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Stalin's Latest Headache

Stalin's Latest Headache

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

CM Stalin has a procedural problem. Nominating new ministers would entail his having to seek formal permission from governor R N Ravi. Stalin does not want to interact with the person of this governor, as far as possible, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM, allots portfolios

Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM, allots portfolios

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

Patel was administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat.

Cabinet secretary Gauba to head panel monitoring civil servants' training

Cabinet secretary Gauba to head panel monitoring civil servants' training

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba will head a top panel, including a senior official from the Prime Minister's Office and seven secretaries, to monitor the implementation of the Centre's ambitious Mission Karmayogi programme for training of government employees, officials said on Monday.

REL's Dadri SEZ plan held up

REL's Dadri SEZ plan held up

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Maharashtra dithers over SEZ referendum results

Maharashtra dithers over SEZ referendum results

Rediff.com3 Jan 2009

Three months have passed, but the Maharashtra government has not been able to finalise its report on the results of the September 22 referendum it had organised in 22 villages of Raigad district that form part of the 10,000-hectare Mumbai Special Economic Zone developed by Jai Corp, a company promoted by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's close associate Anand Jain.

200 child labourers rescued since Jan, raids underway, Delhi govt tells HC

200 child labourers rescued since Jan, raids underway, Delhi govt tells HC

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Datta granted four weeks to the Delhi government counsel to file a further status report in the matter and listed it for hearing on May 4.

Tax residency: Min to make it easy for foreigners

Tax residency: Min to make it easy for foreigners

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

The form will be redesigned in such a way that investors could fill up most of the details themselves

I love you all! Re-elected FIFA president tells critics

I love you all! Re-elected FIFA president tells critics

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

Gianni Infatino, who stood unopposed, was re-elected as FIFA President during the 73rd Congress in Kigali.

All Delhi property transactions on website?

All Delhi property transactions on website?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

The case relates to RTI applicant S P Manchanda, who sought to know from the revenue department of Delhi government the registration details of a property traded by him in 2000 but was informed that they do not maintain the property-wise list.

Govt readying a real-time master list of economic offenders

Govt readying a real-time master list of economic offenders

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

Officials say that such a list, to be updated on a real-time basis, will serve as a ready reckoner in identifying those committing multiple economic offences

Govt Misses Divestment Target

Govt Misses Divestment Target

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

Ahead of the Budget, the government has achieved almost half the divestment target of Rs 65,000 crore. FY23 divestment receipts are unlikely to be anywhere close to the budgeted target.

Will Jaitley present his 6th full Budget next year?

Will Jaitley present his 6th full Budget next year?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

A K Bhattacharya lists three reasons why Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will most likely present a full Budget on February 1, 2019.

Adarsh charges politically motivated, says Chavan

Adarsh charges politically motivated, says Chavan

Rediff.com29 Oct 2010

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, whose name has been linked to a property scam related to the Adarsh Society in Colaba, Mumbai, attempted to clarify his stand on Friday.

Assam's eviction drive ends, 1900 hectare land freed; Oppn calls it illegal

Assam's eviction drive ends, 1900 hectare land freed; Oppn calls it illegal

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Though the legislator of Rupohihat, Nurul Huda, stopped the drive in Sitalmari area of Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary for a while claiming it was illegal, the exercise resumed later, a senior official said.

SC setback for expelled AIADMK leader OPS, court says cannot seal party office

SC setback for expelled AIADMK leader OPS, court says cannot seal party office

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

"In democracy, a political party cannot be stopped from functioning by sealing its office", observed the Supreme Court Monday as it dismissed the plea of ousted All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) against the Madras high court order directing him to hand over the keys of party headquarter to party chief K Palaniswami.

JK: Ordinance to protect Hindu temples in the offing

JK: Ordinance to protect Hindu temples in the offing

Rediff.com19 Apr 2012

An ordinance to protect Hindu temples and manage their affairs across Kashmir Valley is in the offing.

Govt raises tax litigation bar for officials

Govt raises tax litigation bar for officials

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

The new limits for filing appeals by the Income Tax department before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), high courts and the Supreme Court have been revised to Rs 3 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 25 lakh, respectively, from Rs 2 lakh, Rs 4 lakh and Rs 10 lakh.

PVR copyright to attract service tax: Govt to HC

PVR copyright to attract service tax: Govt to HC

Rediff.com23 Aug 2010

In a counter affidavit filed in the court, the department has said that temporary transfer of rights to copy in a limited manner will be chargeable to service tax.

Govt set to overshoot FY22 tax collection target

Govt set to overshoot FY22 tax collection target

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

With the first quarter gross tax mop-up reaching Rs 5.6 lakh crore, Icra Ratings on Friday said the government is set to exceed the budgeted tax collection target of Rs 22.2 lakh crore for 2021-22, led by indirect taxes. The government has budgeted a modest 9.5 per cent growth in tax collections at Rs 22.2 lakh crore for FY22, over FY21 collections of Rs 20.2 lakh crore. However, despite the second wave of the pandemic, the April-June quarter tax collections rose to Rs 5.6 lakh crore, which is 39 per cent higher than Q1 of FY20.

