The BJP on Thursday hit out at Congress for raising fingers at it for the hacking of Twitter accounts of the party and Vice President Rahul Gandhi. ...
In surprise raids in Karnataka, Income Tax officials found and seized a whopping Rs 6 crore in cash and 7kg gold from the residences of two state government engineers and two contractors in the city, said an official on Thursday....
The Congress on Thursday described Income Tax amendment bill as "unleashing tax terrorism on the entire country", saying it will deprive the income of the states to the extent of 50 per cent....
The government on Thursday said that toll collection on the national highways will resume from the midnight of December 2 (Friday) and motorists can pay toll tax using payment cards and electronic wallets....
Terming passage of the Income Tax Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha without any discussion akin to trampling of democracy, 16 opposition parties, including the Congress, on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention in the matter. ...
The government on Thursday clarified that the exemption limit for seizure of gold jewellery and ornaments during searches for black money is 500 gm for married women, 250 gm for unmarried women and 100 gm for every male member of a family. ...
Already starved of cash due to demonetisation, people across India suffered more pain amid stray violence on Thursday as queues outside banks and ATMs got longer after November salaries and pensions were credited....
The main reason given by the government for demonetising high denomination notes was to curb black money. Various estimates have been made of the quantum of such money -- which is not expected to be deposited in banks -- ranging from Rs 3 lakh crore to Rs 5 lakh crore....
State Finance Minister Thomas Issac told reporters that there was no financial crunch -- rather the crunch was of currency. Despite that, there were no reports of any untoward incident, he said....
In connection with search operations for black money, the government on Thursday clarified on the exemption limits for seizure of gold jewellery and ornaments as being 500 grams per married woman, 250 grams per unmarried woman and 100 grams per male member of the family....
