The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Labour Ministry to amend the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, to provide medical facilities to unorganised workers in ESIC hospitals and recognised private hospitals under the Rashtriya Swasthya B ..
The government will shortly introduce a new Companies Act which would ensure greater transparency and accountability in corporate India, a senior Central government official said. "The new Companies Act is already placed on the table of the Hou ..
The Indian Cellular Association (ICA) has made a representation to the West Bengal Government for bringing down the value added tax (VAT) across all types of mobile handsets to five per cent, according to ICA's National President, Mr Pankaj Mohi ..
In a judgement that will come as major relief to corrupt politicians and babus, the Supreme Court has held that courts cannot order probe into corruption allegations but simply monitor investigation in the ongoing cases. The judgement passed by a Ben ..
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it would take a decision on amending the law pertaining to appointment of chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after considering the orders passed by the Supreme Court ..
The Maharashtra Government has decided to levy one per cent Value-Added Tax on property sale from April 1, 2010 in its Budget for 2010-11. All sale agreements registered on or after April 1 will attract one per cent on the contract price of flats me ..
In a judgement that will clear the air on the tricky issue of the income-tax department’s power to levy penalties on assessees, the Supreme Court has held that a penalty cannot be levied merely because the I-T authorities and taxpayers hold di ..
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New Delhi: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Andhra Pradesh to provide four per cent reservation in jobs and education for backward members of the Muslim community, but referred to a special bench the issue of its co ..
The Supreme Court threw its weight behind live-in relationships on Tuesday, observing that for a man and a woman in love, to live together is part of the right to life, and not a “criminal offence”.“If two people, man and woman, want to live together ..