Bhopal Tragedy: Delhi court allows CBI to extradite Anderson A Delhi court has allowed the CBI to seek extradition of Union Carbide Corporation chairman Warren Anderson, an accused in the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, from the United States. ..
US to accept H1B visa applications from 1st April The US would start accepting applications for H-1B visa, the most sought after work visa by Indian IT professionals, for the financial year 2012 from 1st April. As mandated by the US Congress, ..
Army submits inquiry report on Adarsh scam to Defence min After probing the role of its officials including a serving Major General in the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam in Mumbai, the Army has submitted its Court of Inquiry report in t ..
CBI moves Delhi court for Warren Anderson's extradition The CBI moved a Delhi court to obtain a Letter Rogatory to the US authorities for extradition of former Union Carbide Corporation Chairman Warren Anderson to stand trial for his crimina ..
LS approves Finance Bill; 5% tax on health care rolled back The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee rolled back his controversial 5 per cent "misery tax" on health care and announced a f ..
Bangla HC sets aside military court trial of 1971 war veteran Bangladesh High Court Tuesday set aside a controversial military court trial of 1971 Liberation War veteran colonel Abu Taher that sent him to gallows, calling the act a "cold bl ..
Govt introduces Constitution Bill in LS for GST The govt on Tuesday introduced a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha to facilitate implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (GST), an indirect tax regime that would subsume levies like ..
Govt approves 6 pc hike in DA In a bid to provide relief from high inflation, the govt on Tuesday increased dearness allowance (DA) by 6 percent to 51 percent, benefiting over 50 lakh central govt employees and 38 lakh pensioners. "The d ..
I-T Dept issues Rs 616.53 cr tax notice to Mahindra Satyam The Income Tax Dept has issued a notice to Mahindra Satyam, the new brand identity of Satyam Computer Services Ltd, to pay Rs 616.53 crore in taxes, the company said in a stock exchange ..
Law, not equity must prevail: SC The Supreme Court has ruled that law should prevail over equity and that judges should not legislate as it would be violative of the basic democratic principles. A bench of justices Markandeya Katju and Gyan S ..