State finance ministers attending the crucial 14th meeting of the goods and services tax (GST) Council sounded confident of rolling out the country’s largest tax reform since Independence on 1 July, but wanted the meeting to iron out some issues of local importance. Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac told reporters in Srinagar that the state Read More →

Buyers of Apple iPhone SE could soon find a “Made in India” tag on their devices. Taiwanese contact manufacturer Wistron would be making it at their plant in Bengaluru.   The company recently conducted a trial run at the factory. The few phones made during the trial run will be in stores in two weeks. Read More →

The Chinese market has fuelled global demand for platinum jewellery in the first quarter of 2017, data from World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) showed. The Chinese market has fuelled global demand for platinum jewellery in the first quarter of 2017, data from World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) showed. According to WPIC’s latest Platinum Quarterly report, Read More →

Well-loved high jewellery pieces by French jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels are on display at an exhibition in Kyoto, Japan, which highlights artistic masterpieces that best exemplify French and Japanese techniques. The “Mastery of an Art: Van Cleef & Arpels – High Jewelry and Japanese Crafts” exhibition casts a light on the jewellery house’s Heritage Read More →