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Government likely to withdraw Rs.6,000-cr worth tax cases

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Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on July 12 said that the government is likely to cut 41 percent of tax cases following an increase in threshold limit for filing appeals in tribunals.

“The government hopes to cut 41 percent of tax cases after raising threshold limit for filing appeals in tribunals and courts,” Goyal said this while addressing media.

“Income-tax refunds worth over Rs 70,000 crore have been issued to the taxpayers. Tax cases worth Rs 5 lakh crore stuck in litigation; new thresholds will lead to a reduction of 18 percent in tax cases,” he added.

“In case of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes), the withdrawal of 41 percent of the cases, will have a revenue impact in absolute terms of Rs 4,800 crore, while in case of CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) withdrawal of 18 percent of cases will have a revenue impact of Rs 800 crore.

New thresholds for the tax department to file appeals:

He added, “Often it has been found that the cost of litigation is greater than the recovery amount… So to minimise litigation, the government has decided it will not file any appeals in appellate tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court in cases involving an amount less than Rs 20 lakh, Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore (respectively).”

The Finance Ministry statement said, “This is a major step in the direction of litigation management of both direct and indirect taxes, as it will effectively reduce minor litigation and help the department to focus on high value litigation.”

While hailing the move Arun Jaitley’s tweet read, “Excellent move by the CBDT & CBIC…Good to trust those who pay taxes.”

Torrential rains, flash floods kill nearly 200 in Japan, UN offers assistance

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Atleast 200 people have been killed in landslides and flash floods caused by torrential rains in Japan from the past few days. This is the worst flooding disaster in last 36 years. Most of the people who have died are from the Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures.

Over the weekend, some parts of Japan received between 300 to 500 millimetres (12 to 20 inches) of rain forcing millions of people to flee their homes.

Yoshihide Suga, Japanese chief cabinet secretary reportedly said, “42 people were unaccounted for, while two persons were confirmed missing.”

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited an evacuation centre in the city of Kurashiki in Okayama prefecture on July 11 where nearly 200 people have taken refuge. In the centre more than 40 of the 200 confirmed victims died.

“We’ll cut through all the bureaucracy to secure the goods people need for their lives, to improve life in the evacuation centres — such as air-conditioners as the hot days continue — and then secure temporary housing and the other things people need to rebuild their lives,” PM Abe said.

The United Nations said secretary-general Antonio Guterres had written to PM Abe offering UN support in the clean-up operations.

UN also expressed condolences for the loss of life and destruction in Japan.

The Japanese PM also visited Kurashiki and met with the Okayama governor.

Nearly 75,000 responders have been deployed for search and rescue operations in the affected areas and near about 17,000 households are still without power, and phone lines are down across multiple prefectures.

Government aims to provide job opportunities in 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, says PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 12 while interacting with Self Help Groups through video conferencing on the (NaMo) app said that the government is aiming to provide stable job opportunities to people in nearly 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across the country under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana.

“Under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, the government aims to provide stable job opportunities to people in nearly 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across the country,” said PM Modi.

“As part of Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, special focus is being accorded to skill development among youths. Young people are being trained to be self-reliant so that they can live according to their will,” Prime Minister Modi said.

“PM Modi is addressing women self help groups via video conferencing. We had organized screening in Bhawanipur area but we were stopped by some people. TMC workers are behind this, they don’t want this program to be screened,” West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Locket Chatterjee reportedly said.

The interactions aim at highlighting the positive changes various Self Help Groups have brought at the rural level.

While interacting with women PM Modi hailed their contribution and said that women are an indispensable part of India’s dairy sector and agriculture.

The groups, which participated in interaction, were from Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana and Rural Self Employment Training Institutes.

Tax raids at Yogendra Yadav’s sister hospital, Kejriwal accuses Modi Govt of vendetta politics

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday extended his support to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav over the latest Income Tax (I-T) raids at the hospitals run by his sisters.

AAP chief blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting Yogendra Yadav’s family “We strongly condemn victimisation of Yog Yadav’s family by Modi govt thro the use of agencies like IT. Modi govt shud stop such vendetta politics,” Kejriwal wrote on twitter.

According to the Officials, the I-T department on Wednesday raided multiple building(s) of a hospital group in Haryana’s Rewari, related to the family of Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav. Around Rs 22 lakh cash was recovered after the searches.

Yogendra Yadav in a series of tweets, said I-T Department had raided his sister’s hospital, 

“The Modi regime now targets my family. Two days after my 9 day padyatra in Rewari and launching of agitation for MSP (minimum support price) and against liquor thekas, a massive IT raid is on at the hospital cum nursing home of my sister in Rewari,. Please search me, my home, why target my family?”

“Hospital sealed, including ICU for new born babies. A clear attempt to scare me but you can’t silence me Modi Ji,” Yadav said.

Preserve Taj Mahal or demolish it,  Supreme Court tells UP government

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The Supreme Court on July 11 pulls up centre and Uttar Pradesh Government over the issue of protection of the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, and warned the government over its failure to produce a vision document which would preserve the monument of love for posterity.

“You (Government) can shut down the Taj. You can demolish it if you like and you can also do away with it if you have already decided,” SC Bench remarked on the carelessness on the part of government towards protecting the heritage monument.

“Uttar Pradesh (Government) is not bothered. No action plan or vision document has come yet. Either you demolish it or you restore it,” the Bench observed.

SC bench, comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, has been repeatedly asking the centre and the state governments to produce a blueprint to ensure that the Taj survives more than the predicted 400 years.

