Received income tax notice under Section 143 (3) ? What is faceless assessment & how you should respond

Assessments under Section 144B of the Act are often described as both “faceless” and “jurisdiction-less”. India’s faceless assessment regime is an important part of a broader strategy to move away from manual, officer-led discretion-based scrutiny to a technology-led standardised and transparent tax administration. It significantly reduces the need for in-person meetings, improves accountability, and ensures…

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‘You were busy planting seeds of hate’: FIFA backs Trump-Balogun decision, hits back at World Cup critics | Football News

One week after the FIFA World Cup final, FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the tournament and criticised what he described as negative coverage, accusing some critics of “spreading hate and false rumors.”In a 900-word statement published across a 15-page post on his Instagram account and on FIFA’s website late Sunday, Infantino said FIFA had succeeded…

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537 departmental inquiries against 1,523 BMC staff ‘ongoing’: RTI | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Even as seven officials have been suspended and inquiries have been instituted by the BMC administration following two recent rain-related tragedies, information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act reveals that as of April 30, 2026, as many as 537 departmental inquiries involving 1,523 officials and employees are currently pending. Of these, 189…

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Pune gets full-time defence estates officer after 10-month gap | Pune News

Pune: The Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) has appointed Vikas Kumar as the Defence Estates Officer (DEO) for the Pune Circle, nearly 10 months after the post remained without a full-time head.The prolonged vacancy had raised concerns over the management of vast defence land holdings across Maharashtra under the Army’s Southern Command.Kumar assumed charge…

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Indian-origin US lawmakers vow to fight anti-India hate, urge diaspora to join politics

Indian-origin US Congressmen Shri Thanedar. (AP Photo) Indian-origin US Congressmen Shri Thanedar and Raja Krishnamoorthi vowed to push back against anti-India and anti-immigrant hatred in the United States, urging Indian-Americans to play a bigger role in public life by contesting elections at all levels.The Democratic lawmakers made the remarks during an event in Washington marking…

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Bidhannagar Police Files Charge Sheets Against Ex-Civic Leaders for Extortion | Kolkata News

Kolkata: A day after filing charge sheet against former MLA Sabyasachi Dutta, Bidhannagar Police on Thursday submitted a 150-page charge sheet against former Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation councillor Debraj Chakraborty over allegations including extortion and operating a syndicate network.Debraj, husband of former Rajarhat-Gopalpur Trinamool MLA Aditi Munsi, has been charged under several stringent sections of BNS….

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