Long before Donald Trump, an unemployed man claimed the Moon and sold 611 million acres. He also claimed Mars, Venus and PlutoDennis Hope boldly declared himself the owner of the Moon and embarked on a unique venture of selling lunar land worldwide. He navigated sp...
07 Sep, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
In 1994, Jack Nicholson donated 60 acres that could have become four homes, preserving Los Angeles wildlife habitatIn 1994, legendary actor Jack Nicholson donated 60 acres of undeveloped land in Coldwater Canyon to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy....
04 Sep, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
‘Family Man’ Manoj Bajpayee buys 4.45 acres of land at this location near Pune for nearly Rs 1.4 croreFamily Man actor Manoj Bajpayee has expanded his real estate portfolio by purchasing 4.45 acres of agricultural land near Pune for Rs 1.37 ...
30 Aug, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
Unsuspecting landowner got income tax notice as his land was sold for Rs 6.82 crore cash by someone via forged sale deed; he fights back and wins tax case in ITAT Ahmedabad on this groundFor Rs 6.82 crore cash notorious land grabbing gang sold land via forged sale deed with forged signature of landowner; however landowner go...
20 Aug, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
Arvind Panagariya pitches ‘special employment regions’ to build job-led citiesEconomist Arvind Panagariya suggests creating special employment regions in India. These regions would foster urban development and job cre...
08 Aug, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
Is this China’s plan to subjugate America? The truth behind Beijing buying vast tracts of land in the USAChinese investors own a tiny fraction of American agricultural land. This ownership represents only about 0.02 percent of total U.S. acreag...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of more than 20%It was after quite some time that market breadth, always a better indicator of underlying sentiment, was positive for a few trading session...
04 Aug, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
Rs 22.94 lakh LTCG for land sale of Rs 92 lakh invited tax notice; Gujarat HC ruled in her favour after 9 years fight; Know whyLady got tax notice after selling land for Rs 92 lakh and reporting Rs 22.94 lakh LTCG in ITR; Know how Section 55A(a) helped her win case ...
03 Aug, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
In 1695, pirates captured Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's royal ship and vanished after looting tens of millions of dollars' worth of gold and silver. The first coin from the treasure was found 300 years later.Rare Arabian coins unearthed in America provide new evidence about a historic pirate heist. Captain Henry Every's crew stole vast treasure ...
02 Aug, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 68: Is this company, part of a southern group, getting simpler, or more complicated?A business can trace its manufacturing history to 1962, yet sit inside a listed company incorporated only in 2017. That is only the first c...
22 Jul, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Flipping farm land for cash? ITAT’s ruling may close India’s oldest black money trickA tax ruling has cast a shadow on the practice of using agricultural land to launder money. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) questi...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.54 AM IST
Taxman smells a scam in dubious agricultural income declarationA nationwide probe by the income tax department is investigating entities declaring agricultural income of ₹50 lakh or more without owning ...
07 Mar, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
Karnataka government notifies Ordinance on opening up market for non-irrigated farm landThe amendment to the Land Reforms Act, 1961, however, imposes a ceiling on how much agricultural land an individual or a farmer can buy in ...
13 Jul, 2020, 11.12 PM IST
I-T raids realtors for illegal farmhouses on IAF landThe Delhi unit of the I-T department’s investigation wing raided 20 premises in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad, recovering documents...
20 May, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Shah Rukh Khan's Alibaug bungalow attached, labelled 'benami'Khan needs to file a reply before the authority within 90 days. Once the adjudication authority confirms the attachment, I-T authorities ca...
31 Jan, 2018, 10.49 AM IST
Shah Rukh Khan faces I-T heat over 'benami' property in AlibaugThe Bollywood superstar's Alibaug farmhouse has been provisionally attached by the I-T dept after a notice was issued to Khan last month.
31 Jan, 2018, 01.08 AM IST
Rajaiah sold 3000 acres to 'some Rajus'High-profile land broker Akula Rajaiah said he sold nearly 3,000 acres of land to alleged "benami companies of some Rajus" in Ranga Reddy a...
03 Feb, 2009, 05.34 AM IST