Rau's IAS Study Circle: What You Must Know

Rau's felt the need to be where the action was.The institute that once drew largely elite students also decided to expand its base and cater to a wider pool. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

Judge passed puja order on day of retirement, Muslim side tells HC

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday heard both the Hindu and Muslim sides on the Gyanvapi mosque committee's appeal challenging the Varanasi district court order allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar......

Puja at Gyanvapi: Masjid committee fails to get relief

The Allahabad high court on Friday did not give any immediate relief to the Gyanvapi Masjid committee which had challenged a Varanasi district court order allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar of the......

Meet Amit Khare, Modi's New Advisor

His career as a bureaucrat has been somewhat colourless, which suggests his current elevation is simply a matter of being at the right place at the right time.Aditi Phadnis and Shikha Shalini......

Donations to lower tax slab can make taxman see red

The Income-Tax (I-T) department has issued around 8,000 notices to salaried employees, self-employed individuals, and companies who made significant donations to charitable trusts. Illustration:......

Taxes, incentives, reforms: How to read this year's Budget document

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2023-24 in Parliament on February 1. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Budget is a statement of the......

All you want to know about advance tax

September 15 is the deadline for paying the second instalment of advance tax. This is income-tax (I-T) taxpayers need to pay every quarter, instead of a lump sum at the end of the year.......

Black Friday Sale receives good response, shoppers throng stores, websites

Black Friday sales in India received a good response as brands dropped their prices making customers queue up outside stores where discounts were steeper. Discounts were offered both online and......