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Indo-Pak joint statement not legally binding: Tharoor

   24 July 2009 at 13:28

In what clearly looks like a distancing act, MoS for external affairs Shashi Tharoor on Thursday downplayed the significance of the controversial India-Pakistan joint statement and said it was a "diplomatic paper" and not a legally bindin ..

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HC issues notice to Gammon India in Delhi Metro mishap case

   24 July 2009 at 13:28

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Gammon India, a contractor in Delhi Metro Rail project, on a petition filed by the family members of victims of the July 12 mishap, seeking compensation. Justice Rewa Khetrapal directed the company to f ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   165 Views


Don't shut English-medium schools, says apex court

   24 July 2009 at 13:27

In a victory for lakhs of parents who want their children to learn the global language English, Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka government not to stand in the way of parents’ dreams. Castigating the state governmen ..

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Legislation for real estate

   24 July 2009 at 13:21

'Land' and 'Colonisation' being State subjects, it is primarily the responsibility of State Governments to provide for adequate Shelter and enact enabling regulatory measures to facilitate the same. However, the National Conference of State Ministers ..

Posted in Property Law |   519 Views


Mamata raises objection to Land Acquisition Bill

   24 July 2009 at 12:32

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is understood to have raised serious objection to the bill relating to land acquisition for industrialisation and rehabilitation of the land losers.She raised her objections at a meeting of the Union Cabinet on Thurs ..

Posted in Property Law |   423 Views


Continental did no wrong in frisking Kalam: US regulator

   24 July 2009 at 12:30

There may have been an uproar in India over the treatment meted out to former President APJ Abdul Kalam by the staff of Continental Airlines in April, but US regulatory body Transportation Security Administration (TSA) insists that ..

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RS passes landmark Right to Education Bill

   24 July 2009 at 12:29

A landmark bill providing for free and compulsory education as a fundamental right of children in the 6-14 age group - one of the flagship programmes in the 100-day agenda of the UPA government - was passed by Rajya Sabha on Monday ..

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Satyam's Raju files plea in HC against lower court's order

   24 July 2009 at 12:24

Satyam Computer Services founder B Ramalinga Raju on Thursday filed a petition in Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging a lower court order permitting th ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   135 Views


IT COMPANIES RECONCILING TO PAY MORE TAX AS STP EXEMPTION EN

   24 July 2009 at 12:17

IT firms such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro expect their effective tax rates to go up in the coming years as more of their delivery units come out of Software Technology Parks of India. This would further impact the net profit of these companies, already ..

Posted in Taxation |   125 Views


PAN MUST FOR PREMIUM OVER RS 1 LAKH

   24 July 2009 at 12:16

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has made PAN card mandatory for all policies where annual premium is more than Rs 1 lakh. It has issued a circular to all life insurance companies in this regard, said a life insurance council offici ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   139 Views