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August 13, 2016 India source income may be seen as accrued in India
iStockPhoto I’m living in London for the last 5 years. I have few Indian stocks and want to book a profit. How will I be taxed? —Sayantan Chandra Capital gain from sale of shares of an Indian company is taxable in India. The taxability will depend on the nature of the asset, holding period and […]
ALL DEALS August 13, 2016 A benami property can be solely bought for personal benefit
iStockPhoto I had bought a flat and added my wife as a joint holder, but she did not make any payment towards it. In my Will, can I bequeath 100% of the property, or since my wife is the joint holder, only 50%? —Ravindra Gupta As per the provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, […]
ALL DEALS August 13, 2016 Sale proceeds of non-farm land can be remitted by NRIs
iStockPhoto I’m a non-resident Indian (NRI) living in Germany and have inherited a piece of non-agricultural land in India. I am going to sell it soon. Can I repatriate the sale proceeds? —Ashish Sinha An NRI may remit an amount up to $1 million per financial year (i.e., 1 April to 31 March), out of […]
NEWS August 13, 2016 Policy terms can’t be changed during free look period
iStockPhoto What are the important riders that can be bought with a basic term life plan? —Kunal Gupta Common riders available with a term life plan include: accidental death, permanent disability, and critical illness. Critical illness rider with a term plan is recommended. This helps avoid a separate pre-issuance medical check-up for a critical illness […]
ALL DEALS August 13, 2016 Mutual fund SIPs can be for long-term and short-term goals
iStockPhoto I am 37 and earn Rs. 12 lakh per annum. I have a pure-term insurance of Rs. 50 lakh from LIC and health insurance ofRs. 10 lakh from National Insurance. I also have a home loan of Rs. 15 lakh and car loan of Rs. 2.4 lakh. Every year I invest Rs. 75,000 in […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 Samsung Says It Wants to Be More Like a Startup
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of phones, memory chips and television sets, plans to revamp its authoritarian, top-down corporate culture to become more like a lean startup as it copes with sluggish demand and growing competition. The company said Thursday its staff pledged to reduce hierarchical practices, unnecessary meetings and excessive working hours in […]
ELECTRONICS August 12, 2016 Asus ZenBook 3 Launched; Said to Be Faster, Lighter, Thinner Than MacBook
HIGHLIGHTS The Zenvolution event also saw the ZenFone 3 series launch. Asus also unveiled the Transformer Mini at the event. The ZenBook 3 competes with the MacBook, MacBook Air. Asus at its pre-Computex 2016 ‘Zenvolution’ event at Humble House Taipei on Monday unveiled new products in its laptop and tablet portfolio – namely, the ZenBook […]
ELECTRONICS August 11, 2016 Micromax Launches Air Conditioners, Aims to Be Leading Consumer Electronics Brand
HIGHLIGHTS A range of four ACs has been launched by Micromax. The price bracket of the ACs is Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000. Micromax expects to clock a growth of about 30% this year. After televisions, tech firm Micromax is now foraying into the air-conditioner category and expects the consumer durables vertical to contribute 20 […]
COMPUTERS August 8, 2016 ‘BadBarcode’ Vulnerability in Barcode Sensors Can Be Used to Hack Computers
Imagine somebody walking to a checking counter at an airport, and using his boarding pass to hack a nearby computer. That isn’t a plot taken from sci-fi movies, it’s something that can be in news in the coming days. A researcher has demonstrated a method of creating malicious barcode strings that could allow an attacker […]
HOME & GARDEN July 6, 2016 Nest appears to be operating on a ‘smart crib’ loaded with sensors
The hyper-linked home of the future will come with an similarly linked nursery. Nest, the business enterprise widely recognized for its WiFi enabled electricity-saving thermostat and clever smoke alarmdevice, has filed a patent for a child crib that could be “embedded with smart sensors”. In line with the patent software, Nest’s capability crib would dispose […]
ELECTRONICS July 1, 2016 Early Earthquake warning gadget To Be released In India
The technologies, currently available, are based totally on detecting P waves or number one waves of an earthquake and they are able to offer caution some seconds before the earthquake. (Representationalpicture) NEW DELHI: India is set to get its first early earthquake warning and security gadget with the release of a sophisticated technology by means […]
COMPUTERS June 26, 2016 Apple may additionally finally Be Discontinuing the Legacy MacBook pro
HIGHLIGHTS US retail stores are getting rid of the legacy Macbook pro from show. Apple might also appearance to discontinue it altogether. New Macbook execs predicted this yr. In a new improvement, Apple is pulling out its legacy MacBook pro from stores, and may be discontinuing it altogether. The organisation has been pulling the non-Retina […]
