Big Farmers' Protest In Delhi Today, Security Stepped Up: 10 Points

Elaborate security arrangements have been made at Delhi borders to prevent "undue gathering" in the national capital, in view of today's farmers' protest at Jantar Mantar.

Here are 10 big developments on Farmers Protest in Delhi

• The "mahapanchayat" has been called by some farmer organisations, including Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), alleging rising unemployment in the country. Some farmers were seen overturning the barricades put up by police, and raising slogans at the protest site.
• These farmer organisations have been demanding proper implementation of minimum support price (MSP) for crops. They have also sought the withdrawal of cases registered against the farmers during their year-long protest against the farm laws.
• Apart from Delhi police personnel, additional forces have been deployed at borders, including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur. All vehicles entering the national capital are being checked, causing traffic snarls in parts of the city.
• Massive deployment was seen along railway tracks, bus stations and metro stations as well to avoid any untoward incident. The Delhi police have requested commuters to avoid some of the routes, officials said.
• Last week, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha had organised a demonstration in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, "seeking justice" in the 2021 violence case. Eight people, including four farmers, were allegedly run over by Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish in Lakhimpur Kheri in October last year.
• On Sunday, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was detained by the police at the Ghazipur border as he tried to enter the national capital to take part in the 'mahapanchayat'.
• "This struggle will continue till the last breath. Won't stop, won't get tired, won't bow down," later Rakesh Tikait tweeted in Hindi after he was released and sent back. He alleged that the Delhi police were working at the behest of the centre.
• The farmer leader said he will be meeting the representatives of SKM on September 6 in Delhi to "strategise their future course of action".
• Earlier, thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan had camped at border points around Delhi, demanding the cancellation of centre's three farm laws for almost a year.
• The contentious farm laws were withdrawn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2021, saying the government could not convince protesting farmers about the benefits of reforms.

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ITR filing: You can still face fine of ₹5,000 even if income tax return filed on time

Nearly 15 days have passed since the last due date to file income tax returns (ITR) for the financial year 2021-22, and assessment year 2022-23. About 5.83 crore ITRs have been filed till July 31 which was the deadline for the mentioned assessment year. However, there are chances that even if you have filed your ITR on time, you might still face a fine of ₹5,000. If you have failed to verify your ITR despite filing it within the specified timeline, your returns will be rejected and hence will lead to a late filing penalty.

The Income Tax Department has been guiding taxpayers to always verify their ITRs once filed, which is the final process for the completion of the filing of the returns.

On its website, the Income Tax Department says, "You need to verify your Income Tax Returns to complete the return filing process. Without verification within the stipulated time, an ITR is treated as invalid. e-Verification is the most convenient and instant way to verify your ITR."

The IT department further has guided that, "if you do not verify in time, your return is treated as not filed and it will attract all the consequences of not filing ITR under the Income Tax Act, 1961."

According to the department, however, you may request condonation of delay in verification by giving an appropriate reason. Only after submission of such a request, you will be able to e-Verify your return. However, the return will be treated as valid only once the condonation request has been approved by the competent Income Tax Authority.

Simply put, the time taken for verifying your ITRs after July 31, will make you fall under the penalty category.

The department suggests filing "a condonation request as soon as you notice that you have not verified your return."

From August 1, 2022, the CBDT has reduced the time limit for electronically verifying ITRs to 30 days from their previous 120 days. Also, the date when a taxpayer will e-verify their ITR -- will be considered as the date for filing of ITR. However, this e-verification is applicable to taxpayers filing the ITR-V form.

On July 29, in a statement, CBDT said, "It has been decided that in respect of any electronic transmission of return data on or after the date this Notification comes into effect, the time-limit for e-verification or submission of ITR-V shall now be 30 days from the date of transmitting/uploading the data of return of income electronically." This has come into effect from August 1.

Notably, after the due date of July 31, a late filing fee will be applicable to taxpayers under section 234F of the IT Act. Under this section, a 5,000 penalty is levied if the returns are furnished on or before December 31st of the assessment year. While the penalty will be ₹10,000 in any other case. However, if the total income of the person does not exceed ₹5 lakh - then the fee payable under this section shall not exceed ₹1,000.

At present, there are seven ITR forms available to be filed, however, these forms vary depending upon the category of taxpayers and their source of income. These forms are ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4, ITR-5, ITR-6, and ITR-7.

You can e-verify your ITRs through:

- OTP on the mobile number registered with Aadhaar, or

- EVC generated through your pre-validated bank account, or

- EVC generated through your pre-validated Demat account, or

- EVC through ATM (offline method), or

- Net Banking, or

- Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).

To know if your e-verification is completed, you will receive a success message along with your transaction ID. Also, an email will be sent to your registered email ID with the e-filing portal.

On August 1, the Finance Ministry said, that the surge of filing ITRs peaked on 31st July 2022 (due date for salaried taxpayers and other non-tax audit cases) with over 72.42 lakh ITRs being filed on a single day i.e on 31st July 2022. The total ITRs filed till 31st July 2022 for AY 22-23 is about 5.83 crore.

