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The Department of Posts on Tuesday introduced three premium delivery services with guaranteed 24-hour and 48-hour timelines for urgent and time-sensitive consignments, news agency PTI reported.The services — 24 Speed Post, 24 Speed Post Parcel, and 48 Speed Post — were introduced by communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.In the initial phase, the services will be available…
The Income Tax department on Saturday asked taxpayers to ignore emails, if any, received alerting them about ‘significant transactions’ as part of the Advance Tax e-campaign.In a post on X, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said certain taxpayers have received emails containing inaccurate details regarding ‘significant transactions’ undertaken by them under the ongoing…
Tax officials cannot routinely apply the Black Money Act (BMA) merely because a person has been treated as a ‘resident’ after remaining in India for more than 181 days against their will. (AI image) Delhi High Court’s recent order has changed the scope of imposing the Black Money law for individuals who have been forced…
The Income Tax Department has cautioned taxpayers against a surge in refund-related fraud attempts, warning that scammers are exploiting delays and heightened expectations around tax refunds through fake emails, phone calls and SMS messages.In a message posted on X, the department urged taxpayers not to share one-time passwords (OTPs), bank details or personal information in…
Facebook-parent Meta-backed artificial intelligence (AI) training company Scale AI is suing the Department of Defence. The company reportedly filed the lawsuit over what appears to be a contract dispute, with most court documents sealed and classified. The lawsuit was reportedly filed last month in the Court of Federal Claims.According to a Business Insider report, the…
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in a US court to plotting the assassination of a Khalistani terrorist and US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York in a $100,000 murder-for-hire scheme that US prosecutors say was directed by an Indian government employee.The US Department of Justice said Nikhil Gupta, 54, pleaded guilty before US…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday dismissed a plea moved by actor and founder of political party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) Vijay, challenging a Rs 1.5 crore penalty imposed by the income tax department for allegedly not disclosing his true income during the assessment period 2015-16.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorty passed the order while rejecting the plea…
BENGALURU: The Department of Space (DoS) has been allocated Rs 13,705.6 crore for 2026-27, marking a steady rise over the revised estimate of Rs 12,448.6 crore in the current fiscal. The increase is driven largely by higher capital expenditure, signalling a push towards new launch vehicles, satellite infrastructure and upcoming exploration missions .Of the total…
The Justice Department temporarily removed and republished a file that included a spreadsheet summary of complaints made to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center, with references to Jeffrey Epstein and Trump, but there was no indication that the tips were verified, according to the document.The complaints were made over an unspecified time frame. Some of…
SRINAGAR: J&K Police have handed over to the wildlife department a pigeon examined Saturday for carrying coded markings, as they found nothing suspicious about it.On Jan 10, a 13-year-old boy from Kharah village in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu, close to the International Border (IB), spotted the pigeon and caught it after noticing unusual stamped…
