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Tax raid finds Rs 1.12 crore cash and Rs 4.34 lakh foreign currency at Delhi man’s home; he fights case twice, sister-in-law’s explanation helps brother-in-law win ITAT battle

The sister-in-law also submitted a written statement to support the man’s version. (Image for representative purpose only) An income tax raid is conducted and foreign currency is found, but it doesn’t belong to you – what happens then? A few months after demonetisation, the Income Tax Department searched a man’s property in Delhi.During the operation,…

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Wife got late husband’s government job on compassionate grounds, promised to care for in-laws but remarried and left; Court orders 25% salary for mother-in-law and equal terminal benefits

After securing the job, she allegedly left her in-laws to deal with financial hardship and other difficulties on their own. (AI image for representative purpose only) It is a known practise for government jobs to be offered to the family of the deceased if the employee has passed away while still in service. The aim…

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He left his BMW locked on the highway after midnight puncture, next morning it was found burnt; insurer rejected claim, but consumer commission orders Rs 70 lakh plus 7% interest

Since the vehicle was insured, the man expected the insurance policy to cover the loss. (Image for representative purpose only) You leave your punctured car on the roadside and in the morning it is found burnt. Should the insurer give a payout? In one such case a man’s BMW developed a tyre puncture on the…

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India Economic Growth: Finance ministry projects 7.3% Q2 growth as economy maintains momentum

India’s growth momentum holds as finance ministry sees 7.3% Q2 expansion (representative image) India’s economy is estimated to have grown 7.3% in the September quarter of the current financial year, slowing from the 7.8% expansion recorded in the April-June period, according to the finance ministry’s latest Monthly Economic Review released on Thursday.The ministry said the…

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Nitin Gadkari-led ministry backs IIT technology of using waste plastic in bitumen for national highways; India’s first NH-44 pilot stretch laid, new method could cut bitumen use 4% and costs 20%

The technology used to produce premium-quality Waste Plastic Modified Bitumen was developed by IIT (BHU). (Image for representative purpose only) In a first for the road sector, the Nitin Gadkari-led Road Transport Ministry has used waste plastic in a wet mix with bitumen to construct a bituminous stretch of a national highway. The initiative could…

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