'It was the darkest period of Indian democracy'

R V Chandramouli, a retired IAS officer, was Gujarat's home secretary when President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed declared a state of Emergency in the country on June 25-26, 1975. Chandramouli recounts......

Want to save LTCG on property sale?

'To save the LTCG, it's always better that the owner of the property that was sold also becomes the title holder in the new one.'Tinesh Bhasin reports. Photograph: Reuters Recently, the Income-Tax......

A MUST read for all property sellers

Besides LTCG tax relief, permitting taxpayers to declare two houses as self-occupied brings a huge relief. The rationalisation of property-related taxes is the most significant sop that stand-in......

I-T tribunal bats for Sachin in tax dispute

Treats gains on sale of as capital gains, not business income, spares him from huge tax liability. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai, has ruled in favour of cricketing star Sachin......

Redevelopment compensation is not taxed

Cooperative societies get more tax benefits as compared to individual house owners. Members of cooperative housing societies, going in for redevelopment, can stop worrying about the tax on the......

How can you sell your film abroad

He may have been missing from Bollywood after Bandit Queen, way back in 1994. But when filmmaker Shekhar Kapur speaks, everyone listens.Of course, the fact that he is the only director to make it......

Dravid equals Gooch's record

- Warner Park in Basseterre, St. Kitts became the ninth ground to host a Test match in the Caribbean islands after Kensington Oval (Bridgetown, Barbados), Queen's Park Oval (Port-of-Spain,......

Cash ready to rock Chennai

It is difficult to say which of them is more popular -- Pat Cash or Pat Cash's chequered bandana, which also has his signature on it.At the Nungambakkam tennis stadium in Chennai on Sunday, a lot......

Mumbai to run for a cause

Just across the Arabian Sea, on Mumbai's famous Marine Drive, the ground floor atSt James Court is buzzing with activity. About 50 people, half answering phone calls and the other half making them,......