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Noida Politician Shrikant Tyagi's Real Madrid Jacket Grabs Twitter's Attention

When Noida politician Shrikant Tyagi, filmed verbally abusing and assaulting a woman, was arrested on Tuesday, many people welcomed the promptness shown by the police. But a section of users on social media platforms like Twitter were upset over the fact that he was wearing Real Madrid jacket. Tyagi was presented before the media at the Noida Police Commissioner's office after his arrest where the top official gave details about his escape route and the things found from his possession.

As the politician stood behind Noida police commissioner Alok Singh, Twitter users noticed his attire and immediately started tweeting about it.

"Real Madrid jacket? Are you kidding me Tyagi ji?" asked a Twitter user. "Unveiling of legendary Shrikant Tyagi by Real Madrid!" said another.

After a massive search operation, Tyagi was arrested four days after a video showing him threatening a woman went viral. The August 5 clip showed the altercation between the politician and the woman over allegations of encroachment of common area in the housing society in Noida where they live.

Noida Police Commissioner Alok Singh said started three years back in 2019. He also gave details about the locations Tyagi stayed during this four days before being arrested near Meerut.

"Tyagi had first tried to go to the airport but by the time the video was viral. Then he went to Meerut. He spent the night changing his device," he added.

"Then he went to Haridwar and Rishikesh. After spending some time there, he again entered UP. Then again he changed his device," he stated.

The police said that sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 447 (punishment for criminal trespass) of the Indian penal Code (IPC) have been added to the FIR registered against the politician on Friday.

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NFSU forays into aviation forensics

Recently, officials of National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) signed an MoU with Hyderabad-based GMR Aviation Academy (GMRAA) to foray into aviation forensics. 

NFSU officials said that it’s a new field the students would be able to explore. In the recent past, the university had floated courses in fields such as drone forensics and documentation forensics that were aimed at industries such as security & surveillance and banking & finance respectively. 

Prof S O Junare, in charge DG of the university, said that along with GMR Aviation Academy, NFSU will design, develop and conduct special training programmes for trainers of GMRAA on themes such as cybersecurity, drones for airport security, technology advancements in security of critical infrastructure. “Even at the terminal, the use of forensic sciences could be explored for suspect detection, identification of contraband, etc.” he said, adding that NFSU will also provide cybersecurity audit for the GMR-run institutions. 

NFSU officials said that under the initiative, GMR will also sponsor PhD scholars for aviation cybersecurity, and offer internship for MTech students at GMR-run airports. 

Prof Purvi Pokhariyal, campus director of NFSU in Gandhinagar, said that in the past one year, the university has collaborated with several industry bodies for courses and development of tailor-made training modules. 

“Drone forensics is another example where we responded to the developing industry demand. We are also in process of offering a course in investigative psychology. It improves the student exposure, connect with real-life issues and employability,” she said. 

NFSU officials said that traditionally cyberforensics is the most sought-after branch among the newer disciplines with its applications ranging from CCTV analysis to detecting and thwarting cyberattacks.

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Airbus signs deal with GMR group to provide aircraft maintenance training

 European plane manufacturer Airbus has signed a contract with the GMR Group to provide aircraft maintenance training to young engineers, a statement said on Tuesday.

The GMR Group will provide the fully integrated aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licensing programme at the GMR School of Aviation in Hyderabad, said the joint statement.

"The four-year course will include two years of classroom training and a two-year training in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at GMR Aero Technic in Hyderabad followed by aircraft type training," it said.

According to the contract, Airbus will provide the necessary software and courseware in the form of trainee handbooks, examination database, online access of "Airbus customised basic training modules and Airbus Competence Training (ACT) for Academy media package", which is the technical training material required for the courses, it noted.

In addition, Airbus will also provide training to the instructors of the GMR Group along with assessment of the training centre, it added.

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Japan Calls For "Immediate Cancellation" Of China Military Drills

Japan's prime minister on Friday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan, calling them a "serious problem that impacts our national security and the safety of our citizens".

Five Chinese missiles appear to have fallen in the country's exclusive economic zone, Tokyo has said, with four of those believed to have flown over Taiwan's main island.

"China's actions this time around have a serious impact on the peace and stability of our region and the international community," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters after meeting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for breakfast.

"I told her that we have called for the immediate cancellation of the military drills."

Pelosi is in Tokyo for the final leg of an Asian tour that included a stop in Taiwan, infuriating Beijing, which has launched its largest-ever military drills around the self-ruled island in response.

The 82-year-old politician defied stern threats from China to become the highest-profile US official to visit Taiwan in years, saying her trip made it "unequivocally clear" the United States would not abandon a democratic ally.

China views Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to retake the island one day, by force if necessary.

Kishida said he and Pelosi discussed geopolitical issues including matters related to North Korea, China and Russia, as well as efforts towards a nuclear-free world.

Pelosi arrived Thursday night from South Korea, another key US ally, where she visited the border with the nuclear-armed North. It is her first time in Japan since 2015.

Tokyo has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing over the military exercises, which began on Thursday.

Parts of Japan's southernmost Okinawa region are close to Taiwan, as are islets at the centre of a long-running dispute between Tokyo and Beijing.

Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extends up to 200 nautical miles from its coastline, beyond the limits of its territorial waters.

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