On Wednesday, May 4, the initial public offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the largest share sale in the history of Indian stock markets, opens for subscription. Should you invest? Listing gains or wealth creation? First and foremost, decide why you wish to invest in LIC’s IPO. Do you want listing gains […]

The GST collection in April touched the highest ever level of about Rs 1.68 lakh crore, up 20 per cent from the year-ago period, on improved compliance and recovery in business activity, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. During the month, 1.06 crore GST returns from GSTR-3B were filed, of which 97 lakh pertained to […]

The amount would exceed the all-time high GST collected in March 2022, when the numbers had peaked to Rs 1.42 lakh crore. The monthly collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is likely to peak to another all-time high of Rs 1.45-1.50 lakh crore, CNBC-TV18 reported on April 26, citing sources in the Finance […]

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending USD 44 billion to acquire Twitter. There’s just one problem: The social platform has been down this road before, and it didn’t end well. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending USD 44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for […]

The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from the billionaire Elon Musk. Mr Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter had “tremendous potential” that he would unlock. He also called for a series of changes from relaxing its content restrictions to eradicating fake accounts. […]

People shop across Google more than a billion times a day — and we have a pretty good sense of what they’re browsing for. For instance, our Search data shows that the early 2000’s are having a moment. We’re seeing increased search interest in “Y2k fashion” and products like bucket hats and ankle bracelets. Also […]

What is e-invoicing under GST? ‘e-Invoicing’ or ‘electronic invoicing’ is a system in which B2B invoices are authenticated electronically by GSTN for further use on the common GST portal. Under the electronic invoicing system, an identification number will be issued against every invoice by the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP), managed by the GST Network (GSTN). The […]

HIGHLIGHTS Ads promoting Microsoft products were spotted on Windows 11 File Explorer. This received backlash from Windows and Microsoft community. The company says it wasn’t meant to be “published externally” and has been “turned off” for now.   For operating system (OS) companies like Microsoft, built-in advertising could be a direct revenue source or a way […]