Section 285BA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 requires furnishing of a statement of financial transaction (SFT) for transactions prescribed under Rule 114E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962. The due date for filing such SFT in Form 61A in respect of specified financial transactions registered or recorded during Financial Year 2016-17 is 31st May 2017.

A group of officer trainees of Central Engineering Service (Civil) and Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today (May 31, 2017) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The President of India has approved the appointment of following persons in the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on 31.5.2017, for a period of 3 years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has condemned the terror attack in Kabul. In a message, he said that such wanton acts of violence can have no justification and the perpetrators and those who support and shelter them should be punished for this crime against humanity. The people of India stand as one with their sisters and brothers in Afghanistan in this difficult hour, he added.

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that Dr. Ranjitsinh converted an opportunity that came his way as a civil servant into a passion. He was addressing the gathering after releasing the book ‘A Life with Wildlife: from Princely India to the Present’ authored by Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, here today.