Black money: Switzerland moves closer to automatic tax info exchange
Switzerland Wednesday agreed to join the global framework that allows automatic exchange of tax information, a move that would bolster efforts of various countries, including India, in their fight against black money menace.
Nov 19, 2014, 23:12 PM IST
Black money: 'No valid reason given for not revealing names'
The secrecy clause hurdle in DTAA could be overcome, Swamy said.
Nov 08, 2014, 14:40 PM IST
Black money accounts need to be stemmed: Javadekar
Amid a debate on black money, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said efforts should be made to ensure that no illegal bank accounts originate at all and expressed confidence that such a thing will happen under the present government.
Nov 03, 2014, 18:13 PM IST
Large-scale account inheritance emerges in black money probe
Accounts inherited from family members as also from previously-constituted trusts or companies have come to the fore in a big way.
Nov 03, 2014, 15:24 PM IST
Effective steps taken to bring back black money: Ravishankar
While the BJP government has shown firm commitment on the subject of black money, Congress did nothing during its rule on the issue, he said.
Nov 03, 2014, 14:56 PM IST
Unauthorised disclosure on black money can sabotage probe: Arun Jaitley
Lashing out at those, including the Congress party, who want the government to make names of black money holders public, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday said unauthorised disclosure of such names can sabotage investigation and benefit the guilty.
Nov 02, 2014, 22:28 PM IST
Black money: Unauthorised disclosure of names can sabotage investigations, says Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said unauthorised disclosure of the names of black money account holders could sabotage its very investigation and affect the Indian economy too.
Nov 02, 2014, 18:06 PM IST
Need cooperation from Swiss banks to bring back black money: SIT chief
Chief of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money, Justice M.B. Shah, on Sunday said it was not difficult to bring back the black money to the country but added that it would require cooperation from the Swiss banks.
Nov 02, 2014, 17:05 PM IST
Black money probe: Swiss banks mull anticipatory meaures
The banks are also said to be lobbying with the Swiss government that it should ask the Indian authorities to put in place a 'settlement' mechanism to deal with the suspected entities.
Nov 02, 2014, 14:48 PM IST
Black money: Info can't be disclosed outside specific proceedings, says Switzerland
Amid a debate on disclosure of names of suspected black money holders, Switzerland today said information exchanged under Swiss-India tax treaty cannot be disclosed "in principle" to a court or any other body outside the proceedings of a 'specific and relevant' case.
Oct 30, 2014, 16:24 PM IST
Black money: Govt submits before SC names of 627 Indians holding foreign bank accounts
In a major step forward in the black money case, the Central government on Wednesday submitted before the Supreme Court a list of names of Indians having accounts in foreign banks.
Oct 29, 2014, 05:38 AM IST
Differences with India on making bank a/c info public: Switzerland
Noting that tax evasion is not a criminal offense in Switzerland, a senior Swiss official has acknowledged differences with India on what can be made public about Indians having unaccounted money parked in Swiss banks.
Oct 28, 2014, 12:47 PM IST
Blackmoney: Govt to move Swiss with new hope in Hasan Ali case
The SIT, they said, has already decided to put on fast track the alleged tax evasion and laundering of funds case against the 60-year-old businessman
Oct 26, 2014, 15:17 PM IST
Swiss gold exports to India hit record Rs 70,000 cr; banks turn wary
As banks in Switzerland come under greater black money scrutiny, the quantum of gold having left Swiss shores for India so far this year has reached a record high level of over 11 billion Swiss francs (about Rs 70,000 crore).
Oct 26, 2014, 12:33 PM IST
Black money: Assocham against govt disclosing names
Amid a growing clamour for naming of alleged black money holders, industry body Assocham Sunday said the government should not prematurely disclose the names of such persons as it could hamper battle against this menace.
Oct 26, 2014, 12:10 PM IST
Swiss agrees to provide details of black money: FM
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said Switzerland has agreed to share information on Indians having illicit money in Swiss banks on independent evidence provided in each case to the Alpine nation.
Oct 17, 2014, 20:08 PM IST
Black money: A breakthrough has been achieved, says Jaitley
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that Switzerland has agreed to share details on account holders in timely manner.
Oct 17, 2014, 18:53 PM IST
Black money: Switzerland to provide info in a time-bound manner
As India steps up its pursuit of black money stashed abroad, Switzerland Wednesday agreed to assist Indian authorities on a priority basis and provide requested banking information in a time-bound manner.
Oct 15, 2014, 22:10 PM IST
Switzerland hopes to resume India-EFTA free trade pact talks
Switzerland Wednesday expressed hope that negotiations along with three other countries on broad- based trade and economic partnership agreement with India would resume at the earliest.
Oct 15, 2014, 17:35 PM IST
Tata Steel in talks to sell UK plants to Swiss-based Klesch Group
Indian steel giant Tata Steel Wednesday said it is planning to sell its Long Products division in Europe to Swiss-based Klesch Group and focus mainly on strip products activities.
Oct 15, 2014, 17:08 PM IST
