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How self-employed professionals, entrepreneurs, SMEs can get ready for GST

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How self-employed professionals, entrepreneurs, SMEs can get ready for GST
One of the biggest tax reforms comes into effect next month but many small businesses, entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals are not prepared.
Here's how your business needs to change for GST
All GST compliance will be paperless. GST returns will have to be filed online. Therefore, it will be beneficial to move to an electronic system of record keeping.
How credit rating downgrade of companies impacts your investments and what to do
A ratings downgrade is an alarm bell. You need to wake up and take corrective action. However, do not worry if there's just been one downgrade.
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All you must know about GST
Find Special Coverage on GST Bill, GST impact on SME sector, Challenges for GST, How to register for GST and More. Everything you need to know about GST Bill
Why retail investors are shifting to liquid mutual funds
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Why value mutual funds are a good bet in current soaring stock market
Value funds focus on stocks that are either priced at a discount or at a price that does not reflect their true worth.
Plus and minus points of payment banks
Payment banks offer enhanced services compared to a digital wallet but are not in the same league as the traditional banks.
GST view: Don't link input credit to tax payment by supplier
Invoice matching can effectively avoid fraud claims. So why does the GST insist on linking input credit to the payment of tax by the supplier?
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Is fear of layoffs real? Here's what ET Job Disruption survey says

Survey reveals that 65% of the participants see new tech replacing workers in the future while 38% believes that their job is going to vanish due to emerging tech.

How equity SIPs can turn your income stream into a pile of capital

Boiled down to the basics, there are only two ways of investing money- either you can lend it to someone, or you can own your own business.

What makes Emotional Quotient important for career growth

People with average intelligence routinely outperform smarter people at work and end up as successful leaders because of higher Emotional Quotient.

Real estate outlook: Wait and watch for next 6 months, says survey

Western zone is the most optimistic. Offices face slack supply, continued demand. There is optimism for the future, but the sentiment has dipped over last year.

L&T India Special Situations Fund: Has outperformed Index over long term

In a time horizon of 10 years, the fund with a return of 12.67% has outperformed both the benchmark (8.95%) and the category average (11.78%).

Stock Pick of the Week: Why NBFC Capital First is analysts top pick

The company has focused on high growth, high-yield segments such as consumer durables, two-wheeler loans, among others, resulting in healthy margin growth.

Tax Optimizer: How salaried Jasti can cut his tax by Rs 1 Lakh

If Mahesh Jasti gets more tax-free perks and invests more for retirement in the NPS, his tax can come down by more than Rs 1 lakh.

Smart things to know about buying resale property

The buyer must use the services of a legal expert or a lawyer to check if the documents pertaining to the resale of the property are in order.

GST may initially be a complex tax mechanism to navigate: Vishal Kapoor, IDFC AMC

"Although the expectation was that several sectors would benefit from lower GST rates, the reality may be a bit more nuanced."

How to claim EPF online using Aadhaar

The EPFO has now introduced an online facility to process the withdrawal claim, which seeks to bring down the processing time.

Financial advice that retirees should ignore

A retiree should also avoid any 'hot' stock tips that he may have heard about on the news, the radio or from a friend with little or no investing experience.

GST will help revive earnings: Andrew Holland, Avendus Capital Alternate Strategies

"At the domestic end, the GST is a theme we like. After many years, we are bullish on FMCGs again because GST is going to be game changer for this sector."

Learn to rent out assets to derive full value

Our sense of ownership often prevents us from enjoying the potential returns an asset could earn. It's time we changed the way we look at what we own.

Family Finance: Aggressive saving, investing to help Delhi-based Asthanas meet goals

The couple has six traditional insurance plans, two term plans and two Ulips. They should close the Ulips and two of the traditional plans.

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Alternative investment returns monitor: For the week ending May 31, 2017

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News Digest: NSG without any copter: One crashed, the other damaged

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
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NSG without any copter: One crashed, the other damaged
Private airlines will soon have to offer their aircraft for anti-hijacking drills conducted by the National Security Guard (NSG) from time to time.

