These refunds would get credited directly to the taxpayer bank account in 5-7 business days from issuance, CBDT said The Income Tax Department on Wednesday said that has issued over 10.2 lakh refunds totalling to about Rs.

4,250 crore as on 14 April 2020 following a government directive early this month to release all pending income-tax refunds upto ₹5 lakh and GST/Custom refunds with immediate effect to grant relief to taxpayers. "In pursuance of Govt's decision to issue pending income tax refunds upto Rs.5 lakh to help taxpayers in Covid-19 pandemic situation,CBDT has already issued over 10.2 lakh refunds totalling to about Rs.

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Canadian Steven Dubois wins silver in short-track speed skating at Beijing Olympics

Olympic silver in a men’s 1,500-metre short-track speed skating race that came down to a matter of millimetres on Wednesday.Dubois, of Terrebonne, Que., advanced to the final after official review following an error in the semis. He took home the medal in a photo-finish over bronze medallist Semen Elistratov of the Russian Olympic Committee.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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