Madras High Court upholds right to worship idols at home, rejects superstitionThe Madras High Court has ruled that individuals have the right to keep idols on their private property and worship peacefully. The court s...
04 Jan, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
FATF grey-listing: Nepal emerges as South Asian haven for money launderingNepal's appearance on the FATF grey list has highlighted its status as a haven for money laundering. Contributing factors include economic ...
03 Mar, 2025, 08.23 AM IST
What falls in a Hundi stays in a HundiA devotee dropped his iPhone into a temple's collection box in the Arulmigu Kandaswamy Temple, Thiruporur. Temple officials refused to retu...
24 Dec, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
Darshan fan murder case: Kannada star now accused of keeping exotic birds illegally; manager found deadKannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa is facing further legal trouble for allegedly keeping a bar-headed goose at his farmhouse, adding to his ...
19 Jun, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Paying a price for sending money: The global impact of remittance fees and solutionsBarada Talukdar, a Kuwaiti mud specialist, uses Al Mulla Exchange to send money to his family and friends in Kuwait. However, the exchange ...
02 Mar, 2024, 11.36 PM IST
Assam police: Fundamentalist organisations including ISI involved in illegal cattle tradeTwo cattle smugglers with links to terror money were killed in an ambush by suspected terrorists in the wee hours on Tuesday in Kokhrajhar'...
19 Apr, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
Funds of educational trust siphoned off for personal gain of promoters: I-T deptIn a statement, the Central Board of Direct Taxes said the action was taken against "a popular chain of educational institutes, running sev...
24 Mar, 2022, 10.23 PM IST
Puri's Jagannath temple receives record Rs 28 lakh in cash as secret donationsTotal Rs 28,10,691 in cash, 550 mg gold and 61.70 g of silver were found in the 'Hundi', set up inside the temple as per the Hundi Act, 197...
13 Nov, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
LeT, Jaish continue to be threat to India; Pakistan allowed terror activists to contests polls: USThe US State Department's 'Country Reports on Terrorism 2018' said the Pakistani authorities have failed to uniformly implement the FATF Ac...
03 Nov, 2019, 04.40 PM IST
Pakistani PM Imran Khan calls for new law to deal with money launderingCash-strapped Pakistan urgently needs a capital boost in order to avert a looming balance of payments crisis.
01 Dec, 2018, 01.55 PM IST
Which ITR form to fill for FY 2016-17 and tips on how to fill itThe government has mandated quoting of Aadhaar/ enrolment number while filing the tax return if the same is filed on or after July 1, 2017.
14 Jun, 2017, 09.31 PM IST
Budget 2017: Government introduces alternative funding mechanism of electoral bondsThe EC had earlier proposed a new Section 29C to be inserted in the Representation of the People Act to ensure full disclosure of amounts r...
02 Feb, 2017, 01.02 AM IST
Budget shock for netas! Political parties cannot take cash donations of above Rs 2,000Under the scheme, a donor can purchase bonds from authorised banks and redeem them in registered accounts of a political party.
01 Feb, 2017, 03.17 PM IST
View: Thanks to demonetisation, 2019 will be a near-referendum on PM Narendra ModiWhat Modi has, in effect, done is to force revolutionary change on a civilization that has got too used to baby steps. He is forcing India ...
27 Nov, 2016, 12.06 PM IST
Crunch time for realty, players may tap private equity, NBFCs for fundsBoth domestic and offshore funds are likely to see a rise in business with investors who used to support builders with hundis and other inf...
14 Nov, 2016, 09.50 AM IST
Security agencies lack training to counter terror financing: PakistanNawaz Sharif has directed all financial institutions to monitor funding of terrorists in the aftermath of the Peshawar school massacre.
31 Dec, 2014, 04.01 PM IST
- How donors, temple trusts, charities manage to keep taxmen away
It's a neat system: the charity pays no tax, the fake donor pays less tax and the real donors aren't exactly bothered about what happens wi...
04 Apr, 2011, 01.26 AM IST