Income Tax Department cracks down on taxpayers claiming refunds against donations to fake political parties, charitiesThe Income Tax Department is taking action against taxpayers who filed returns with fake deductions. Investigations revealed intermediaries...
15 Dec, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb diseaseMark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are significantly shifting their philanthropy towards Biohub, focusing on using AI to accelerate scienti...
06 Nov, 2025, 08.06 PM IST
Centre notifies rules on portal, database, audit of Waqf propertiesThe Centre has notified the Unified Waqf Management Rules, 2025, effective from April 8, 2025, to streamline Waqf property management. Thes...
05 Jul, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
Terror funding? Charitable entities under CBDT lensThe Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is set to conduct a thorough review of charitable entities and non-profit organizations to detect ...
04 Jun, 2025, 11.51 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Waqf Act on April 16The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear petitions on April 16 challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, following Presiden...
10 Apr, 2025, 11.09 AM IST
Latest Sovereign Gold Bond tranche open for subscription: 5 ways to invest in SGB 2023-24 Series-IVThe Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) 2023-24 Series-IV tranche is available for subscription starting today. SGBs are normally allocated seven da...
16 Feb, 2024, 08.39 AM IST
Latest SGB tranche opens on Monday: 6 ways to invest in Sovereign Gold BondsThe SGB Series 2023-24 Series III subscription period is scheduled from December 18 – December 22, 2023. Therefore, the date of issuance in...
14 Dec, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
India notifies first policy on rare diseasesIn the new policy, formulated after detailed stakeholder consultations, 'rare diseases' have not been defined but classified into three gro...
01 Apr, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
How reliable are credit ratings?Recent credit events have raised concerns about the utility of credit ratings. Are ratings not reflecting the actual financial position of ...
26 Feb, 2019, 07.40 PM IST
Unregulated Deposit Ordinance bans only Ponzi schemes not regulated depositsTo curb menace of Ponzi schemes, President Ram Nath Kovind last week promulgated the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Scheme Ordinance 2019.
26 Feb, 2019, 07.54 AM IST
Vyapam scam: Here's what it takes to lure exam fraudsThe Madhya Pradesh Special Task Force (MP STF) has detained over three dozen students from colleges across UP, many of whom are imposters.
09 Sep, 2015, 03.21 PM IST
Turning the black money tide: It will require reforms in taxation and real estate transactionsGenerated through out-of-book transactions, under-reporting and market manipulation, black money distorts India’s financial regime.
20 Jan, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Government mulls making PAN must for registering charitable trustsTo keep a tab on funds flowing through charitable trusts, the government plans to make it mandatory for such entities to provide their Perm...
07 Dec, 2014, 01.49 PM IST
- Government plans 'umbrella law' to tighten scrutiny and regulation of religious trusts and NGOs
The government is also likely to make public names of organisations that claim tax exemption to ensure greater transparency.
02 May, 2011, 11.09 AM IST
- Religious trusts, non-profit organisations to face geater scrutiny
Some of India's religious trusts are among the richest in the world. In order to allay concerns about money laundering, Govt plans an umbre...
02 May, 2011, 03.44 AM IST
- Suicides reveal how men made a mess of MFIs
More than 70 people committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh from March 1 to November 19 to escape payments or end the agonies their debt had tr...
05 Jan, 2011, 01.17 AM IST
- Budget '06: Full text
Twenty months ago, when I presented the first Budget of the UPA Government, I asked Honourable Members - and the people of this country - t...
28 Feb, 2006, 01.29 PM IST