The Supreme Court today expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the efforts being made by the Indian government to ensure safety and security of Indian students in Australia and Canada.The court directed the Union government to file a comprehen ..
Citing the ground realities prevailing in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today took serious note of huge diversion of public funds for installing statues or photos of powerful political leaders and directed Chief Minister Mayawati, the state govern ..
Two days after a senior Government functionary indicated that there was a concerted move to repeal Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and, thus, de-criminalise homosexuality, it became clear on Monday that evolving a consensus on this hot-button i ..
The decision on the hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru would have to wait for at least two years with the government deciding to clear one mercy petition every month in chronological order.The mercy petition of Afzal Guru, who h ..
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over unabated attacks on Indian students in Australia and directed the government to file a comprehensive affidavit within two weeks about steps taken by it to ensure their safety."The safety and sec ..
Uttar Pradesh Government's controversial project of installing statues of Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday came under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court which sought an explanation from it for allegedly spending crores of rupees from the state exch ..
The Budget may announce a different tax regime for the recently introduced new form of business structure in India, limited liability partnership, which is a hybrid of the characteristics of companies and partnership firms. The Budget may have tax pr ..
The Cabinet will take up at its next meeting the new Companies Bill, which, if approved, will be tabled in the upcoming Budget session of Parliament, incorporating more checks and balances in the light of the Satyam debacle. “We are going to m ..
A recurring issue in service tax law is regarding the effective date of coming into force of various provisions, as contained in the Finance Act 1994. These provisions could pertain to introduction of new conditions and definitions as also changes in ..
The government has decided to revise schedule VI to the Companies Act, which stipulates the manner in which every company prepares and presents its balance sheet and profit and loss account. The revision aims to harmonise and synchronise the general ..