Bombay High Court grants relief to Tata Autocomp from paying duty on a bill of entryThe Tata Group-owned automotive component major had challenged the stamp duty on ‘Bills of Entry’ on import of goods.
18 Feb, 2022, 10.04 PM IST
Housing ministry to soon approach cabinet for approval of model tenancy law, says secretary“We have received no comment from some of the states, while some have responded, which we are analysing. We are in the process and in a mon...
11 Jan, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
Affordable Housing: Niti Aayog wants stamp duties cut to check black cashThe government think tank recommended providing monetary or non-monetary compensation in case of revenue loss to the states due to cut in s...
01 Sep, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
Karnataka government plans compulsory voting in panchayat pollsKarnataka Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill 2015, under discussion in the state assembly, has made voting mandatory for all three tiers of pan...
01 Apr, 2015, 05.57 AM IST
HC asks Gujarat not to collect duty on telecom customers' formsJustice C L Soni of the Gujarat High Court directed the Gujarat government not to collect stamp duty on customers' application forms.
21 Sep, 2014, 05.24 PM IST
Amarinder Singh writes open letter to Narendra Modi over Punjabi farmers in GujaratAmarinder Singh today wrote an open letter to him asking about steps taken by his government to stop eviction of Punjabi farmers from Gujar...
24 Apr, 2014, 08.25 PM IST
Narendra Modi hits back at P Chidambaram on postage stamp barb"My knowledge about finance and economy will not occupy even a postage stamp. My whole knowledge can be confined to one word, that is trust...
27 Feb, 2014, 08.16 PM IST
No Class 8 school boys debate with Narendra Modi: P Chidambaram"I don't want to take the level of this debate to a Class 8 school boys' debate," Chidambaram said dismissing Modi's criticism of interim b...
18 Feb, 2014, 01.52 PM IST
P Chidambaram hits out Arun Jaitley's defence; raises three questions on economy to Narendra ModiChidambaram said he has "carefully avoided" questions that he had raised about Modi and asked why he spoke nothing about various economic i...
30 Jan, 2014, 04.39 PM IST
Stock brokers get relief in Tamil Nadu stamp duty caseAssociation of National Exchanges Members of India has won an interim injunction against recent changes in the stamp duty structure in Tami...
16 Jul, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
CBI has one-point agenda to nail Modi in Ishrat Jahan case: BJPBJP today alleged that CBI was acting at the behest of the Congress with a one-point agenda to frame the Gujarat CM Narendra Modi.
04 Jul, 2013, 07.16 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu government to enact its own Stamp Act
Tamil Nadu government today proposed to enact its own Stamp Act, seeking to join a list of select states in this regard.
07 May, 2013, 06.52 PM IST
Vodafone, Income Tax Department set for another round in Supreme CourtNine months after British telecom major Vodafone won a $2.2-billion legal battle against the income-tax department, the two sides are set f...
19 Oct, 2012, 10.47 AM IST
- Stamp duty evasion: Mumbai, Delhi realty deals under government scanner
These include bungalows in Lutyens' Delhi and other neighbourhoods such as Golf Links and Shantiniketan, as well as sea-facing apartments i...
11 May, 2012, 10.16 AM IST
- Power sector reform requires urgent political action
A few states such as Gujarat and West Bengal have taken explicit political decisions to stamp out power theft, reaping rich dividends.
02 Jun, 2011, 06.44 AM IST
- Uniform stamp duty awaits debt papers
Debentures and promissory notes will soon attract a uniform stamp duty across the country.
19 May, 2007, 01.40 AM IST
- Centre may stamp duty rate for bonds
A parliamentary committee is likely to meet shortly to take up the issue of imposing uniform stamp duty on the issue of bond paper, a sugge...
13 Feb, 2007, 03.33 AM IST