Panel to look into ways to tackle dip in groundwater
The government on Monday announced setting up a panel of secretaries to tackle the issue of groundwater depletion, which has been termed alarming.

BHU, AMU stand together against med quota order
SC to hear petitions by two central universities on Tuesday

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Lack of judicial reforms pulls down India's ranking
A World Bank assessment on the performance of India on ease of doing business shows the largest democracy lags behind many of the sub-Saharan African countries and the east Asian nations in `enforcement of contract' largely due to the inefficient judicial system.

Ahead of RBI meeting, Jaitley makes case for rate cuts
The government on Monday made a case for a lower interest rate regime citing low inflation as well as the need to revive investments and growth even as experts said the RBI may assess the impact of GST on prices before cutting policy rates.

SBI to launch shares worth almost 15,000 crore this week: Sources
India's largest lender State Bank of India will launch a planned share sale of as much as $2.3 billion (Rs 14,800 crore) as early as this week to raise funds from institutional investors, several sources familiar with the plans said on Monday.

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Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF
Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand for their hide, WWF said Monday, warning the species is facing a "crisis".

Australia must do more to protect reef: UNESCO
UNESCO urged Australia to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long term targets to improve its health were unlikely to be met.Progress towards achieving water quality targets has been slow, and Australia was at risk of falling short of its 2050 goals.

Conduct study on adverse impact of charcoal, NGT tells Environment ministry
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to conduct a study to ascertain whether the use of charcoal as fuel in industries has any adverse impact on the environment.A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim and Expert Member Nagin Nanda recently asked the ministry to examine the process involved in production of charcoal and submit a report to the tribunal within four weeks.

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Saudi shuts Al-Jazeera office in Qatar row

Trump criticizes London's mayor, again
President Donald Trump for a second day lashed out at London's mayor on Twitter in the wake of a deadly terror attack in the city. He tweeted that London Mayor Sadiq Khan had offered a "pathetic excuse'' and "had to think fast on his 'no reason to be alarmed' statement.''

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Cuteness alert: Lisa Haydon holds her son Zack

Pic: Sushant lifts a female fan in his arms
Sushant Singh Rajput and Kirti Sanon headed to the sets of 'The Kapil Sharma Show' to promote their upcoming film 'Raabta'.

Spotted: SRK's daughter enjoying with friends
Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's daughter Suhana is by far one of the most popular star kids in town, and rightly so. The young lady, who was on a casual night out with friends last evening, was clicked by paparazzi as she drove by in her sedan.

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Research needs to be multi-disciplinary, say scientists

New gene therapy could 'turn off' asthma

NASA sounding rocket to release radiant artificial clouds
NASA is set to launch on Saturday a sounding rocket which will release blue-green and red artificial clouds.The launch of the Terrier-Improved MalemuteCtesting a new deployment system to support space studies was originally scheduled for May 31, but it was delayed due to poor weather conditions.

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Former Pak cricketers slam team's 'shameful, humiliating' loss to India
Former Pakistan skipper, Aamir Sohail, said while the media loves to present it otherwise the truth is this Pakistan team doesn't have the ability to beat the current Indian side.

Harmanpreet scores twice as India beat Belgium 3-2
India's dragflick sensation Harmanpreet Singh scored twice to ensure a 3-2 victory over Belgium in a battle of nerves at the Three Nations Invitational Tournament here on Monday.India had lost 1-2 to Belgium in their first match.

Pakistan's Wahab Riaz out of Champions Trophy
Pakistan will seek to bring in a replacement for Wahab Riaz after the fast bowler was ruled out Monday of the remainder of the Champions Trophy with an ankle injury.

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5 'new' WhatsApp features you should know about

Wipro pay hike dives from 9.5% last year to 5%
Wipro has given an average salary increase of about 5% to its employees in India, way below the increase of 9.5% that it gave last year.

Reliance Jio tops chart in 4G download speed in April: Trai
Reliance Jio topped the chart in 4G network speed for the month of April with an all-time high download speed of 19.12 megabit per second, as per the latest Trai report.

