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August 13, 2016 Cash received as gift from some relatives is tax exempt
iStockPhoto I had gifted Rs.2 lakh to my spouse, with which she bought some shares. Who will pay the capital gains tax on the sale of these shares? —Kalpesh Dhar The entire money received by an individual from any person without consideration, the aggregate value of which exceeds Rs.50,000 in a financial year (FY), is […]
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NEWS 
June 28, 2016 Unpaid And irritated, some chinese workers Ditch holidays To Protest
A migrant worker takes notes as he talks on phone at the construction website online of Changxiang Gardens development complex in Fengrun District, China. (Reuters photograph) QIAN’AN/DONGGUAN, CHINA: This yr, labourer Fan Fu and 20 or so colleagues operating on the Zixiagarden condo complicated in Hebei province have now not joined China’s legion of migrant […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 6, 2016 Unpaid And irritated, some chinese employees Ditch holidays To Protest
A migrant worker takes notes as he talks on phone at the construction website of Changxiang Gardensimprovement complicated in Fengrun District, China. (Reuters photo) QIAN’AN/DONGGUAN, CHINA: This year, labourer Fan Fu and 20 or so colleagues operating at the Zixialawn condominium complicated in Hebei province have no longer joined China’s legion of migrant peoplereturning domestic […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
May 6, 2016 The three-Step manual to buying a domestic at some stage in Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya is an occasion that draws people to invest within the most profitable asset classes. Withactual property providing excessive returns over the lengthy–time period period, Akshaya Tritiya isconsidered because the maximum auspicious time to buy a home, which can also be dealt with as aninvestment asset. The ‘ABC’ of purchasing a home A – […]
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NEWS 
April 7, 2016 Bhogbhumi quip: Perhaps RSS’s Bhaiyyaji Joshi needs to read some (more) Hindu scriptures
Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi recently made a rather controversial quip. He said that those who view India merely as a land of bhog, or consumerism, are the ones who refuse to say Bharat Mata ki jai! Really now? Hindu scriptures describe achieving dharm (religion or duty), arth (money power), kaam (physical […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 4, 2016 Apple to Replace Some Faulty USB-C Cables That Shipped With MacBook
Apple has launched a replacement program for a limited number of USB-C cables that it shipped with its last year’s MacBook. The worldwide program will see Apple offering a free replacement for the USB Type-C cable for the MacBook that it shipped between April and June last year. Apple says that it will provide a […]
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NEWS 
March 14, 2016 “Noise” Apps Replicate Background Sounds, Increase Productivity Some Claim
With more and more people working from home, gone are the noises of he office cubicle. Say goodbye to the ringing or phones, the clatter of other people’s keyboards, and the chatter of your co-workers. For some, the silence of working from home or some other remote location is a blessing. For others it’s a […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 11, 2016 Some Asus ZenFone 2 Users Complain About Bug That Consumes Inbuilt Storage
Several Asus ZenFone 2 users are complaining about a bug that’s taking up large amounts of their inbuilt storage space. The users took to Reddit and the company’s ZenTalk forum thread to report the issue. A forum thread titled “Internal Storage Disappearing/Missing/Vanishing” saw an Asus ZenFone 2 user detailing the problem, “Recently I’ve been experiencing […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 4, 2016 Ratan Tata says some start-up valuations ‘pricey’
File photo.Ratan Tata has invested in more than 25 Indian start-ups over the past 24 months. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint Mumbai: Ratan Tata said his investments in start-ups are aimed at enabling goods and services to reach a large section of the population, although the chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd admitted that valuations of some […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 3, 2016 Apple Bricks Ethernet Port on Some Macs With OS X Update, Here’s How to Fix It
If your Mac isn’t connecting to the Internet, you can blame Apple for that. The Cupertino-based company has admitted that a recent update to the operating system rendered the Ethernet port on the machine useless for at least some people. The company has explained on the support website about how one can fix the glitch. […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 25, 2016 For Some People, the Older the Smartphone, the Better
Between splashy launches, lavish new-phone offers (get a free HDTV on activation!) and frequent software updates that slow down your old handset, it sometimes feels like the entire technology industry is pushing you to buy the latest smartphone. Yet some holdouts resist. Take Zak Sommerfield, 35, a software analyst in New York, who has hung […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 23, 2016 Does Your Battery Life Stink? Try Some High-Tech Workarounds
It’s enough to make you want to drop everything and race for the nearest power outlet: Your workday isn’t even done, and your smartphone or laptop battery is already in the red zone. If you’re hoping that techno-progress will dispel that depleted feeling, you may be in for a long wait. Battery life is constrained […]
