Unfortunate, unnecessary: Activists on Sabarimala decision

The Supreme Court's decision to refer the issue of the entry of women of all ages to the Sabarimala temple to a bench of seven judges is unfortunate and unnecessary, several women's rights......

'We are going back to the Supreme Court'

'We will talk to Muslim, Christian organisations and form a broad alliance so that every temple, church and mosque will have freedom to manage their affairs and not to be intervened upon.' Minutes......

Mass rally against Sabarimala verdict; Trupti Desai to visit soon

Thousands of Lord Ayyappa devotees on Saturday took to the streets in Kochi against the implementation of the Supreme Court verdict allowing women of all age groups into Sabarimala temple, even as......

Sangh protest against Sabarimala verdict turns violent

IMAGE: Police use water cannon to disperse BJYM members marching to Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran's residence, demanding that the state government file a review petition against......

Budget may restore standard deduction

In simple terms, it refers to a deduction allowed in income tax, irrespective of expenses incurred or investment made by assessees.Indivjal Dhasmana reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

A friendlier tax regime likely in the Budget

The panel's recommendations will be aimed at making a predictable and non-adversarial tax regime in the economy.  A tax simplification committee chaired by retired high court judge R V Easwar......

Govt sets up panel to simplify Income Tax laws

  To simplify Income Tax laws, the government on Tuesday set up a committee under a former Delhi High Court judge to identify clauses that lead to litigations and suggest modifications to......

Will tax simplification actually happen?

The government has become used to accounting for TDS as its income even though it knows a significant portion needs to be returned as refund Imagine that you live in a large residential complex......

Sehwag in NADA's Appeals Panel, dope tainted Kunjarani in ADDP

Legendary opener Virender Sehwag and former Delhi player Vinay Lamba have been made members of the Anti-Doping Appeal Panel (ADAP) of the NADA in a rare instance of cricketers being roped in for......