NRI can’t sell Indian property before October 1, 2026 if buyer does not have TAN; Know how to apply for TAN onlineThe TDS rulesfor NRIs say that there isno thresholdlimit for TDS deduction, whereas resident Indians get a threshold limit of Rs 50 lakh be...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
New headlight rules coming soon: What bike riders & vehicle owners need to know as govt plans to tighten high-intensity light normsAnticipated changes to road safety policies will restrict two-wheeler headlamps to low-beam mode only. Buses and heavy vehicles will be req...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
Himachal govt notifies revised pay scales for about 14,000 employeesAbout 14,000 Himachal Pradesh government employees across 89 categories will face reduced salaries after the state notified amendments to t...
07 Sep, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
Pak Parliament passes constitutional amendment bill capping chief justice's termPakistan's National Assembly passes a controversial constitutional amendment, capping the chief justice's tenure to three years. The amendm...
21 Oct, 2024, 07.03 AM IST
New plastic waste management rules to benefit ITC, hit Nestle and Britannia: Kotak EquitiesRegulations governing recycling and reuse of plastic packaging may hurt consumer plays such as Britannia Industries, Colgate Palmolive Indi...
06 May, 2024, 05.24 PM IST
Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed by Rajya SabhaThe Rajya Sabha has passed the Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023, extending the upper age limit for the GST Appe...
20 Dec, 2023, 06.34 PM IST
FM tables CGST Second Amendment Bill in Lok SabhaThe amendment was proposed after the approval of the GST council in its 52nd meeting on October 7. In October the centre had notified the d...
13 Dec, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Sri Lanka introduces bill to clip presidential powersIf passed into law, the amendments would reinstate democratic reforms made in 2015. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted as president by angr...
10 Aug, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
SC to hear next week Maha BJP MLA's plea against HC order dismissing plea on new rule on Speaker's electionA bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari allowed urgent hearing of the matter after it was mentioned by senior advoca...
24 Mar, 2022, 02.20 PM IST
Quarantine dodgers in Russia could face up to 7 years in prisonLegislation due to be discussed on Wednesday foresees fines of between 500,000 rubles (USD 6,400) and two million rubles (USD 25,700) for v...
25 Mar, 2020, 04.04 PM IST
Sri Lanka President Sirisena to appoint new PM by Monday: ReportHis remarks came after Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Thursday unanimously ruled that the dissolution of Parliament by Sirisena was "illegal".
14 Dec, 2018, 07.49 PM IST
Sri Lankan parliament adopts amendment to limit president's powerThe 19th amendment (19A) received 215 votes in favour with just one vote against it in the 225-member assembly.
28 Apr, 2015, 11.01 PM IST
Unlike others, LIC can pick up over 10 per cent stake in companies, clarifies finance ministryLIC can pick up more than 10% equity in companies against the sector rules set by the insurance watchdog as it is governed by a separate la...
25 Apr, 2012, 10.28 AM IST
- Opposition to challenge Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari's ruling on Lokpal debate
The opposition is set to challenge Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari's order adjourning the House sine die ahead of the voting of the Lokpa...
14 Mar, 2012, 02.47 AM IST
- For doctors, post graduation now a long & rustic journey
Doctors will have to undergo a mandatory additional one-year rural internship as part of their post graduate (PG) degree in medicine. Manag...
10 Jul, 2008, 08.00 AM IST
- Bill to enhance pension of MLAs to come soon
Jammu and Kashmir government has approved a bill, which will be tabled in the next session of the legislature, to enhance the pension of th...
18 Jul, 2007, 11.30 AM IST
- SBI to raise $225m in bonds abroad
State Bank of India is set to raise $225 million from the overseas market this year by issuing perpetual bonds.
19 Jun, 2007, 04.24 AM IST