I-T officer, CA nabbed for taking Rs 3.5l bribe
New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday arrested an Income Tax officer and a Chartered Accountant here for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 3.5 lakh for lowering the tax demand raised against a businessman. Agency sources said Income Tax officer Prem Chand Meena and Chartered Accountant Deepak Agrawal were caught “red handed” while taking bribe. A businessman had approached CBI with a complaint that Meena, through Agrawal, had allegedly raised a demand of over Rs 20 lakh during the scrutiny of his assessment and was ready to bring it down if bribe of Rs 3.5 lakh was paid to him, the sources said.
India sends 45-tonne aid to cyclone-hit fiji
New Delhi: India is sending 45 tonnes of relief material that includes medicines, food items, tents etc to cyclone-hit Fiji. IAF is flying a C17 transport aircraft from Delhi to Chennai with the relief material. In addition India is also giving an assistance of $1 million to Fiji where powerful cyclone left 44 dead.
lok Sabha passes voting rights bill
New Delhi: The lok Sabha on Thursday passed a Bill to grant voting rights to people who became citizens of the country following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh, even as the Opposition questioned the delay on part of the Government in bringing the measure.