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ITR due date extension: Centre extends FY21 filing deadline for individual tax payers to 30 Sep
•The deadline for issuing Form 16 by employers to employees has also been extended by a month till 15 July, 2021, the CBDT said
RailTel share price surges 20% post Friday’s premium listing as it goes 55% over IPO price
Trendingdesk •RailTel share price today: Being listed at Rs 109 per share on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, RailTel had 11.28 percent listing premium from its issue price of Rs 93 to Rs 94 for every share.
No question of closing down any public sector bank, says govt and RBI
•Dismissing rumours, both the government and the Reserve Bank on Friday said there was no question of closure of any public sector bank
Govt raises import duty on some items, including smartphone, TV, microwave, LED lamps
•Customs duty on television sets has been doubled to 20 percent.
Govt extends deadline for Aadhaar, PAN linking with bank accounts to 31 March 2018
•Govt last week informed the Supreme Court that it is willing to extend till 31 March the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes
Narendra Modi in Gujarat: PM condemns previous UPA govt for lack of development projects in state
Ians •Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the previous UPA government of having been indifferent towards Gujarat including over sanctioning of development projects
Petrol, diesel prices down by over Rs 2 after govt cuts excise duty: Check price chart here
Fp Staff •The fall in prices of petrol and diesel has been sharper in Chennai -- Rs 2.63 and Rs 2.41 per litre
Petrol, diesel prices to be slashed by Rs 2 per litre from today as govt yields to opposition
•Petrol price has jumped by Rs 7.8 per litre since 4 July, while diesel rates have touched an all-time high after rates went up by Rs 5.7.
Govt clarifies no free power for poor under Saubhagya; demand to rise by 28GW
•The govt on Wednesday said power will not be provided free of cost to any category of consumer under the recently launched Saubhagya scheme, which aims to provide electricity to all
Govt pegs 2.77% fall in kharif foodgrain output at 134.67 mt
•India's foodgrain production is estimated to decline by 3.86 million tonnes to 134.67 mt this kharif season on account of poor rains as well as floods in some parts of the country