Why Did Govt Give ED Boss 3 Extensions?

'This move rendered the chiefs of important investigative agencies to the status of daily wage earners. It undermined the autonomy and independence of the agencies.' Photograph: ANI Photo  ......

ED questions Rahul Gandhi for over 10 hrs, summons him again

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned for over 10 hours by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper and was called to depose again on......

Where is 'mama's boy' Dushyant Singh?

Even as Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje faces the worst crises in her political career, Dushyant Singh is vacationing with his wife and children at an undisclosed location abroad ......

CEC Sunil Arora's big test

'The EC is a sacred institution.''In the last few years, more than once, we have found the EC bending over backwards to accommodate the government.'Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: Sunil Arora is the......

Do we need so many income tax staffers?

The preliminary processing of tax returns is already undertaken with the help of technology.There is now greater scope of using more technology to reduce the human interface even further, notes A K......

Over 400 top-level posts lie vacant in the Income Tax department

Due to the vacancies 18 chief commissioners are holding additional charges going up to eight in some cases. Amid economic uncertainties owing to the pandemic, the government’s key revenue......

Tax clearance certificate is not for all: Govt clarifies

After social media outrage over a Budget proposal making it mandatory to get tax clearance certificates for going abroad, the government on Sunday clarified that the proposed amendment is not for......

Taxmen allowed to waive or reduce interest due from assessee with riders

The income tax department has allowed tax officials to either waive or reduce interest payable by a taxpayer, subject to specified conditions. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Under the......

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were on Sunday cleared of charges by a Delhi court in the spot-fixing and betting scandal in......