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:......

HC stays Jalgaon collector's order barring entry into mosque

The Bombay high court on Tuesday granted an interim stay for two weeks on the Jalgaon district collector's order restraining people from praying at a mosque on a complaint by an outfit which......

Egypt's strategic partnership for India, highest award for Modi

Imparting new momentum, India and Egypt on Sunday elevated their relationship to a ‘strategic partnership' after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held......

TN's ancient link to Sengol, the sceptre to be installed in Parliament

The 'historical and sacred sengol (sceptre) received by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru symbolising the transfer of power from the British to India in 1947, and set to be installed in the new......

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......