'Band-aid' solution: Oppn on PM's address to nation on GST

The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking "sole ownership" of the amendments made to the GST regime and said the current reforms were inadequate, with no resolution to......

Trump's Tariffs: India's Second 1991 Moment

The crisis may not be as visible this time, but the stakes are just as high, points out Rajeswari Sengupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In an unexpected development, India now faces a......

After Brahmaputra dam, China to build Xinjiang-Tibet rail link near LAC

China is set to build the most ambitious rail link connecting Xinjiang province with Tibet, part of which will run near the Line of Actual Control with India, according to a media report. Image......

'Pakistan Navy Is Partnering Dawood'

'The Pakistan establishment keeps him well protected.' IMAGE: Fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Photograph: Rediff Archives Author S Hussain Zaidi has just published his latest book From Dubai To......

2024 saw boom in India's commercial real estate

Global capability centres (GCCs) remained one of the major drivers of this huge spurt in demand for office spaces. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes.......

Selling Land Is Not a Service, Rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has said that selling land or property is not a service under the Finance Act, 1994, so such sales cannot be charged with service tax. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The......

Institutional investment in real estate jumps 31% to $1.3bn

The growth was primarily driven by domestic investments, which accounted for 60 per cent of the total inflows during the first quarter of the financial year. Illustration: Dominic......

TCS, TPG to invest Rs 18,000 cr in data centre biz

The country's largest IT services company TCS on Thursday announced a tie-up with private equity major TPG for its upcoming data centre business, in which both the partners aim to invest Rs 18,000......