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Deadline to file income tax return extended by a month till December 31
For those taxpayers whose accounts need to be audited, the Income-Tax Return filing deadline has been extended by two months till January 31, 2021.
Countries battle rising coronavirus cases as WHO sees ‘exponential’ rise
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had on Friday warned that “too many countries are seeing an exponential increase in Covid-19 cases and that is now leading to hospitals and intensive care units running close to or above capacity — and we’re still only in October.”
“We urge leaders to take immediate action to prevent further unnecessary deaths.”
Global dirty money watchdog revamps rules to battle weapons financing – U.S.
“The collaboration of the Financial Action Task Force is vital to addressing global illicit financial activity, including fraud associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, proliferation financing risk, and other (anti-money laundering and counterterrorist) priorities,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.
Antibodies against coronavirus detectable up to seven months post COVID-19 onset, says study
“The results of this six months cross-sectional study show a classic pattern with a rapid increase of antibody levels within the first three weeks after COVID-19 symptoms and, as expected, a reduction to intermediate levels thereafter,” he added.
China’s Ant Group gets nod for the world’s largest IPO of $35 billion
Ant, the fintech company backed by Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba Group Holding, plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the coming weeks, sources have said.
UP family court orders wife to pay Rs 1,000 monthly maintenance allowance to husband
The judge of the Family Court on Wednesday allowed the petition of complainant and ordered the woman to pay Rs 1,000 per month to her husband as maintenance allowance since she was a retired government servant and getting of Rs 12,000 pension per month.
Biden says he would push for $15 minimum wage
The minimum wage is now USD 7.25 an hour.
Proponents of increasing it say the minimum wage has not kept up with inflation, making it harder for workers to make ends meet.
Maharashtra invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into India
Earlier this month, Musk said “Next year for sure” on Twitter in reply to a post with a photograph of a T-shirt with the message: “India wants Tesla”.
India seeks health worker database for possible COVID-19 vaccination
“Vaccine would be supplied by the government of India to all states for free,” Pradipta Mohapatra, the top health bureaucrat of Odisha state who attended a video conference with federal health officials, told Reuters.
“First to be vaccinated are the health workers both in government and private sector. The policy is uniform for the whole country.”
Mohapatra said states would have to provide details of such workers to the federal government by next Friday.
Centre notifies amendment to motor vehicle rules for ownership details in registration papers
“MoRTH has issued notification dated October 22, 2020 for amendment to FORM 20 of CMVR 1989 to ensure capturing of ownership details of vehicles at the time of their registration. This will be of particular benefit to divyangjan,” MoRTH said in a statement.