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TopicStamp duty

Topic: stamp duty

SC uses its extraordinary powers, rules women need not pay stamp duty for divorce settlement property

Article 142 of the Constitution gives Supreme Court the power to issue orders that ensure 'complete justice' in a pending case.

How stamp duty and registration charges are calculated on property?

Stamp duty estimation depends on the value of the property. Every Indian state has its own models upheld by which it is determined.

Mumbai stamp duty hike: Milking unaffordable real estate or unavoidable source of funds for infrastructure?

Experts weigh in on whether Mumbai stamp duty hike is milking unaffordable real estate or unavoidable source of funds for infrastructure?

Mehbooba Mufti’s stamp duty waiver will turn women into asset-owners in Kashmir

The landmark decision to abolish stamp duty on the sale of properties owned by women in Kashmir is a step towards reclaiming the agency of women.

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Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.