NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that mineral-rich states can collect royalties and taxes on minerals-bearing land from April 1, 2005, from the Central and mining companies.The top court’s decision allows these states to recover outstanding dues in a staggered manner over the next 12 years. However, states are prohibited from charging penalties…
Budget 2024 indexation relief: The government has provided a significant relief to taxpayers by introducing an amendment that allows them to choose between a 12.5% long-term capital gains (LTCG) rate without indexation or a 20% rate with indexation for properties acquired before July 23, 2024. This development was included in the list of amendments to…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday spoke to hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh by phone and explained that he had hoped to attend the hockey quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics to boost the players’ morale, but was denied permission by the central government. The Punjab CM also congratulated the Hockey captain for…
NEW DELHI: After allegedly being stopped midway in her speech at Niti Aayog meeting, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday upped the ante against Central government, accusing it of discriminatory practices in allocating time to opposition representatives in a deliberate attempt to malign them.Meanwhile, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam dismissed Mamata’s claim and…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the central government will give statehood to Jammu and Kashmir after the assembly elections are over. He further assured that the assembly polls would be completed within the SC deadline of September 30.“I have said in Parliament that we will give the statehood after…
7th Pay Commission DA Hike: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made a significant decision concerning retirement and death gratuity for government employees. It has put on hold the increase in retirement and death benefits resulting from a hike in Dearness Allowance to 50%.According to an ET report, EPFO had on April 30, 2024,…
NEW DELHI: Sharad Pawar on Tuesday claimed that the ‘mood’ of the country has turned against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The NCP (SCP) chief also attacked the Central government for attacking the institutions of the country and not taking ‘national interests seriously.’“I can see clearly that the mood of people has changed. It is now…
