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Luxury footwear brand Taramay by Nayantara Sood has a delish range of ballet flats to slip your feet into. From polka dots to delicate lace and ...

Featuring ‘sinuous designs’, bi-colour looks, laminated acetates and a brand new front, is Montblanc’s latest iconic ultra-feminine eyewear ...

Immortalising the love of the divine couple in its own way, Lladro’s Radha Krishna Gondola in pristine porcelain is a masterpiece. Head to Lladro ...

Forest Essentials’ latest addition is a body polisher hydrating sea salt crystal rose and cold-pressed body massage oil, with the surreal fragrance of ...

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Chairman, Mr Yashwant Sinha, wants the government to first introduce goods and services tax (GST) at the ...

The Marketing Director was very much dissatisfied with the Technical Service Manager. He felt the company was far too stringent in admitting claims ...

If provident fund gets de-recognised due to failure to obtain exemption under the PF Act, it could expose employers, employees and trustees to adverse tax consequences.

Gauri Loganathan, Chennai The Future group has pioneered the concept of mallassurance in India — selling its own insurance products through its own ...

Why are capital gains from share markets exempted while salaried employees are taxed heavily? Manuram Jaipuria, Jodhpur While short term capital ...

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From corporate tax perspective, one expectation from the Budget is reduction in tax rates. A reduction in tax rates seems unlikely taking into ...

Taxpayers can be provided some relief against the current high inflation by advancing the rate schedules, tax brackets and monetary limits proposed in the DTC and incorporating the same in the Budget 2011.

If and when GST takes over, Service Tax Rules would have to be amended to make provisions for pure-play manufacturers, pure-play service providers and entities that have a mix of both.

The donor-based gift tax regime in operation since 1956 was jettisoned in 1998 with gifts made on or after October 1, 1998 freed from the gift tax ...

A lot of activities involving crores of rupees happen underground and go tax-free. Will the Government wake up now and amend the laws so as to facilitate the I-T Department to take action?

Young Sunita lodged a complaint against the powerful criminal elements in her tribal community and ensured that they were arrested for sexually harassing, torturing and ostracising her.

Those who love the golden oldies of Hindi film music will not hear of any comparison with today's melodious creations. How fair is that?

I'm 27. I've tried several diets but am unable to stick to one for more than a week. This is because my family is very hospitable. There's always a ...

A gastronomy survey of more than 4,000 people across 18 nationalities shows that Indian food is the fifth-most sought after cuisine among global ...

It is Sikkim's best window to the mighty Kangchendzonga, besides offering quick getaways to the spectacularly beautiful surrounding regions.

P.R. Venketrama Raja, MD and CEO of Ramco Systems, and his quest for a business model that will ‘dramatically change operations'.

An upcoming book on the incredible climbing successes of Poland during the austere years of Communist rule.

Let's be truthful. As cricket goes, the World Cup has become a bore ever since the marketing crowd got into the act. The point is this: each game ...

As always, the English commentator John Arlott had got it right. He had pointed to the changes in cricket and written, “Cricket reflects its ...