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......

Will relocate evicted families if citizenship is proved: Assam govt tells HC

The Assam government said it has earmarked about 134 hectare for relocating the evicted families of Gorukhuti in Darrang district provided they are valid citizens besides a set of other......

Modi kicks off Jewar airport phase one at cost of Rs 10,050 cr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects a model of the Jewar......

Cut the red tape and let private sector manage surplus govt land

Maybe Modi could ask a patriarch of the stature of the late G D Birla to flesh out the details of a new company to manage government land privatisation. Of all the parts of the divestment......

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......

UP govt notifies land for Rs 16,000 cr Noida's Jewar airport

The airport would comprise two runways and handle 70 million passengers and 3 million tonnes cargo annually when fully developed. IMAGE: A government notification for land acquisition for the......