A comprehensive article on Service Tax has been posted today on ApnaComplex blog. The article tries to bring the entire sequence of events related to service tax on apartment / residential complexes at one place and provide a hisotrical perspective and the current status to the reader. Imposing a tax, reverting back, asking to submit for service [...]

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Its been a while I posted here - am heads down busy in setting up foundations for the the venture we (I along with one more ex-colleague) are about to launch.  As mentioned by Sameer in his brilliant post - Ready to endure and enjoy the startup-pain?, right now there is nothing like work life balance [...]

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If you have a dream of leaving your well paid job and then starting something on your own you MUST read this one on Sky Diving (hopefully before leaving the job :)  ) - Sky Diving.  Too good.
I could not find a better summary of the thought process that goes in the mind of a Entrepreneur.
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If “Buying home to get safer..” article in Times of India comes true - this is a huge reason to cheer for most Indians. This is a proposal to impose regulations on the property developers to ensure the buyer is protected.
Buying a property is a nightmare here with not even a single builder treating customers fairly. [...]

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I had a little surprise in store today from ICICI - the bank quietly has imposed a service charge of Rs. 5 + service tax for online fund transfers effective Aug 24th 2009. While the amount is nominal, I am 100% sure this is a regressive step. I was about to do a fund transfer, then [...]

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Got this below thru forwarded email (also remember seeing a news snippet in Times of India).
You can now get any vehicle’s details from RTO. Just SMS, RTO followed by registration no. (Example: RTO KA-05-MR-7678) to 56006. This will be very useful in hit & run cases. Pass it on to as many people you know. [...]

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Yesterday was Earth Day. I gathered some gadgets that conserve energy thus making Earth a Greener place to live. Most of these gadgets are relevant to Indian audience and environment - but does not mean others cannot use these and benefit.
1. TV Channel Monitor - This simple gadget when fitted to any TV/Setup box will [...]

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