The meeting has been called as the Finance Minister P Chidambaram did not extend a March 31 deadline for the trusts to get regular tax exemption through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation.
Controversial social activist Swami Agnivesh has come under fire yet again. Arya Samaj leaders and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Foundation, a Delhi-based charitable trust has accused him of land grabbing, non-payment of rent for 25 years and spreading anti-Hindu sentiments.
The deal calls for the school to pay $425 million to the 332 victims represented in current litigation, with another $75 million set aside in a trust fund which could go to future plaintiffs who allege they were abused by Nassar, the attorneys said in a joint statement.
'His last journey was like putting out the lamps one by one in a temple at night.' 'It was like the soul slowly walking away from the body; it was so pure and peaceful...'
Provident fund body may get support to ensure interest rate comparable with other savings instruments.
The apex court, which delivered a historic unanimous judgment putting the curtains down on the vexatious legal battle that has torn the social fabric of the nation, said citizens of all faiths, beliefs and creeds 'seeking divine provenance' are both subject to law and equal before law under the Indian Constitution.
The 4.7 crore (47 million) EPFO subscribers were left guessing during the year on continuance of 9.5 per cent interest rate for this fiscal, with the retirement fund body, in an unprecedented development, deciding to refer it to the finance ministry for a final decision.
It also opposed the suggestion that the contributions be transferred to the National Disaster Response Fund.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday gave its support to Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption but said it was involved in the movement "only as patriots".
'Amendments in the past have created fear. This will take it further.'
Infosys Science Foundation announced 2011 prize winners across five categories.
He may play an indirect role in group beyond Dec next year.
EPFO's advisory body FIC on Thursday shortlisted five entities --ICICI Securities, Reliance Capital, HSBC Asset Management Company, SBI and ICICI Prudential -- for managing its corpus of Rs 3.5 lakh crore (Rs 3.5 trillion).
Retirement fund body EPFO will cut exposure in corporate bonds and park more funds in the secure government securities.
The Madras high court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Union government to confer the Bharat Ratna on late AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa, saying it does not want to interfere in such matters.
Karnataka government directing the foundation to include garlic and onion in the food.
The UPA government's decision to ensure a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 a month under the retirement fund body EPFO's scheme, which will immediately benefit 28 lakh pensioners, is going to be a reality soon.
Speaking for the first time after being mired in controversy, V Srinivasan, a trustee with the Shri Sathya Sai Central Trust refuted allegations of any wrongdoings.
'We are not going to judge you on your outward appearance,' Gretchen Carlson, who was Miss America in 1989, said.
Without giving specific details, Sebi said that SBI was being probed for 'alleged violation of regulations' contained in as many as 11 sections, sub-sections and clauses, including those related to the Code of Conduct, of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustees) Regulations.
The Infosys Science Foundation on Monday announced the winners of the Infosys Prize 2010 recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific research that have impacted India.
Functioning from 8 am to 8 pm, it deals only with mental stress
At present, the EPF subscribers are exempted from paying income tax on deposits.
A Mumbai-based pandal has designed an idol that reduces pollution and ocean waste and urges its visitors to contribute smartly towards a social cause.
Sleuths of the Income Tax department on Monday conducted searches at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai in connection with the alleged financial irregularities committed by its trustees and owners, sources said.
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam, who turned 80 today, celebrated his birthday by planting saplings along with hundreds of children and farmers.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India on a petition seeking probe into the alleged money laundering by the trustees of Mumbai's Lilawati Hospital.
In an embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party gernment in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday decision of the state authorities to allot at throwaway prices land to a trust named after late party leader Kushabhau Thakre.
According to experts, the banning of the apps has created negative sentiments and reduced the confidence among the Chinese investors to invest in India.
Our stand has been vindicated and the amount of Rs 34.5 lakh does belong to Prashanthi Nilayam (Sathya Sai Baba's ashram in Puttaparthi), said Shahnawaz Kasim, deputy superintendent of police, Ananthpur district. He was speaking on the backdrop of two trustees of the Shri Sathya Sai Central Trust being questioned by the police in connection with a case in which Rs 35.5 lakh was being transported out of Puttaparthi.
The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees.
JPMorgan Chase was "at the very centre" of Madoff Ponzi scheme
As per tradition, only men were allowed entry daily between 6-7 am into the area where the main 'linga' is placed, that too by putting on a specific gear called the sovala (silk clothing).
With Sathya Sai Baba's last rites performed on Wednesday, the next question which arises is that of the future of Puttaparthi. There has been speculation regarding the future of Puttaparthi after Baba's passing away on Sunday, and the members of the trust will brief the media on this issue at 11 am on Thursday.
Following the demise of Sathya Sai Baba, the Andhra Pradesh government, which has been in talks with the trustees at Puttaparthi, wants to ensure that the take over of the trust should be free from any controversy.
News from Puttaparthi continues to be grim with the latest medical bulletin on Saturday morning stating that the condition of Sathya Sai Baba continues to be critical.
Giving a completely new dimension to the entire controversy that dogged the temple town of Puttaparthi, Ratnakar -- a trustee in the Sri Satya Sai Central Trust and Sai Baba's nephew -- has said that the Rs 35.5 lakh, which was seized in transit by the police, did not belong to the trust.
Retirement fund manager EPFO has decided to suspend further investments in the LIC Housing Finance till CBI completes investigations into the alleged involvement of its top official in the bribes-for-loans scam.
Sathya Sai Baba's ashram Prashanthi Nilayam at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh, which had gone quiet after the death of the spiritual guru on April 24, is back in the news with the trustees finding cash of Rs 11.5 crore, 98 kgs of gold and silver articles weighing 307 kilograms from his private room. The money and valuables took 36 hours to count.
In several parts of the metropolis, shops were shut in protest and schools held prayer meets as a mark of respect to the CRPF personnel who were killed on Thursday.
