Government to use info collected under various pacts to identify suspected tax dodgers

NEW DELHI: The government is set to use the information collected under various international tax agreements to identify suspected tax dodgers and urge them to come clean through the ongoing black money scheme that expires on September 30. The income-tax department will soon write to such individuals that they have been identified on the basis of information received under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) from the US, various tax information exchange agreement.

Cabinet expansion: Shiv Sena casts doubts on calibre of ministe

MUMBAI: A day after the expansion and reshuffle of the Narendra Modi Cabinet, ally Shiv Sena today took potshots at the BJP saying that it is difficult these days to find people of the same calibre as those who had served in the ministries of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
Miffed at being ignored in the ministry expansion, Sena had yesterday said it was 'hurt' at the way the exercise was carried out and questioned the Prime Minister's "selection criterion".
 

Water meter scam: ACB issues notice to Sheila Dikshit, asks her to join investigation

NEW DELHI: In a huge setback for the Congress, the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Wednesday issued notice to former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, asking her to join the investigation into the water meter scam case.
The notice states: "It appears that you (Sheila Dikshit) are acquainted with facts and circumstances of case and is required to join investigation." "We are probing the matter. The concerned officers have been issued notice and Sheila Dikshit ji has also been issu ..