CBEC detects Rs 9,800 cr of service tax evasion

CBEC detects Rs 9,800 cr of service tax evasion

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

May adopt dtrict action including prosecution and property attachment.

Probe report mentions Sameer Wankhede's Rolex watch, properties

Probe report mentions Sameer Wankhede's Rolex watch, properties

Rediff.com19 May 2023

The SET's findings have now been taken on record by the Central Bureau of Investigation which recently raided the 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer after it filed an FIR against him for corruption and alleged violation of rules in the raids that took place at the Cordelia cruise berthed at the Mumbai coast on October 2, 2021.

Killings of KPs meant to keep terrorism in J-K alive: Army commander

Killings of KPs meant to keep terrorism in J-K alive: Army commander

Rediff.com16 May 2022

Northern Army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday said the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits and non-local labourers by militants was to keep terrorism alive in Kashmir.

33 IAS officers transferred in MP

33 IAS officers transferred in MP

Rediff.com26 Dec 2011

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Madhya Pradesh government has transferred 33 Indian Administrative Service officers including some collectors and principal secretaries.

Close watch on high spending individuals

Close watch on high spending individuals

Rediff.com6 Dec 2012

Concerned over rising incidents of tax evasion, a Parliamentary Committee on Thursday asked the government to keep a close watch on high spending individuals and also take steps to reduce tax arrears.

Daler Mehndi's Rs 250 crore farm house confiscated

Daler Mehndi's Rs 250 crore farm house confiscated

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

Gurgaon administration has attached around 100 acre land "illegally" occupied by singer Daler Mehndi for his farm house at Sohna, about 15 km from Gurgaon.

Alleged tax evasion: Rs 5cr demand notice on Ramdev trusts

Alleged tax evasion: Rs 5cr demand notice on Ramdev trusts

Rediff.com11 Nov 2012

The government has slapped a notice of Rs 5 crore demand on trusts run by Ramdev in connection with alleged service tax evasion while organising their yoga camps.

How slumbering babus cost the country

How slumbering babus cost the country

Rediff.com13 Oct 2010

The departments of income tax, sales tax and excise were named by two Supreme Court judges as the most corrupt ones anywhere in the country.

Air India offers VRS in first move to prune headcount

Air India offers VRS in first move to prune headcount

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Tata-owned Air India has launched a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for its employees- in the airline's first drive to reduce headcount. The salt-to-steel conglomerate acquired the carrier last year. As of November 2019, the airline had 9,426 permanent employees.

Govt depts to come under tax scanner

Govt depts to come under tax scanner

Rediff.com22 Jun 2006

Maharashtra ropes in TISS to study Muslims' social, financial status

Maharashtra ropes in TISS to study Muslims' social, financial status

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

The Maharashtra government has commissioned a detailed study to assess the social, financial and educational status of the Muslim community in 56 cities of the state, an official order said.

Heavy rains kill 19 in UP in 24 hrs, schools shut

Heavy rains kill 19 in UP in 24 hrs, schools shut

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

Nineteen people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the state relief commissioner's office said Monday evening.

FinMin cracks whip on tax officers

FinMin cracks whip on tax officers

Rediff.com6 May 2016

The action has been taken against officials harassing tax assesses.

PM Modi trains guns on benami properties

PM Modi trains guns on benami properties

Rediff.com4 May 2017

Underlines need to reduce human interface; wants tax e-assessment in more cities

Water tanker strike affects Mumbai; written assurance sought to end stir

Water tanker strike affects Mumbai; written assurance sought to end stir

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

Sharma said 2,500 tankers that supply potable and non-potable water across Mumbai have been on strike since February 8 and it's a do-or-die situation for them.

Positive list in service tax could return

Positive list in service tax could return

Rediff.com2 Oct 2012

A positive list for taxation of services might be back, though only for accounting purposes.

Sisodia, Satyendar resign as ministers, portfolios go to Gahlot, Anand

Sisodia, Satyendar resign as ministers, portfolios go to Gahlot, Anand

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain on Tuesday resigned from the Cabinet, amid corruption allegations against them.

Power supply hit across UP as employees go on strike

Power supply hit across UP as employees go on strike

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

Power Minister A K Sharma blamed the 72-hour strike that began at 10 pm on Thursday on some 'irresponsible' leaders of the electricity department and said it was not in the interest of the employees.

Most narcotics are shipped in Pakistan, Amit Shah tells conference

Most narcotics are shipped in Pakistan, Amit Shah tells conference

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday security in the ocean needs to be strengthened as most of the narcotic drugs are shipped in Pakistan and go via Iran to Sri Lanka and Africa.

FM hopeful of meeting indirect tax target

FM hopeful of meeting indirect tax target

Rediff.com23 Feb 2012

He, however, acknowledged the need for further efforts from the revenue department.