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Following are the new Ministers and Portfolios announced today by the Government: CABINET MINISTERS: 1. Shri Praful Patel : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 2. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal : Coal 3. Shri Salman Khursheed : Water Resources Full Article

The income from investment activity was offered as capital gains while the income from dealing activity was offered as business income. This position was accepted by the AO in the earlier years. In AY 2005-06, the AO took a different view and held that even the shares held on investment account had to be assessed as business income. The Tribunal allowed the assessee’s appeal (see 122 TTJ (Mum) 87). On appeal by the Revenue, HELD dismissing the appeal: Full Article

The Reserve Bank said it will soon come out with norms for banks to augment the capital requirements that the lenders have to keep aside against bad assets. “We will be issuing the circular (provisioning against NPAs) so you can then see details on that,” RBI deputy governor Usha Thorat told. Full Article