Congress gets relief on
appeal after IT lien on accounts
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The Congress on Friday said that all its
bank accounts had been frozen by the Income tax ( IT ) department over
discrepancy in filing it’s 2018-19 tax returns , terming the action and assault
on democracy by Narendra Modi government “ .
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The Income tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT )
provided partial relief to the party by allowing it to operate its account
after setting aside ₹115 crore
in lien . This means Rs.115 crore has been frozen . “ This amount is much more than in our current account “ .
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In all, 11 bank accounts were frozen , including
two accounts of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC ).
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The accounts were frozen due to Income tax
demand of Rs.210 crore for the assessment year 2018-19 , and a dispute
regarding cash receipts of Rs.14.4 lakh given to party by its MLAs and MPs as
donation to their salaries .
ED probe finds no FEMA
violation in Paytm case
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The Enforcement Directorate ( ED ) has not found any violation under the Foreign
Exchange Management Act ( FEMA ) during the enquiry of Paytm Payment Banks
Limited ( PPBL ) .
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On January 31 , RBI had issued a circular
barring PPBL from taking further deposits , tops ups and undertaking credit
transactions into its customer account ,
wallets , fastags and National Common
Mobility Cards .
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The action was taken after a Comprehensive Audit
report and other external reports disclosing “ persistent Non compliances and
continued material supervisory concerns in the bank , warranting further
supervisory action “ .
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The ED was asked to scrutinize the financial
transactions regarding offenses under FEMA Prevention of Money Laundering Act (
PMLA ) .However , ED found no violation under FEMA .
SKM’s nationwide shut calls
evoke mixed response
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The ” Grameen Bharat Bandh “ call was given
by the SKM ( Samyukt Kisan Morcha ) to press the central government to meet
farmers’ demand , including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price ( MSP )
.
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The
bandh had mixed response in Punjab , Haryana ,
Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh .
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Normal life was disrupted in Punjab owing to the
bandh . Shops and commercial establishment were closed in most of the rural
Torpedoes refueller
aircraft in new deal cleared by DAC
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The Defense
Acquisition Council ( DAC) on Friday
accorded Acceptance of Necessary ( AON ) , the first step in the procurement process , for the proposal worth ₹84,500 crore . The Proposal included
some long pending deals – such
as for heavyWeight Torpedoes ( HWT ) ,
for the Navy’s scorpene
class submarine and flight refueling
aircraft for IAF.
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Other major deals include medium range maritime
Reconnaissance and multi mission maritime aircraft for the Navy and Coast Guard
, new Generation anti tank mines , air defense tactical control radar , and
software defined radios .
Use Chabahar port , India
tells central Asian countries
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India has called central Asian Countries to use
the Chahbar coast of Iran to enhance trade and connectivity with India and
other countries to the world .
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Participating in sixth Regional Dialogue of the
Secretaries of Security Councils Advisors / National Security in the Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek ,Deputy NSA
Vikram Misri called for “ inclusive and representative “ government in
Afghanistan and said the approach for Taliban based government should be based
on consensus .India does not recognises Taliban govt but it’s ,’ technical team
‘ is stationed in Afghanistan .
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During the interaction with delegates from Iran,
Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, Mr Misri invited “ Centrally
Asian neighbors to utilize the Chabahar port as well as Shahid Beheshti
terminal at the port for maritime trade with India and other countries of the
world .”
Tribal body threatens to
shut govt . Offices in Churachandpur
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A day after two people were killed in Manipur’s
Churachandpur district during protests against the suspension of a Kuki Zo
policeman , the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum ( ITLF ) on Friday issued an
ultimatum , to two senior officials to “
leave the district within 24 hours “ .
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The ITLF
threatened to shut all govt offices of the two did not move out.
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This came even as the Manipur govt ordered
suspension of internet services throughout Churachandpur for five days .
World
Navalny’s
last walk : fury across world over death of Putin’s key opponent
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Russian opposition leader Alexie Navalny died on
Friday after collapsing and losing consciousness at the penal colony north of the Arctic Circle where he was serving a
jail term , the Russian prison service said.
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Mr. Navalny rose to prominence more than a
decade ago by lampooning President Vladimir Putin and the Russian elite whom he accused of corruption , avarice and
opulence .
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In 2020 Navalny was poisoned , and sent to
Berlin for treatment . On returning from Berlin he was arrested on several
Charges , he was since then in Jail .
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Navalny at his time was thought to be a major
contender of Putin .
Fears
of Palestinian expulsion grows , as satellite photos show Egypt building a wall
near Gaza .
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Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land
near it’s border with the Gaza strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive ,
targeting the border city of Rafah , satellite images analyzed on Friday show
. Egypt has publicly acknowledged the
construction . Earlier , Egypt has warned Israel not to forcibly expel more
than one million displaced Palestinians currently residing in Rafah .
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The Israel Defence minister has said that Israel
has “ no intention” to push Palestinian citizens across the border .
Sports
500 test wickets for R Ashwin –
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R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler after
Anil Kumble to take 500 wickets in test cricket .
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He became 9 th bowler to complete this fear
overall.
