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Smart card-based driving licenses to be issued in capital

   24 July 2008 at 22:19

The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the issuance of smart card based driving licences in the national capital with an aim to ensure quick and transparent services as per directions from the Union Transport ministry. "A number of other sta ..

Posted in Others |   252 Views


IT returns: Special camps for salaried taxpayers

   24 July 2008 at 15:14

The Income-Tax Department will organise special camps in Delhi beginning Tuesday to facilitate salaried taxpayers to file their income-tax returns. All salaried returns are to be filed with the Department by July 31.The first of the two special camps ..

Posted in Taxation |   411 Views


Higher TDS rate if PAN not disclosed

   24 July 2008 at 15:14

The move is being viewed as an effort by the government to expand the taxpayer base.Companies and individuals who do not reveal their Permanent Account Number (PAN) while receiving income from any source will be liable to pay tax deducted at source ( ..

Posted in Taxation |   286 Views


Third-party info to help govt track excise evasion

   24 July 2008 at 15:14

Transporters, banks and power utilities may have to share information about their corporate clientele with the excise department. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is formulating a third-party information system to tackle the rampant eva ..

Posted in Taxation |   218 Views


Nintendo loses patent infringement case, may have to pull controllers from store shelves

   24 July 2008 at 15:14

If you’ve thought about purchasing a GameCube, Wavebird or Wii Classic controller sometime in the future, you might want to go ahead and grab one now. Nintendo has just lost a case that may very well see these controllers taken off the market.Nintend ..



A legislative foray into executive power?

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

In the past, Parliament has seen many a confidence motion on political as well as non-political issues, but never before has a treaty — stemming from the country's foreign policy — been central to a trust motion, which the Manmohan Singh government m ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   232 Views


Ram Setu: Centre to seek vacation of stay in SC today

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

The Supreme Court will decide today whether the study by Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to ascertain if Ram Setu is a monument of national heritage, is required.In the meantime the Center is likely to seek vacation of interim stay against the de ..

Posted in Civil Law |   365 Views


Court says no to mother, grants child's custody to grandparents

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

A Delhi court today granted the custody of a minor child to the grandparents rejecting the plea of her biological mother.Ms Y (name changed) was married to Mr X (name changed) on June 11, 1998 as per Christian rights and customs and two children were ..

Posted in Family Law |   1276 Views


NRI status must for gift tax benefit, says ITAT

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

NRIs should make their trips to the homeland shorter if they want to avail themselves of the gift tax exemptions, says a recent ruling by a tax tribunal.The gift tax exemptions will not be available to an NRI if he loses his special status on account ..

Posted in Taxation |   412 Views


India-Singapore IPR cooperation will be signed soon - minister

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

A bilateral agreement on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) cooperation between India and Singapore will be signed soon, Kamal Nath, India's union minister of commerce and industry said.During his bilateral meeting with Lim Hng Kiang, minister for tr ..