Reliance Foundation secures major win as ITAT overturns cancellation of charity registrationReliance Foundation has won a legal battle against the Income Tax authorities regarding the 'charitable' status of its Mumbai hospital. A t...
11 Jun, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
India needs to remove tax friction for more FDIIndia is looking to boost foreign investment by reforming its tax system. Recent proposals aim to simplify taxes on foreign holdings. The c...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Wife’s MBA degree or past employment with MNCs can’t stop her from demanding maintenance, rules HCAn Allahabad High Court ruling states a wife's education or earning potential does not disqualify her from maintenance. The court considere...
29 May, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
IRS won't tell you about these COVID refunds, but here's how to claim every dollar you are owedNearly 79 million Americans already filed federal tax returns this year. Yet millions may still qualify for hidden IRS COVID refund claims ...
13 May, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
US Trade Representative retains India on priority watch list on IPR; Vietnam faces toughest scrutinyThe US Trade Representative has identified Vietnam as a Priority Foreign Country due to inadequate intellectual property protection. India,...
01 May, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
India says attacks on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz are 'deplorable'India's UN envoy condemned attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. She stressed the importance of freedom of navigation and gl...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
Taiwan court sentences ex-Tokyo Electron staff to 10 years in TSMC trade secrets caseA former employee of Tokyo Electron received a 10-year prison sentence in Taiwan for stealing trade secrets from TSMC. The company was also...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Asked to work beyond office hours? Know your rights under new Labour CodeIndian employees are often verbally instructed to work beyond mandated hours, a practice normalized but not legal. While the new Labour Cod...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
GST fault line: Supreme Court to rule if taxman can bundle years into one sweeping show-cause noticeThe Supreme Court is set to decide if tax authorities can issue a single show-cause notice for multiple financial years. This procedural is...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Welspun moves NCLT against Lavasa's top bidder ValorThe interlocutory application, filed through a Welspun subsidiary, also highlighted links between Valor's promoters and another defaulting ...
27 Aug, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
SC reserves verdict on PIL alleging rise in child marriages in countryThe Centre claimed there was a significant decrease in child marriages in the country. Earlier, the top court had directed the Ministry of ...
10 Jul, 2024, 12.59 PM IST
Law Ministry picks 52 Acts for review; taps other ministries for views on themThe move is in line with the government's thinking to clean up the statute book. There are many redundant and old laws or provisions that h...
15 Jun, 2021, 07.14 AM IST
Government to annul 295 obsolete Acts, approves billThe Repealing and Amending (Fourth) Bill, 2015 will be introduced in Lok Sabha for annulling 295 Acts which have been declared as redundant.
16 Jul, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
Modi government repeals 125 obsolete laws; 945 more facing axeThe exercise is being undertaken by the law ministry in line with PM Modi's agenda to do away with "archaic" laws that were "hindering gove...
27 May, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
Text not available, but many laws in force since 1841Land revenue is a state subject. One of the laws recommended to be sent to the chopping board is the Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act, 1841.
15 Oct, 2014, 03.19 PM IST
Fresh bill in next session to repeal 287 archaic laws: Government"We are consulting the FinMin. I have asked my department to take a considered legal view on repealing these Appropriation Acts," Prasad sa...
29 Sep, 2014, 07.15 PM IST
Centre tells Supreme Court progress made in dealing with tribunal issuesThe bench was anguished over the manner in which judges appointed to the posts were denied accommodation.
02 Aug, 2013, 05.52 PM IST