The Senate would likely need 60 votes to overcome Democratic opposition and pass key portions of the GOP health care bill under the chamber’s rules, a blow to both the plan’s policy and its political fortunes unless Senate Republicans are willing to break decades of precedent or the bill is ... Read More »
The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a student should be 17 years old to take the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS/BDS courses. The high court bench of justice RK Jain, while dismissing the plea of a Jind resident, Ranbir Singh Malik, said that a ... Read More »
In the current format, the government’s anti-profiteering rules on the goods and services tax (GST) raise more questions than answers. While the intent is to curtail inflation post-GST implementation, the notification suffers from a lamentable lack of clarity on many aspects, increasing uncertainty for businesses. To begin with, the law ... Read More »
Tech companies and Internet providers are poised for another dramatic showdown as the head of the Federal Communications Commission revealed a plan Wednesday for rolling back his predecessor’s rules mandating a free and open Internet. The proposal from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai marks the first step toward undoing a key ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that key provisions of new real estate regulation law have been diluted by some states, the central government has forwarded the rules notified by the states to a parliamentary committee for examination. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Rao Inderjit Singh, in ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) — M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller “Split” blew away box-office expectations, earning $40.2 million in ticket sales over inauguration weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Though many were focused on Friday’s presidential inauguration and Saturday’s nationwide women’s marches, “Split” doubled forecasts to easily lead all films. The ... Read More »
London’s lead in financial services technology risks being blunted by bureaucratic new migration rules, according to business leaders cited by the latest House of Lords report on leaving the European Union. Peers conclude that the fast-growing sector is one of a number of world-beating industries at risk if London loses ... Read More »
MUMBAI: A builder can terminate a flat purchase agreement by giving just a week’s notice on email to the buyer who defaults on an installment. But the developer can refund the money without interest to the purchaser at leisure, within six months. This is one among several controversial clauses in ... Read More »
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has notified draft rules for the regulator to be set up under the Real Estate Regulatory Act (RERA). Among the key proposals aimed at helping homebuyers, there’s much-needed clarity on transfer of project’s land in favour of association entity of homebuyers. Introduction of dividable and non-dividable ... Read More »
According to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, (RERA) all the state governments were to put in place the Act’s rules and regulations for their respective states by 31 October. But the deadline was missed by most states. On 23 November, the Ministry of Urban Development finalised the ... Read More »
The emergence of the idea of the blockchain that drove the creation of Bitcoin and other cyber currencies is one of those signal events in the history of computing. Just as Doug Englebart invented the mouse in 1968 and proposed a vision for user experience that has yet to be ... Read More »
The government on Monday evening said it would soon notify the real estate rules which would see property registration fees being halved and developers being required to compensate allottees in case of delays in handing over the property. “Real estate developers will have to furnish additional information regarding the ongoing ... Read More »