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A CBSE examiner's candid account of how papers are marked

Unreasonable fees, hidden costs? CBSE seeks data from private schools
In a bid to tighten the noose on schools charging "unreasonable" fees and levying "hidden" charges, the CBSE has sought data from private schools about their fee structure and increase in fees in recent years.The move comes weeks after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had warned private schools against turning into "shops" by selling uniform and books in their premises.

CBSE Class X results to be declared tomorrow
The Central Board for Secondary Education will declare the Class X results on Saturday (June 3), a CBSE official told TOI on Thursday evening. As many as 16,67,573 students appeared for the Class X exams this year.

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You could ride an AC local train in September

Journo beaten for objecting to car parked on wrong side

Maharashtra government may go easy on NCP leader till Presidential elections

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Court goes easy on drug convict

Stray dogs attack 8-year-old

Activists demand law to stop lynching by mobs

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MES college opens doors only to perfect scorers

Abandoned quarries to be turned into parks: George

Withering heights: Metro garden dry

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Chanchalguda jailbirds rake in 4 crore for petrol pump
Life convicts operating a petrol pump at Chanchalguda have earned a profit of Rs four crore for the prisons department.This amount will be used for prison development.

SC declines to stop work on Kaleswaram project
In a major relief to Telangana, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop the construction work related to the Kaleswaram irrigation project.

GHMC-dug pit swallows 25-year-old biker in city
A 25-year-old biker died after falling into a pit of an under-construction underpass at L B Nagar in the early hours of Monday.The underpass is being constructed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corportaion.

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How rain-rich Chennai depends on the sea for its water supply
Dropping crystals in clouds to induce rain, transporting water from other states by trains, covering a reservoir with thermocol to check loss of water to evaporation -there was no dearth of suggestions in Tamil Nadu's corridors of power as the state witnessed its worst drought in 142 years. It is one such idea, criticised as expensive and unviable, that now accounts for 40% of the water supply in capital Chennai: Tapping sea water.

Scrap 'illegal' recruitment in vet university, ex-professor urges HC
A recently retired professor of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) has dragged the university to court, seeking to cancel the fraudulent recruitment of 49 assistant professors pursuant to a job notification dated November 26, 2016.

Of fibre, fabric and a fine future

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76 malaria cases reported

'Bajrangi, Kodnani, were not part of mob'

NEET: English medium students defend CBSE

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CM promises 24x7 power to all by Oct '18
Promising uninterrupted power supply to all districts of the state by October 2018, Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said regions with minimal transmission loss would start getting round-the clock electricity even before the deadline.

Allahabad ranks third in CBSE Class X pass percentage
Class X CBSE results brought cheers to Uttar Pradesh. With 98.23% students passing class X exams, the Allahabad region (comprising 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh) finished third in the high performing category.

Allahabad ranks third in CBSE Class 10 pass percentage
With 98.23% students passing class X exams, the Allahabad region (comprising 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh) finished third in the high performing category, after Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai, which scored 99.85% and 99.62%, respectively.

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Three months after results, Odisha civil services qualifiers yet to get appointment letters
A total of 670 candidates have cleared Odisha Civil Services Examinations, 2015, conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC). The result was published on February 16, but the qualified candidates are yet to get appointment letters.

Attack on BJD MP: BJP protests against police inaction

Nadiadwala to set up film Institute in Bhubaneswar

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Govt to buy onions at Rs 8/kg from farmers, sell for Rs 2/kg

Supply of veggies down, but no price pinch yet

Dawn downpour soothes Bhopal

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PCS officer booked by ED in Hoshiarpur land acquisition scam
Already booked by Vigilance Bureau in case of Hoshiarpur land acquisition scam, PCS officer and then Hoshiarpur SDM Anand Sagar Shama has now been booked by Enforcement Directorate under provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Chandigarh resident booked for land fraud

Navjot Singh Sidhu calls for better waste management system
Sidhu lashed out at the previous SAD-BJP government saying that out of 64 sewage treatment plants in Punjab, only three were operational.

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