The bench said it will take up the matter on a day-to-day basis from July 31.

Pollution is the major reason harming the heritage site by causing the monument to turn yellow over the years despite the court’s continuous monitoring efforts.

Additional Solicitor General Nadkarni said, “Centre has taken a serious view of the matter. The committee has been set up that will find out the exact source of pollution in and around Taj. Three to four months are required for the report to be prepared.”

The apex court asked the Uttar Pradesh government in December 2017 to come up with a “detailed and comprehensive vision document” that would protect the Taj for at least another couple of centuries.

Jammu and Kashmir: Thirteen Amarnath Yatra pilgrims Injured In a Road accident in Udhampur

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A mini bus carrying thirteen Amarnath Yatra pilgrims rammed into a stationary truck on Srinagar National Highway on Thursday.

All pilgrims were injured and admitted to a district hospital in Udhampur. The condition of three injured pilgrims was stated to be serious and they are being shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital. Ten of the injured pilgrims belong to Jhansi and surrounding parts of Uttar Pradesh, while three others are from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, the official said. 

Union Minister of State, Dr Jitendra Singh in a tweet said, “Am in constant touch with D.C. #Udhampur & administration since this morning. All these injured #Amarnath pilgrims are out of danger and admitted to District Hospital. All necessary help being provided. Most of them belong to Jhansi and surrounding parts of U.P,” he added.

According to the officials, the thirteen pilgrims were part of a group carrying a fresh batch of 3,419 pilgrims including 680 women and 201 ‘sadhus’ from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp to Kashmir, to undertake the annual pilgrimage to Amarnath Shrine.

India will become ‘HinduPakistan’ if BJP returns to power in 2019: Shashi Tharoor

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Shashi Tharoor, former union minister and Congress leader while addressing an event in Thiruvananthapuram said that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins 2019 Lok Sabha elections, it will create conditions that will lead to the formation of a ‘Hindu Pakistan’.

“If BJP win a repeat in the Lok Sabha, our democratic constitution as we understand it, will not survive as they will have all the elements they need to tear apart the constitution of India and write a new one,” Tharoor added.

He further stated that the BJP will write a new Constitution which will pave the way for a nation, much like Pakistan, where rights of minorities are not respected.

“That new one will be the one which will enshrine principles of Hindu Rashtra, that will remove equality for minorities, that’ll create a Hindu Pakistan and that isn’t what Mahatama Gandhi, Nehru, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad and great heroes of freedom struggle fought for,” he added.

Tharoor’s statement triggered controversy in BJP and party spokesperson Sambit Patra reportedly said, “Rahul Gandhi must apologise for what Shashi Tharoor said.”

Shameless @INCIndia doesn’t lose any opportunity to demean India & defame the Hindus! From “Hindu terrorists” to “Hindu-Pakistan” the Pak appeasing policies of Cong are unparalleled!”, Patra’s tweet reads.

FIFA world cup 2018: England knocked out, Croatia to play France in the Finals

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England have been knocked out of the Fifa World Cup 2018 after losing 2-1 to Croatia in the semi-final on Wednesday.

Extra-time goal from Mario Mandzukic gave croatia a 2-1 win over England in the semi-finals and sealed their place in Sunday’s final against France.

Ivan Perisic has been given the official man of the match award.

France and Croatia will play the final of FIFA world cup 2018 on Sunday at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium.

Supreme Court slams authorities for not taking steps to control Delhi groundwater depletion

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Supreme Court slammed the Centre, the Delhi government and their civic bodies on Wednesday for not taking any step to tackle the “serious problem” of groundwater depletion in the national capital.

The apex court perused the NITI Aayog’s report which said that various authorities were passing the buck and shying away from their responsibility.

“You are doing nothing to reduce water consumption, there is no plan for recharge and preservation of groundwater,” a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said.

The centre was questioned by the court for immediate, intermediary and long term measure in checking the depletion of Delhi’s groundwater.

On May 8, The Apex court had expressed its concern about ‘over-exploitation” of ground water in various parts of Delhi and asked the authorities to avoid a crisis, saying the situation was “semi-critical”.

It had examined a report filed by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on the status of groundwater level in Delhi from May 2000 till May 2017 and said it indicated an “extremely sad state of affairs” and the situation was serious.

The issue of depletion of ground water came in notice when the court was hearing a matter relating to sealing of unauthorised constructions in Delhi.

BSNL starts India’s first internet telephony service

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State-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Wednesday launched its first internet telephony service in the country.

The service will let users dial any telephone number in India through its mobile app.

“Wings” the company’s mobile app, will help BSNL customers to make calls to any phone number with in the country.

Earlier phone calls on mobile apps was possible only with particular app users and not on telephone numbers. 

“In present competitive environment, increase in market share by BSNL is laudable. I congratulate BSNL management for internet telephony, which will enable consumers to make call without SIM,” Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said after inaugurating the service.

Using this service, BSNL customers will be able to make calls on any network in the country even by using BSNL, wi-fi or internet from any other service provider.

Companies, who hold valid telecom licence, can provide app-based calling service even by using wi-fi connection, permitted by Telecom Commission, highest-decision making body of the Department of Telecom. 

The service provider will be required to comply with all the interception and monitoring related requirements and calls will be charged by telecom operators and all rules related to normal calls will be applicable on them.

The service registration process will start in a week and the services will be activated from July 25 onwards.

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