Tata Digital is set to acquire majority stake in e-pharmacy 1MG This investment is in line with Tata group’s vision of creating a digital ecosystem that specifically addresses consumer needs across various categories. This is the second major investment of the company in an Indian startup. Recently they announced a $75 million investment in fitness startup Curefit and the current deal is a...
S&P 500 Index down 1% on 22nd April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ Composite both moved backwards – Joe Biden is seeking to raise taxes on millionaire investors to fund education and another spending on welfare to recover the U.S. economy. Biden is proposing to increase the capital gains tax to 39.6% for those Americans earning more than $1 million. The...
Will tax on PF interest also cover contribution to PPF account? Budget 2021 has proposed to levy income tax on interest earned by an employee/person on his/her contribution in excess of Rs 2.5 lakh in a financial year to a provident fund. It appears that tax will apply to the interest earned on contributions made to Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) as...
Bharti Airtel is planning to raise a billion dollars with an offer of perpetual bonds (Securities with no maturity). This would be Bharti’s second perpetual bond float. Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel are among the few companies that have tapped the international money market with such bonds. The company may use the fund for business expansion and refinance more expensive debt raised a...