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The Madras High Court has questioned the action by Tamil Nadu authorities, in allotting huge extent of land to commercial institutions, when steps were being initiated to evict encroachers from government lands in the … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on February 5, 2019, directed the Tamil Nadu government to inspect all old age homes in the state and file a report, after a PIL alleged that senior citizens had … READ FULL STORY
The interim budget presented by finance minister Piyush Goyal, on February 1, 2019, reduced the budget for pollution abatement from Rs 20 crores in the last fiscal to Rs 10 crores for 2019-20 and … READ FULL STORY
Finance minister Piyush Goyal, on February 1, 2019, proposed to increase the tax deducted at source (TDS) limit on rent income, to Rs 2.4 lakhs from the current Rs 1.80 lakhs. Presenting the budget … READ FULL STORY
In addition to raising the income tax exemption limit for individuals from Rs 2.5 lakhs to Rs five lakhs, finance minister Piyush Goyal also raised the standard deduction to Rs 50,000 and provided concessions … READ FULL STORY
Finance minister Piyush Goyal, on February 1, 2019, proposed to increase the limit for tax deduction at source (TDS) on interest income from Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000 per annum. The proposal will benefit … READ FULL STORY
Admitting the insolvency pleas of two home buyers against Emaar MGF Land, a two-member bench headed by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) president justice MM Kumar, has appointed Manoj Kumar Anand as the interim … READ FULL STORY
The foundation stone-laying ceremony for the Jewar airport, is likely to be held between February 23 and 25, 2019,” Sharma, the MP from Gautam Buddh Nagar, Mahesh Sharma announced, on January 30, 2019. The … READ FULL STORY
Life expectancy of Delhiites will be up by nearly three years, if the target of the National Clean Air Programme to improve air quality by 20 to 30 per cent in the next five … READ FULL STORY
Finance minister Piyush Goyal, on January 28, 2019, exhorted state-run banks to step up lending to micro, small and medium enterprises, agriculture and housing sectors and also assured these lenders of all kinds of … READ FULL STORY
The Adjudicating Authority (AA) has slammed the Income-Tax Department, for issuing an attachment order in February 2018, against actor Shah Rukh Khan and a company in which he, his wife Gauri Khan and in-laws … READ FULL STORY
The Bombay High Court, on January 25, 2019, restrained the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) from carrying out any work relating to a casting yard, being constructed for the Bandra-Versova Sea Link project … READ FULL STORY
The Income-Tax (I-T) Department informed the Madras High Court on January 24, 2019 that the Poes Garden residence of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa in Chennai, which was proposed to be converted into a … READ FULL STORY
