Widow sought railway compensation after husband allegedly fell from train; ticket was bought at 5:47 pm, over 4 hours after train left, Delhi High Court rejects claim

The widow argued that the journey ticket had been recovered from Manjhi and was also mentioned in the police papers. In a strange case, a woman sought railway compensation after her husband’s death, but the train he was supposed to be travelling on had left four hours before the ticket was bought!The Delhi High Court…

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Taxpayer chose new tax regime, but consultant filed the wrong form, triggering old regime and Rs 1.23 lakh demand; ITAT orders ITR to be processed under new tax regime and gives relief on tax demand

The mistake subsequently translated into an additional tax demand. Filing your own income tax return can be a daunting and tedious process for many. That’s when you hire a consultant. But, what if the consultant mixes up your ITR between the new and old income tax regime? You may get a tax notice, and that’s…

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Trusted data key to evidence-based policymaking: Das

NEW DELHI: Trusted, timely and interoperable data is key to evidence-based policymaking and data-driven governance, principal secretary to PM Shaktikanta Das said Tuesday in a workshop organised by statistics ministry on strengthening the national data system . MoSPI secretary Saurabh Garg also underscored the need to move from siloed departmental data systems towards an integrated,…

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