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| Professional |
| INCOME TAX |
 | Mauritius rejects compensation to plug double taxation loopholes 13/03/2008 |
| FICCI`s budget wishlist: abolish FBT, reduce tax rates 20/11/2006 |
| Shome pitches for cost-benefit analysis of foreign investment 15/11/2006 |
| Higher tax breaks likely for health insurance 27/02/2006 |
| INTERNATIONAL TAXATION |
| Rigidity of DTAA hampers investment in India: S’pore 03/04/2006 |
| Misc. - Direct Tax |
| Revenue dept tells FIPB to reject telecom FDI from tax havens 19/08/2008 |
| Tonnage tax fails to net FDI in shipping 18/06/2008 |
| Tiger beats dragon on tax score 27/06/2005 |
| CUSTOMS |
| India likely to remove FDI curbs on Bangladesh 19/03/2007 |
| Idli, dosa Budget lacks spicy chutney 01/03/2006 |
| EXCISE |
| Cabinet approves township policy, amendments in excise act 23/01/2006 |
| SERVICE TAX |
| Restructuring can hike returns 27/09/2006 |
| VALUE ADDED TAX |
| Bengal trade bandh against FDI and VAT 16/02/2006 |
| BJP continues to oppose VAT, FDI in retail 19/09/2005 |
| Misc. - Indirect Tax |
| Relaxation in telecom FDI guidelines likely 02/09/2006 |
| Move from dual-VAT to national level GST: PwC official 19/08/2006 |
| Octroi, indirect taxes on food articles need to be abolished: study 10/08/2006 |
| Steel sector likely to clinch ‘infrastructure’ incentives 11/11/2005 |
| FEMA |
| MNCs may need FIPB stamp to swap shares in local arms 11/07/2008 |
| Realty MFs may bypass FDI norms 11/07/2008 |
| Insurers take `holding` route to bring in foreign money 10/07/2008 |
| FDI curbs won’t be country-specific 09/07/2008 |
| Sensitive FDI will go under FEMA lens 14/02/2007 |
| Plan afoot to allow FDI in education 07/09/2006 |
| FDI in securitisation of micro-finance projects gets the boot 01/09/2006 |
| NRI investment rules liberalised 03/09/2005 |
| SEBI |
| SEBI gets DIPP thumbs down 10/08/2007 |
| Sebi divestment norms for bourses by September 30 28/09/2006 |
| Don’t open bourses to FDI just yet 15/09/2006 |
| Sebi nod for 13 realty VC funds 20/09/2005 |
| COMPANY LAW |
| Cos Act to define foreign co’s holding,biz interest 14/08/2007 |
| Uneven voting rights of foreigners may go 22/05/2007 |
| RBI |
| RBI seeks views on master circular on FDI 17/06/2008 |
| Final rules for mortgage guarantee firms 16/02/2008 |
| RBI not to clear 30 foreign VCFs 22/01/2008 |
| RBI plugs loophole in forex management regulations 17/12/2007 |
| RBI for ban on automatic FDI in realty 24/10/2007 |
| RBI suggests more curbs on VC funds 19/10/2007 |
| RBI proposes lock-in, caps on foreign PEs 05/10/2007 |
| RBI rejects easing of FDI, ECB norms for core sector funding 18/07/2007 |
| RBI bans hybrid bond issue abroad 09/06/2007 |
| RBI to issue norms for FDI/FII stake in commexes soon 08/06/2007 |
| RBI wants lock-in for IPO allotments to FIIs 06/06/2007 |
| Odd Man Out: Credit Suisse realty fund faces RBI hurdle 03/03/2007 |
| FIIs may be out of aviation FDI cap 20/02/2007 |
| M&A wave may force RBI to review lending rule book 02/02/2007 |
| Dual clearance for asset reconstruction investors 19/01/2007 |
| RBI raises alarm over FDI build-up in realty 11/01/2007 |
| RBI sounds alarm on tax havens 17/11/2006 |
| MNCs may get nod to invest in realty firms 09/10/2006 |
| RBI suggests closed-ended pvt foreign asset funds 20/09/2006 |
| Govt may put curbs on FDI in fin space 18/08/2006 |
