– Today is the last day to file ITR as the Income Tax Department has stated that the deadline will not be extended beyond July 31
– Over 6.09 crore taxpayers have submitted their income tax returns as of July 30
– Taxpayers are facing technical glitches on the e-filing portal, prompting the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to urge for an extension of the deadline
– The Income Tax Department has reiterated that the deadline will not be extended, despite speculations of a possible extension to August 31
– The ICAI has highlighted issues with accessing Form 26AS/AIS/TIS and discrepancies in figures on the income-tax e-filing portal
– MP N.K. Premachandran has raised concerns about railway safety and criticized the government’s budget allocation as insufficient, suggesting the implementation of the ‘Kavach’ automatic train protection system.