Mahesh Bhupathi’s plea on tax relief dismissed

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition by Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi seeking tax relief on Rs.28,50,000 which he said his father spent on his training from 1989-90 to 1993-94.

Mahesh said that, as per the memorandum of understanding between him and his father C.G.K. Bhupathi, he has to pay annual …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Mahesh Bhupathi’s plea on tax relief dismissed.

Supreme Court adjourns Vodafone plea on income tax order

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday adjourned the hearing on a petition by Vodafone challenging an income tax department order asking the telecom giant to pay Rs.11,218 crore ($2.5 billion) tax.

The matter will come up for hearing Nov 15. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said they needed to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Supreme Court adjourns Vodafone plea on income tax order.

PETA ‘might face lawsuit over naked models ad’

LONDON – PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – is in a row with UK film-maker Victor Schonfeld who has alleged that the organization used his film footage without consent.

Peta has been threatened with a lawsuit in the UK by Schonfeld, a film-maker credited … Read this article on Gaea Times at : PETA ‘might face lawsuit over naked models ad’.

Iraqi politician wants PM’s role probed

BAGHDAD – A leading Iraqi politician demanded Sunday an investigation into any connection between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and torture operations in Iraqi prisons, in the wake of the release of Pentagon documents published by WikiLeaks at the weekend.

“We have to look into the nature of those documents, to make sure of their correctness,” … Original article on : Iraqi politician wants PM’s role probed.

Iraq abuse allegations must be probed: Britain

LONDON – Britain Sunday said allegations of killing of civilians and torture of detainees in Iraq made in leaked US documents posted on WikiLeaks must be properly probed, a media report said.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who has previously said he believes the Iraq war was “illegal”, said it was up to the US …. Read the original article  : Iraq abuse allegations must be probed: Britain.

Focus on scavengers’ rehabilitation, government urged

NEW DELHI – Hailing the National Advisory Commission’s (NAC) recommendation to “fully abolish” manual scavenging in the country by 2012, social activist Bindeshwar Pathak Sunday said the government should also focus on rehabilitating the scavengers.

“It’s an encouraging news and a great step towards the betterment of human scavenger’s future. We’ll have to bring them …. Read the original article  : Focus on scavengers’ rehabilitation, government urged.

Delhi airport told to cut noise pollution

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has granted more time to the central government to find out what more can be done to reduce the noise level near the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here.

After hearing a plea of the residents near the airport, Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan said … Read more »»».