Compensation for land acquired for bullet train project not taxable: HC

The Bombay high court has held that income tax cannot be deducted from an amount given by way of compensation for property the National Hi-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd acquired for the......

Kerala HC rejects pleas against govt nod to acquire land for SilverLine

The Kerala high court on Tuesday dismissed two pleas challenging the sanction given by the Left Democratic Front government for the acquisition of 955.13 hectares of land in various districts of......

HC quashes order to convert Jaya's residence into memorial

The Madras high court on Wednesday set aside an order of the previous All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam regime to convert late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's residence, 'Veda......

'Farmers will not vacate at least till January 26'

'They show the whole world how this government is treating its farmers.' IMAGE: A member of the Bharatiya Kisan Union distributes bananas to paramilitary personnel deployed at the Delhi-Ghaziabad......

10 laws that changed how India does business

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The IBC is considered one of the biggest success stories in the government's efforts to de-clog the economic......

How governments can overcome land acquisition woes

The problem can be met, according to Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, research director of India Development Foundation, by the government tapping into its own land holdings. Within three years of the......

India's big development plans could force more from homes, fuel tension: research

India's development plans, requiring 11 million hectares of land over the next 15 years, is likely to stoke tensions India's ambitious plans to develop infrastructure, mining and renewable energy......

GDP at 7.6%? Not surprised, say economists

‘As of now there are no major concerns for the Indian economy and we expect the economy should look up gradually. Everything seems to be under control.’ There were no ‘big......