The Supreme Court has directed the Kerala government to supply all the documents to former state power minister R Balakrishna Pillai in connection with a corruption case.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam grant ..
Acceding to insurers' request, sectoral regulator IRDA on Tuesday extended the deadline for collection of PAN of every customer paying an annual premium of over Rs 1 lakh by one month to September 1, 2009. "Many insurers have expressed difficul ..
Finance secretary Ashok Chawla on Tuesday launched the first of its kind banking service, where a customer can pay his income tax using an ATM. The facility has been started by Corporation Bank. Initially, at least 10-20 lakh people who have an accou ..
The government is considering a sweeping review of its FDI guidelines following increasing risk of terror funds being parked in the country and other investments fraught with security implications. The National Security Council has, in a secret repor ..
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hailed the release of the details of property tax levied for buildings in Madurai on the Internet by the Madurai Corporation. In a release to the press, the Chamber Senior President, Mr S. Rethinav ..
Corporation Bank became the first bank in the industry to start a initiative of accepting income tax through its 1,035 plus ATMs on Tuesday. The facility was formally launched by Ashok Chawla, finance secretary, ministry of finance, at New Delhi. S ..
Once the minority institution status is conferred on an institution, the government is not justified in imposing a condition that the institution concerned must renew its status every year, the Madras high court has said. In his order on Tuesday, Jus ..
The high court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on an application filed by Iskcon, Bangalore, seeking change of the Bench headed by Justice K L Manjunath that is hearing an appeal filed by Iskcon, Mumbai. The Bench heard arguments of both parties for ..
Naysayers to death penalty can take heart. A 30-year-old Supreme Court judgment laying down "rarest of rare case" guidelines on imposition of death penalty may soon see further tightening that could make award of capital punishment an absol ..
Designated court, conducting the trial in 26/11 terror attack case, deferred the recording of evidence of the owner of International Contact Service "Cellphonix" through Video Conferencing as he did not possess certain necessary documents.J ..