Sai's Take: Ah, that's what Cong manifesto says!

'The Congress has finally drawn a line in the sand over its pro-poor credentials.''The rich better watch out.'What Saisuresh Sivaswamy learnt about the election from television and the newspapers.A......

The Indian Village in Tibet

'India should today tell China to provide proper facilities in Minsar for Indian yatris visiting Mt Kailash,' says Claude Arpi. IMAGE: A Google Earth capture of the Indian village of Minsar in......

BJP to observe Nov 8 as 'anti-black money' day

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced it will mark the first anniversary of demonetisation on November 8 as 'anti-blackmoney day', setting up a political tug of war......

Modi, Key draw from cricket to highlight warm ties

Cricket on Wednesday became an analogy to highlight the warm ties between India and New Zealand as Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and John Key drew references from the game to stress on the......

NRI taxpayers cannot seek MAP if they opt for Vivad se Vishwas: CBDT

Authorities will allow the country’s taxpayers to access the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) for cross-border disputes. This is even if they had settled the case under the direct tax dispute......

Double taxation relief for Indian IT cos in Australia

In a major relief to Indian information technology (IT) companies operating in Australia, Canberra has agreed to amend its domestic laws to stop taxing offshore income of such Indian companies, as......

Software royalty likely to cost Centre Rs 5,000 crore every year

Sources said about hundreds of companies, including Facebook and Amazon, could seek tax refund because they import software for sale in India. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Centre is......

FPIs get relief as dividend tax kept at par with treaty rates

'Rationalising TDS on dividends for FPIs to reduce it to treaty rates ranging from 5 to 15 per cent, depending on the country of residence of FPIs from current rate of 20 per cent will provide a......