India on Friday said it does not take any position on matters concerning faith and religion, two days after the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, unveiled a plan for choosing his successor......
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Maharashtra on Saturday said Uddhav and Raj Thackeray's joint rally in Mumbai was a "desperate attempt" to revive their political fortunes and recover lost ground......
While acknowledging that they needed strong allies for a chance in the assembly polls, AIADMK cadres seemingly prefer actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to the BJP, owing to the......
EPS' acceptance of Amit Shah's proposal for an electoral alliance with the BJP is being interpreted to mean how the AIADMK has signed up the NDA national leader as a junior partner. Not many have......
Lee Jae-myung's decisive victory in South Korea's snap presidential election marks a major political shift driven by the public backlash against authoritarianism, observes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE:......
PwC wants to know what will happen when a company with substantial reserves is merged into a new concern and the resultant entity is converted into a limited liability partnership. As mergers and......
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from Mauritius may face higher scrutiny after the amendment in the India-Mauritius tax treaty introduced a principle purpose test (PPT) to prevent treaty abuse by......
What the Budget could hold in store when it comes to tax rules like GAAR, MAT, PoEM, BEPS and ICDS. Budget 2017 is likely to clarify the government’s position on Minimum Alternative Tax......
Govt is studying suggestions on checking instances of double non-taxation and 'treaty shopping' The finance ministry is proceeding with moves to curb legal tax avoidance by multinational companies......
One of the key concerns of foreign investors is how the general anti-avoidance rule would apply in case an investor is availing benefits under double taxation avoidance agreement. Foreign......
Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues.But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N......
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......
IMAGE: A doping control transport kit of Versapak, including A and B samples, is displayed during the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 11, 2022. Photograph:......
IMAGE: Wrestler Bajrang Punia was handed a provisional suspension on April 23 for refusing to give his sample for dope test. Photograph: Bajrang Punia/X Bajrang Punia has been handed a provisional......
IMAGE: Last month, World Athletics said the Russian athletics federation would be expelled if it failed to pay $6.31 million, a sum that includes a fine for breaching anti-doping rules, before......