No need to teach about riots, demolition in schools: NCERT chief

Rejecting accusations of saffronisation of school curriculum, National Council of Educational Research and Training's director has said that references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition......

Manipur Govt Lodges FIR Against Kuki Militants

The Manipur land resources department has lodged an FIR against the Kuki National Front (Military Council), a militant organisation, for promoting enmity between different groups in the state.......

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

Seen The Ring of Fire?

IMAGE: The solar eclipse seen from Edzna in Campeche state, Mexico October 14, 2023, here and below. Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters   Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters   Photograph:......

Tax, penalty to be levied at market price under black money law

Undisclosed overseas assets such as immovable property, jewellery, shares and art works will be valued at fair market price for the purpose of tax and penalty under the new black money law.......

CBDT's extensive scrutiny of NGOs

The income tax department's headline-making notices to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) associated with Kiran Bedi, the ex-police officer who is member of social activist Anna Hazare's team,......

Govt may drop proposed tax on religious trusts

The finance ministry is likely to drop the proposal to tax religious trusts. The proposal formed part of the direct taxes code and had raised eyebrows both within and outside the finance ministry.......

What Microsoft Research is working on

Rick Rashid has been the head of Microsoft Research (MSR) ever since he founded the organisation 15 years ago, in September 1991. The senior vice-president, head of Microsoft Research, is a proud......