A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

PM Modi, Rahul to pay last respects to Karunanidhi today

IMAGE: Mortal remains of DMK chief M Karunanidhi reached his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai on Tuesday. Photograph: R Senthil Kumar/PTI Photo West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and......

Man threatens Karunanidhi's wife with a toy gun, nabbed

In a security breach, a man wielding a toy gun entered the house of DMK chief M Karunanidhi's wife Rajathi Ammal in Chennai on Monday and demanded money before being nabbed by police. The man......

Karunanidhi turns 93

Distribution of sweets, welfare assistance and blood donation by party workers were among the highlights of celebrations of the 93rd birthday of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam patriarch M Karunanidhi on......

Taxmen allowed to waive or reduce interest due from assessee with riders

The income tax department has allowed tax officials to either waive or reduce interest payable by a taxpayer, subject to specified conditions. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Under the......

Make Tax Officials Accountable!

'Tax officials view most taxpayers as evaders.''The I-T department has a perverse incentive to raise unreasonable demands since the one-fifth tax collected counts towards officials' collection......

Direct tax mop-up rises 20% to Rs 5.74 lakh cr on higher corporate advance tax

Net direct tax collection grew 19.54 per cent to over Rs 5.74 lakh crore so far this fiscal on higher advance tax payment by corporate. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The first......

Direct tax mop-up rises 21% to Rs 4.62 lakh cr

Net direct tax collection grew 21 per cent to over Rs 4.62 lakh crore so far this fiscal, on higher advance tax payment by corporate. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The first instalment......

Ex junior star Rajiv Mishra dies under mysterious circumstances

IMAGE: Rajiv Mishra died under mysterious circumstances. Photograph: Hockey India Indian hockey failed one of its brightest stars in Rajiv Mishra even before his rise in 1998, thanks to injury......

India in cruise control

India cruised into the Super League as they crushed a disappointing Scotland by eight wickets with 31 overs in hand in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.They bowled the Associate side......