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INDUSTRY 

Industry inputs sought as India readies strategy for RCEP talks in China this week

July 23, 2019 Loknath Das as, China, for, in, India, Industry, inputs, RCEP, readies, sought, Strategy, talks, this, week

The Commerce Ministry is holding a series of meetings with various industry associations on tariff elimination under the proposed 16-member

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BANKING & SAVING 

Lloyds first to launch open banking app for credit cards and savings

June 22, 2019 Loknath Das And, App, banking, cards, Credit, first, for, Launch, Lloyds, open, Savings, to

Customers of Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland are the first to see their savings accounts and credit cards in one

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COMPANIES 

No corporate tax relief for large companies in budget

June 10, 2019 Loknath Das Budget, COMPANIES, Corporate, for, in, large, No, Relief, Tax

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman won’t cut the tax rate for large companies to 25% from 30% in theforthcoming budget and may

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CURRENCY 

US takes India off watchlist for currency practices

June 9, 2019 Loknath Das Currency, for, India, off, practices, takes, US, watchlist

The US government has removed India from its currency monitoring watchlist. In its semi-annual foreign-exchange report to the Congress, the

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COMPANIES 

Mindset Matters: The Need For Building Purpose Driven Companies To Create Meaningful Brands

June 8, 2019 Loknath Das Brands, building, COMPANIES, create, driven, for, Matters, Meaningful, Mindset, need, Purpose, the, to

Professor Viktor Frankl in his iconic book Man’s Search for Meaning wrote that, “Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at

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CURRENCY 

RBI To Come Up With App For Visually Impaired For Currency Identification

May 13, 2019 Loknath Das App, Come, Currency, for, Identification, Impaired, RBI, to, up, Visually, with

The Reserve Bank of India has made a proposal to come up with a mobile app for enabling visually impaired

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BANKING & SAVING 

Tax Saving FD: A better investment option for the risk averse to earn high return and save taxes

April 3, 2019 Loknath Das (FD), a, And, averse, Better, Earn, for, High, investment, option’, Return, risk, Save, Saving, Tax, taxes, the, to

The tax-saving FD provides deductions under the Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. There are a plethora of

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CURRENCY 

Google sparks online outcry after its currency converter goes haywire for third time this year

March 23, 2019 Loknath Das after, converter, Currency, for, goes, Google, haywire, Its, online, Outcry, sparks, third, this, Time, year

What’s that old saying? Ah, yes, it’s right here in Google’s corporate handbook: never apologize, never explain. The online ad

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INCOME 

Income Tax Saving: 5 tax saving mistakes millennials need to watch out for

March 19, 2019 Loknath Das 5%, for, Income, millennials, Mistakes, need, out, Saving, Tax, to, watch

Tax Saving Mistakes: Tax planning is a year-long process and waiting until the last-minute can increase your chances of making

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FINANCES 

Destination USA: Understanding finances for bachelor’s degree

March 3, 2019 Loknath Das bachelor’s, Degree, destination, Finances, for, Understanding, USA

In our column last week we saw how bachelor’s programmes in US universities have different types of application timelines. Today,

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