Should the Income-Tax Act have been simultaneously amended to exclude Sikhs and Jains from the definition of HUF once they were declared a minority by the government? Sanjeev Nayyar discusses the curious dichotomies in our laws.
An H4 visa is granted to the spouse/child of an H-1B worker.
The upcoming Budget gives Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a chance to let states boost spending.
The Bullet train is a childish desire to join an elite club at the cost of 99.9 per cent of rail passengers, says S Pushpavanam.
'Where in the world you get 12.5 per cent return of interest?'
Liverpool's 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday was more than an early season setback - it raised the question of whether they have the strength in depth to cope with the dual challenge ahead of them this term.
After selling out to Google, the 27-year-old has now turned into an angel investor.
Some feel that Tata Steel has put these assets on the block only after exhausting all the options.
An insatiable Lionel Messi scored for the eighth game in a row in all competitions as La Liga champions Barcelona saw off a gutsy Girona side 2-0 to go five points clear at the top of the standings.
At least 13 attempts were made earlier at modernising.
The group needs to rustle up Rs 5,000 crore in cash and an equal amount in bank guarantees for bail.
Perhaps it's these "fatal attractions" that have failed to deter mountaineers -- even for the time being, from continuing to dream of making it to Everest top, despite a slew of avalanches, triggered by the deadly April 25 Nepal temblor, which left 19 climbers, including sherpa mountain guides, dead and several more injured.
Riteish Deshmukh on movies, Genelia and what he'd like to teach his sons.
'Modi is the first BJP leader to try to include Dalits in its fold.' 'But the rank and file of his party is backward and want to bash up Muslims and Dalits whenever they have a chance.'
The manifesto, on the lines of the party's promise in Delhi in 2015, also says the AAP government will set up Aam Aadmi canteens at sub-division and district levels where one time meal will be available for Rs 5, and reduce the power tariff to half for usages up to 400 unit.
Lenders taking up incubator-style roles with small investments in start-ups
Sahara accuses Mirach Capital of cheating, forging bank letter.
'I can confidently say there will be another financial crisis soon enough, and probably more than one global crisis within the next century, given the increasingly integrated nature of the global economy.'
Will Greece manage to pay euro 1.5 billion to IMF?
One way to bring down the cost is selling off old furniture.
The Tata empire turns 150 this year. R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala, and his successor, J R D Tata.
Manchester United suffered a double blow on Thursday with Daley Blind ruled out for a 'long' spell due to a knee problem and Radamel Falcao receiving a "new injury" that will keep him out for at least two more weeks.
'Who's providing all this money to the BJP? And who's providing all this money to the Congress?' 'Where did all this money come from?' 'Who is enabling all these MLAs to be bought for Rs 50, 60 crores?' 'There's one MLA on whose behalf somebody claimed that the BJP invited him for Rs 60 crores. Whose money is this?'
Foreign exchange reserves as a percentage of India's total external debt were 73 per cent at the end of December 2015.
India has just had one of the worst quarters in export earnings.
The need to allow government shareholding in public sector banks to come down below 51 per cent
Releasing its 70-point programme, Kejriwal called party's manifesto 'holy'.
"The RSS is trying to change the nature of India. Other parties haven't tried to capture India's institutions," he said.
Will private firms really boost Make in India in the defence sector? Ajai Shukla seeks answers.
From planning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips to playing a key role in the Jammu and Kashmir elections, former RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav is become increasingly important in the BJP
Achin and Sarthak Narula join the list of KBC's crorepatis.
Calculate the tax already paid via TDS, and accordingly arrive at your tax liability for the year.
'The army has stopped short of exerting the sort of influence it may have done historically.' 'It is comfortable with its relations with the civilian government as the superior partner.'
'Our policy is pro-Sri Lanka.' 'Burma is not the only girl on the beach in South Asia.''
If the impact of the Greece crisis spreads across Europe and parts of the world which are more interconnected than ever before, India cannot hope to be insulated, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
How did Greece, the country of Archimedes and Socrates and Plato and Pythagoras, come to such dire straits, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Gujarat is a flourshing state but its business model is not so well accepted at national level.
Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Opposition parties on Wednesday alleged that selective leak of information on demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee notes to 'friends of BJP' and demanded making public the names of those who had bought gold and foreign exchange of over Rs 1 crore since April.
The economy could return to 8% growth by the end of 2017-2018, says Arvind Panagariya, vice-chairman NITI Aayog.
'Unity in diversity is a dated notion as India, today, is more unified and cohesive and yet more pronouncedly diverse than ever in its history,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
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