Why are these giant spray bottles at the beach?

The answer to that question is that the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney is back. The two week long free outdoor exhibition features dozens of sculptures on Bondi and Tamarama......

Pokhran-II: An H-bomb disaster

The failure of India's sole H-bomb is the latest in the Department of Atomic Energy and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre's long history of being economical with the truth. Several articles have been......

Telecom industry wants govt to junk USOF, slash duties

Telecom services providers have urged the Ministry of Finance to suspend the universal service obligation (USOF) till the existing corpus is exhausted. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

Rent on PG accommodation, hostel services to attract GST: Karnataka AAR

Rent paid for paying guest (PG) and hostel accommodations, which are not like residential dwellings, would attract 12 per cent goods and services tax (GST), the authority for advance rulings (AAR)......

GST ministerial panel puts off two issues; Council to meet on July 21

The panel decided to omit the reverse charge mechanism (RCM) clause from the GST law under which registered taxpayers buying from unregistered taxpayers have to deposit the GST. Illustration: Uttam......

GST: 3 challenges for professionals/freelancers

'The professional or the freelancer needs to pay taxes from his pocket first and then wait for payments from his clients.'Tinesh Bhasin and Jahnavi Bhatia report on the challenges GST's......