I-T serves Rs 1,700 crore tax notice to Congress after HC rejects plea | India News

Photo: Screen grab from YouTube The Congress party on Thursday claimed that the Income Tax (I-T) department had served a notice of nearly Rs 1,700 crore, including penalty and interest, for the assessment years 2017-18 to 2020-2021. The move came hours after the Delhi High Court rejected its appeal challenging the reassessment proceedings for […]

India gangster-politician dies after cardiac arrest

The circumstances of his death are disputed by his family who say he was given a “poisonous substance” in jail. Police tightened security in the state as crowds thronged outside Ansari’s home after the news of his death. Ansari, who ran his own gang in the 1990s, had more than 60 criminal cases against him, […]

Russia shuts down UN tracking of N Korea sanctions

By Frances Mao Russia has shut down a panel of UN experts that have for years monitored sanctions against North Korea. The panel last week said it was probing reports that Russia violated rules by buying North Korean weapons like ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine. The UN’s Security Council has imposed a series of […]

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Biden's glitzy New York fundraiser

NEW YORK — Pro-Palestinian protesters repeatedly interrupted President Joe Biden’s fundraiser featuring former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton Thursday night — underscoring a serious electoral challenge for the incumbent Democrat even as he raked in $26 million. The frequent protests — including shouts of “blood on your hands” — drew flashes of frustration from […]