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There are strong, unconfirmed reports that in the next Union Budget, Govt. of India may revise the existing Income Tax slabs for individuals. As per insider reports, this announcement can be made before UP Elections, which are most…

Taking a cue from the ‘cashback’ culture of ecommerce and digital startups, Govt. of India has decided to throw in Rs 340 crore worth of incentives for boosting cashless economy. The modus operandi is quite simple: Whoever transacts…

It’s been more than a month since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes. During his speech he mentioned that this was done to weed out Black Money and Fake money from the market. It still…

Govt. of India has finally provided some clarity on the usage of Aadhaar Card; especially since last few months, a common impression was building up that getting a Aadhaar Card is compulsory and mandatory for accessing Govt. sponsored…

Travel industry in India is right now undergoing a unique transformation, which was witnessed in US and Europe during 1950s and 1960s. On one hand rail travel is getting expensive, which has resulted in record loss for Indian Railways;…

Under pressure from local taxi unions and autorickshaw owners, Govt. of Maharashtra has finally issued a revised draft of Maharashtra City Taxi Rules, 2016, which aims to regulate and control all taxi based apps within the state.…

A couple of months back, WhatsApp had decided to share user’s contacts with Facebook for ‘targeted marketing’ and no one was happy with that, except Facebook of course. The Delhi HC quickly responded that this cannot be stopped but the…

Govt. is in no mood to let off celebrities for endorsing fake products and for signing up misleading advertisements. As per new reports emerging, celebrities can be banned for such activities; and may be, they can be imprisoned as well.…

India, and quite a few other countries, have a strict policy for drones and drone technology. Flying drones in some cities in India is banned, unless there is proper permission for them, and even then there are so many restrictions that…

When we reported the mandatory usage of Aadhaar card for various purposes - train tickets, banking operations, business registration, SIM Cards and more, the most common question which we received was about it’s legal backing. Last…