Government
ITAT backs Flipkart, says discounts are deductible expense
26 Apr 2018
In a ruling that has wide ramifications especially for ecommerce, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has rejected the revenue department’s stand that discounts given by Flipkart should be reclassified as capital expenditure and taxed as such
Andhra state body leaks Aadhaar data of 1.3 lakh people with caste profiles
26 Apr 2018
Giving fresh impetus to fears of Aadhaar data leaks, the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation exposed Aadhaar numbers of 1.3 lakh people and allowed targeting of over 50 lakh individuals by caste, religion and locality
Never directed linkage of mobile numbers with Aadhaar, clarifies SC
26 Apr 2018
The Supreme Court has clarified that it had not ordered mandatory linkage of mobile phone numbers with Aadhaar, and said the government misinterpreted its 6 February 2017 observations to insist on such linkage
Venkaiah Naidu rejects 'impeachment' notice against CJI
23 Apr 2018
The opposition Congress today said the CJI Dipak Misra should consider recusing himself from performing judicial and administrative work till he was cleared of allegations of misconduct
Seven parties, 64 RS MPs launch move to impeach Chief Justice Misra
20 Apr 2018
Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress said that opposition parties had moved the impeachment motion on five grounds of “misbehaviour”, but denied that the move was linked to the SC verdict on judge Loya
Loya death: SC throws out pleas, calls them ‘bereft of any truth’
19 Apr 2018
The Supreme Court said there was no doubt the judge probing the Sohrabuddin encounter died of natural causes, and the submissions of the petitioners prima facie amounted to criminal contempt of court
Government to invest Rs100,000-cr in a new Delhi-Mumbai expressway
17 Apr 2018
Besides the Eastern and Western peripheral expressway projects, the government has taken up 10 projects for de-congestion the Delhi NCR, transport and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari said
Rape victim wants suspect BJP MLA to be hanged
14 Apr 2018
Pakistan Supreme Court puts an end to Nawaz Sharif’s political career
13 Apr 2018
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is facing multiple charges in several cases in the accountability court, faces over 20 years in jail if convicted
Salman gets bail in 1998 blackbuck killing case
07 Apr 2018
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who spent two nights in a Rajasthan jail in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, was granted bail by a Jodhpur district court on Saturday afternoon
Chinese hackers target defence ministry, other websites
06 Apr 2018
Whatever happened, in less than an hour after the defence ministry website was hacked, the law ministry, home ministry and labour ministry websites were found to be inaccessible, with error messages
Stingrays shatter America’s sleazy spy setups
05 Apr 2018
The US Department of Homeland Security suspects foreign spy agencies are also involved in stingray operations to track rivals