Traveling ,Gardening & Finance
Traveling ,Gardening & Finance
As the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Police’s special investigation team (SIT) to complete within two months its probe into excess payouts by the Noida authority in land compensation cases, officials said the revelations that triggered the inquiry had already forced a policy overhaul in the Authority’s compensation system. The case in […]
The Donald Trump administration will increase vetting for H-1B visa applicants with a specific instruction to reject anyone who was involved in “censorship” of free speech. The instructions were outlined in a US State Department cable sent to US missions abroad on 2 December. US President Donald Trump. The US had previously implemented a $100,000 […]
The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MREAT), while directing a developer to refund more than ₹2 crore to a homebuyer for delayed possession, held that buyers cannot seek a refund of GST, stamp duty, registration fees, TDS, MVAT, or similar government levies from developers. Delayed possession: The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal ruled that homebuyers […]
India’s new labour codes, consolidating 29 complex central laws into four streamlined codes, represent a landmark reform in labour laws that govern the largest working population in the world. India’s new labour codes aim to modernise the legal framework, extend social security to a wider workforce, and ensure universal wage protection. (AI Image) These codes […]
Property tax is mandatory, but the rules are complex and differ across the country. Learn the three key systems used to calculate your tax, how to find rebates you qualify for, and what penalties you face if payments are delayed. Property Tax: Municipal bodies across India generally rely on three primary systems for calculating tax: […]
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has ruled that third-party purchasers who book flats through a developer cannot claim any rights in a co-operative housing society’s redevelopment project once the society terminates its contract with that developer. Third-party flat buyers have no rights once developer is removed, rules HC Justice Kamal Khata, dismissing a petition filed […]
When selling property in India, the tax implications extend beyond Indian borders. While India taxes the capital gains from the sale, NRIs must also consider how these gains are treated in their country of residence, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, which have different rules on foreign income and double taxation […]
Builders continue to ‘brazenly’ exploit homebuyers with project delays, fund mismanagement, and repeated violations of agreements, often under the watch of RERA authorities. The Supreme Court has repeatedly flagged such lapses, noting that despite having wide powers to investigate, penalize, and issue binding orders under the RERA Act, many authorities remain ‘passive spectators’. This raises […]
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a daughter cannot claim a share in her father’s property if he passed away before 1956, the year the Hindu Succession Act came into force. Emphasising that such inheritance is governed by the Mitakshara law, the court observed that under this traditional system, a daughter is not entitled […]
The Union labour ministry has simplified and liberalised the partial withdrawal rules under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme, making it easier for its more than seven crore subscribers to withdraw up to 100 per cent of their EPF from their provident fund accounts. Notably, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) manages the retirement savings […]
