Burnt motorbikes lie on a road a day after clashes during a demolition drive in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on February 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bihar BJP MLAs shifted to Bodh Gaya ahead of floor test With political tensions rising in Bihar ahead of the ruling coalition’s floor test inRead More →
BJP supporters greet Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun after the passage of the Uniform Civil Code Bill. | Photo Credit: PTI Uttarakhand Assembly ‘creates history’ by passing Uniform Civil Code: Pushkar Dhami The Uttarakhand Assembly passed the State’s Uniform Civil Code on Wednesday, despite the Opposition’s demand thatRead More →
A group picture on the last day of the Tamil Nadu Global Investors’ Meet | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B. Grant of remission a ‘classic case’ of using SC to violate law: verdict The Supreme Court on January 8 said the grant of remission to 11 men serving life sentence in theRead More →
NEW DELHI : Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) based in the Netherlands face tax concerns following a Supreme Court verdict last week pertaining to the interpretation of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs). In its verdict, the Supreme Court clarified that the most favoured nation (MFN) clause in a tax treaty isRead More →
Netanyahu’s coalition has a parliamentary majority, meaning it does not need opposition support. Jerusalem: Mass protests and strikes rocked Israel this week in the face of the hard-right government’s decision to push through a controversial legal reform weakening the powers of the Supreme Court. As opponents of the legislation vowRead More →
Mumbai: Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is pitching for anti-avoidance provisions which will enable the regulator to go after corporates devising innovative arrangements to avoid compliance with the share market rules. In submissions made to the Supreme Court appointed committee to look into the Adani saga,Read More →
The social media companies view the case as an existential threat. (Representational) Washington: The US Supreme Court is poised to hear a case that could spell danger for the internet’s most lucrative business: online advertising. The case, Gonzalez v. Google, will be argued Tuesday and centers on whether internet companies areRead More →
The court, which declined to be drawn into ruling on the economic merits of the policy, citing its lack of expertise, said enough time was given to people to exchange the currency and there was no room to allow people to exchange the demonetized notes now. “Individual interests must yieldRead More →
Protesters block the Rajouri-Jammu highway after two local youths were killed in alleged firing by sentry of an army camp, in Rajouri on December 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Rajouri civilian killings | Army sees itself in the dock as J&K Lt. Governor, BJP demand high-level probe The ArmyRead More →
France players celebrate their 2-0 victory in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semi-final match between France and Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on December 14, 2022. | Photo Credit: Getty Images FIFA World Cup 2022 | France into final with 2-0 win as Morocco goRead More →