| RBI unease clouds FDI in exchanges 17/08/2006 |
| RBI to amend Fema for FDI push 02/08/2006 |
| Lock FDI in realty issues, says RBI 15/06/2006 |
| RBI stand on FDI in proprietary firms delays FIPB decisions 29/05/2006 |
| RBI clears 49% FII investment in SRs issued by ARCs 12/11/2005 |
| NRI share deals may be out of FIPB ambit 08/08/2005 |
| RBI prefers lower FDI for microfin institutions 05/07/2005 |
| NRIs pull out deposits, FDI numbers decline 01/07/2005 |
| Finance Ministry, RBI differ on FDI in asset reconstruction cos 27/06/2005 |
| IRDA |
| Reinsurers to get easier entry 07/08/2008 |
| IRDA gives more time for insurance IPOs 15/03/2008 |
| Stake sale pact with MNC ally not part of Irda job portfolio 16/05/2007 |
| Insurance firms likely to get listing reprieve 07/02/2007 |
| Insurance FDI limit to be 49% 19/01/2007 |
| Private insurers nudge for higher FDI cap 06/01/2007 |
| Insurance Act amendment set to unshackle promoters 14/11/2006 |
| ‘No higher FDI cap for insurance cos in SEZs’ 22/09/2006 |
| Irda against 100% FDI in insurance cos in SEZs 03/05/2006 |
| Irda all for FDI rights 21/04/2006 |
| Insurance regulator pitches for differential FDI caps 31/03/2006 |
| IRDA silent on raising FDI cap 25/03/2006 |
| 50% cut likely in minimum capital base for health insurers 30/01/2006 |
| Misc. Corporate Laws & Policies |
| FDI cap in DTH may rise to 74% 21/08/2008 |
| Policy on FDI in tobacco caught in haze 29/07/2008 |
| Disinvestment process may gain speed 24/07/2008 |
| FDI cap in insurance likely to go 24/07/2008 |
| FDI in multi-brand retail not planned: Nath 23/07/2008 |
| Insurance Bill panel to suggest reforms 22/07/2008 |
| Policy soon on FDI in sensitive areas, sectors 18/07/2008 |
| Govt mulls easier FDI norms in realty: report 29/03/2008 |
| FDi story to get bigger in realty 28/03/2008 |
| Govt says no to FDI in retail, yet again 15/03/2008 |
| Govt clears new mineral policy 14/03/2008 |
| New guidelines for FDI duck real estate 13/03/2008 |
| FDI cap in PSU refineries hiked to 49% 13/03/2008 |
| New FDI norms notified for six sectors 13/03/2008 |
| FDI press notes get stuck at commerce ministry 11/03/2008 |
| FDI cap in defence may be hiked to 50% 10/03/2008 |
| Govt mulls easing FDI norms 05/03/2008 |
| New mining policy to draw FDI of INR 5 trillion 27/02/2008 |
| `New mining policy to draw FDI of Rs 5 trn` 25/02/2008 |
| TRAI for higher FDI, news on FM radio 23/02/2008 |
| Change of policy on foreign direct investment 09/02/2008 |
| Media FDI norms up for review 30/01/2008 |
| FDI cap on select broadcast areas may be hiked to 74% 29/12/2007 |
| Bring FDI in real estate under FIPB route: Ramesh 29/12/2007 |
| FDI to be security checked but not by police state 20/12/2007 |
| 100% FDI likely for mortgage guarantee firms 19/12/2007 |
| FDI in services sector will be without any cap, says Nath 19/12/2007 |
| 100 percent FDI to be allowed in industrial parks 14/12/2007 |
| Govt to remove 24% FDI cap on SSI units 06/12/2007 |
| Govt relooks at FDI norms in broadcast 28/11/2007 |
| FDI cap for pvt FM radio may be raised to 26% 28/11/2007 |
| FDI policy review on Thursday 27/11/2007 |
| CCEA may clear FDI in sensitive sectors only 27/11/2007 |
| Hospital-run pharmacies come under govt scrutiny 27/11/2007 |
| FDI in food processing seen trebling by `09 26/11/2007 |
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