregation norm needs to be complied with at the group level. Such entities can offer advisory services through a distinctly linked department. Also…
New Delhi: For the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21-Series IV that will open for subscription beginning July 6, the issue price has been fixed at Rs. 4852 per gm, said RBI in a release on Friday. Earlier in April, the RBI said the centre will come up with SGBs 2020-21 Series in six tranches from April to September. Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21-Series IV To Open On July 6; Issue Price Fixed At Rs. 4852 Per Gm”The nominal value of the bond based on the simple average closing price (published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association) for gold of…
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, India’s accumulation of foreign exchange reserves provides some consolation in a dull economy. The Reserve Bank of India’s data shows that the country’s forex reserves have surpassed the $500 billion mark for the first time ever. It’s also the fifth-largest in the world after China, Japan, Switzerland and Russia. According to a Bloomberg report citing Anubhuti Sahay, chief India economist at Standard Chartered Plc, the recent surge in reserves was due to a rare current-account surplus situation in the first quarter of the financial year 2020-21 wherein capital flowed into the domestic markets including large foreign…
New Delhi: Services sector activity, which contributes to over half of India’s gross domestic product (GDP), contracted for the fourth straight month in June but the pace of contraction softened. Service sector activity measured by Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) data released by IHS Markit, stood at 33.7 in June, up from 12.6 in May. A reading above 50 indicates growth, while below 50 signals contraction. While the data shows that weakening of deterioration as output levels stabilised, negative sentiments remained as businesses struggled with staff availability while others had to lay-off personnel due to lower requirement. “Although the downturn lost…
New Delhi: According to government data, India’s trade deficit with China has fallen to $48.66 billion in the financial year 2019-20 on account of a decline in imports from the neighbouring country. During the year, exports to China stood at $16.6 billion, while imports aggregated at $65.26 billion. The trade deficit between the countries was at $53.56 billion in 2018-19 and $63 billion in 2017-18. The main imports from China include clocks and watches, musical instruments, toys, sports goods, furniture, mattresses, plastics, electrical machinery, electronic equipment, chemicals, iron and steel items, fertilisers, mineral fuel and metals. The government is taking…
New Delhi: L&T Finance Holdings plans to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore by issuing preference shares. The company said in its 2019-20 annual report that these shares would be allocated through public offerings or private placement. The company will seek permission from shareholders at its virtual annual general meeting on July 28 on this plan. According to the company’s report, it will use this amount for business expansion. Under this, 20 crore cumulative compulsorily redeemable non-convertible preference shares will be allocated. Their face value will be Rs 100 per share. Preferential shares will be issued to various investors in…
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in a stock exchange filing said that Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel Corp will invest Rs 1,894.50 crore in Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore. Intel Capital’s investment will translate into a 0.39 percent equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis. According to RIL’s statement, the total investment of the list of marquee firms who have invested in Jio Platforms since April now stands at Rs 117,588.45 crore. This deal is the 12th such investment…
Mumbai: Today, with the Sensex gaining nearly 177.72 points, it closed at the level of 36021.42, while the Nifty closed at 10607.35 points with a gain of 55.65 points. Apart from this, today a total of 2876 companies were traded on the BSE, out of which about 1346 shares closed up and 1374 stocks fell. At the same time, there was no difference in the share price of 156 companies. At the same time, the rupee strengthened by 38 paise against the dollar to close at Rs 74.63. Eicher Motors shares closed at Rs 19,121.00, up nearly Rs 767. Adani…
New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it was extending the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country till 31 July 2020 but added that some international scheduled services on selected routes may be permitted on a case to case basis. Scheduled international passenger flights were suspended in India on 23 March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Modifying its 26 June circular that stated that scheduled international passenger flights will remain suspended till 15 July 2020, the regulator said on Friday it has decided to extend the deadline to 31 July 2020. “However, international scheduled flights…
New Delhi: The domestic currency rupee has been gaining ground for quite a while and it has been a second straight day of gains for the unit today (July 3, 2020), which closed at 74.64 per US dollar against previous day’s close of 75.01. During the day, the rupee made a high of 74.59 per US dollar tracking weakness in the dollar and strength in the domestic equities amid positive sentiment around Covid 19 treatment. Dollar index which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of major currencies declined 0.11% to 97.195. Zydus Cadila’s potential Covid 19 vaccine got a…
New Delhi: As a relief to GST taxpayers, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday said that the maximum late fee for Form GSTR-3B will be capped at Rs 500 per return for the tax period July 2017 to July 2020, provided that the returns are filed before 30 September 2020. GSTR-3B form is a self-declaration form that has to be mandatorily filed by those who have registered for Goods and Service Tax (GST), except Input Service Distributors & Composition Dealers, Suppliers of OIDAR and Non-resident taxable person. Even those with nil returns have to file the form…
New Delhi: Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) and Innoviti Payment Solutions today announced that they have collaborated to offer convenient equated monthly installments (EMI) billing options on Kotak Debit Cards swiped on Innoviti POS terminals. Over 10 million Kotak customers now have the option of repaying their purchases in installments by using the EMIs on Debit Cards facility at 70,000+ Innoviti POS terminals across 1000+ cities. Importantly, with over half of Innoviti’s POS terminals installed in 350 smaller cities and towns in India with a population of less than 2 million, this arrangement will help consumers particularly in tier 2 &…
New Delhi: COVID-19 has impacted lives and businesses across the globe. The human society stands at the crossroads of a ‘New Normal’, something that will alter our future completely. Social distancing and curtailed movement have become the norm. Further, in this changing scenario, health protection through a comprehensive health insurance plan gains paramount importance. Staying ahead of the curve, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, India’s leading private sector non-life insurance company, has revamped its health insurance portfolio and introduced new age solutions. Further, to create awareness of the same among consumers, it has launched a unique #RestartRight campaign in mass media,…
Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd has announced that, the operating ammonia urea plant, has been temporarily shut down on July 01, 2020, due to the non-execution of amendment to the escrow agreement of the company. Further, the Company is working with the lenders and gas supplier for the extension of the escrow agreement and expects to resume the operations very soon.
New Delhi: Private trains will start operating in the country by April 2023. The fare of these trains will be compared to flights and AC buses. Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav has given this information on Thursday. Yadav has said that entry of private companies in the operation of passenger trains will give more speed to the operation of trains and technical force to the coach. VK Yadav also said that coaches need maintenance after covering a distance of four thousand kilometers, which will be needed after 40 thousand kilometers. It will be needed once or twice a month.…
New Delhi: With the ban of Tik-Tok in the country, opportunities for developers have increased in the Indian market. After the success of the Mitron and Chingari apps, now the ZEE5 is also preparing to enter this race. ZEE5 has announced that it will soon be launching a short video platform in India called HiPi. The ZEE5 says that the HiPi app has been built under self-reliant India and is designed keeping in mind the needs of Indian users. This app will be public before July 15. In such a situation, the app cannot be downloaded at the moment. The…
Hyundai Motors has launched its first electric minibus. The bus is named County Electric. This electric bus from Hyundai will be economical and environmentally friendly as compared to diesel-powered buses. This minibus is currently available for the Korean market. This Hyundai minibus has a 128-kWh high power lithium-ion-polymer battery. Once fully charged, the bus travels 250 km. The bus can be fully charged in 72 minutes through the standard Combo 1 DC system. At the same time, the battery of the bus can be charged in 17 hours through ordinary 220V power coming into the house. This bus comes with…