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Who is Kenneth Jouppi? Supreme Court takes up 82-year-old Alaska bush pilot's fight to stop the state from seizing his $95,000 plane after passenger carried beer aboardAlaska bush pilot Kenneth Jouppi will have his case heard by the Supreme Court. He is fighting the state's attempt to seize his airplane ov...
Budget 2026: Tax reforms mark shift to trust-based regime, says CBDT chiefExplaining the hike in securities transaction tax (STT) on derivatives, CBDT chairman Ravi Agrawal said that the reforms regarding the mini...
5 employment bond traps freshers should be aware ofLanding your first job is exciting, but newcomers should watch for employment bond traps. Avoid excessive bond durations, high penalties, n...
India urges WTO members to start text-based talks on finding permanent solution to public food stockholdingIndia has called for text-based negotiations to find a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security at the Worl...
SAT slashes Sebi's penalties on NDTV, promoters in loan agreement case"The combined reading of the agreement, call option agreements, warrant conversion option and the purchase option does not in any way lead ...
India's new labour codes can be real game-changers. A minister explains how"The new laws are designed to ensure that interests of both businesses and people who work for businesses are protected. They are in tune w...
Sebi disposes of proceedings against Kotak Mahindra BankTwo separate orders were issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday in this regard.
Need to limit, streamline independent directors' liability: CII to govtThe government recently concluded the exercise of decriminalising the Companies Act, 2013. In this connection, CII has submitted a Paper to...
SC orders govt to add re-greening clause in mining leasesThe apex court ordered the Union government to insert a new re-greening clause in its mining leases thereby re-grassing the pits and mining...
Government trying to balance privacy & security in draft IT intermediary normsApex court had asked the government to provide status of the guidelines in 3 weeks.
Executives of companies found stealing data could be jailed for 5 yearsThe BN Srikrishna committee has proposed that violations of the data protection law should be treated as a cognisable and non-bailable offe...
Honking and using pressure horns is a big menace on our roads: Nitin Gadkari"Only rules and regulations can’t address this problem. What we need is a change in behaviour and mindset of drivers," the minister said.
IRDA slaps fine of Rs 10 lakh on Tata AIA Life InsuranceInsurance regulator IRDA today imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Tata AIA Life Insurance for excess payment to corporate agents.
Government move to protect buyers against unfair contractsIn recent years, several such cases have landed in consumer forums and developers have been asked to pay higher penalty for failure on thei...
GSM industry lobby asks telecom ministry to relax M&A normsCDMA lobby group wants telecom minister to implement a scheme that can lower penalties for radiation norm violations retrospectively.
- Mines owners challenge Odisha government's order on stamp duty
Challenging the state government's July 3 order to shut down mines for non-payment of stamp duty by Tuesday, about 15 miners today filed wr...
- Odisha government must withdraw the fines it has slapped on miners
The move by the government of Odisha to slap huge penalties totalling over 50,000 crore on mining companies is unreasonable.
Budget 2012 India: Why returning NRIs should watch for new clause in Wealth Tax ActA new provision in the Wealth Tax Act is likely to impact NRIs who have returned to India, especially those with significant asset holdings...
- Sowing discontent
The fraught issue of introduction of Bt Brinjal has been shelved but all eyes are now set on the controversial Seed Bill 2010, likely to be...
- 'Dilute penalty relating clauses in draft Companies Bill'
Assocham has asked the government to 'drastically dilute' certain clauses in the draft Companies Bill 2004 to soften stiff penalties posed ...