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Coming soon: Pre-filled I-T return forms

Govt may take tax simplification drive a step ahead by pre-populating parts of info

More steps will be taken to bring down CAD: Raghuram Rajan

Interview with Chief Economic Advisor

Govt committed to bring down CAD over time: Chidambaram

Also will ensure that it is financed safely

CAD in Q3 set to be higher than Q2: Finmin officials

Last quarter, CAD was at 5,4% of GDP, a report number till then

Rangarajan likely to act as referee

May head panel to be set up to solve dispute over FinMin proposal to price auto fuel at export parity rather than import parity pricing

'Grant leave to Christian staff on Good Friday'

Direction came in the wake of Dept of Revenue asking its staff to work on these holidays to meet rush of people depositing their tax dues before March 31

DEA officials set for date with Nandita Das, Gautam Gambhir

Sixth Annual Retreat of DEA will be held on April 5-7 at NIFM in Faridabad-the same place Aamir Khan told them "All is well" in 2010

Interest rate on small savings, PPF lowered

This includes fixed deposit and recurring deposit as well as National Savings Certificates

Interest rate on small savings, PPF lowered by 0.1%

The govt also lowered the rate on other small savings schemes with maturity of two years or more by 10 basis points

FM to review capex plans of public sector units

Govt nudges private firms for more investments to stimulate economic growth; wants CCI meet twice a month

FinMin draws up plan to attract foreign inflows

Looks at sovereign funds, Fortune 500 firms; strategy mulled to get these to put more into India, among other measures

FinMin, RBI looking into money laundering by banks

ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank have suspended the staff named in the sting operation by portal Cobrapost

Banks should recover loans from affluent promoters: Chidambaram

The warning comes in the backdrop of several companies, including liquor baron Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines, unable to repay bank loan

FinMin plans 100% I-T e-refunds

Finance Ministry plans 100% e-refunds

However, RBI is not comfortable with the idea of making PAN linkage mandatory for electronic transfer of all income tax refunds

Plan for 2 more tax return processing hubs hit roadblock

CPCs may not be set up in Manesar & Pune due to logistics and manpower issues

Can't jump to conclusions in bank money laundering case: FM

Earlier in the day, Cobrapost claimed its undercover investigation revealed ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank ran money laundering rackets

FDI policy set for revamp

Govt moves to bring in more clarity on definition of 'control'

Chidambaram to sell brand India in the Gulf, Japan, Canada and US

FM may emphasise that the country is back on the fiscal consolidation path by reining in fiscal deficit at 5.2%

Govt employees might get to choose fund manager