Indian Revenue Service

Centre dismisses 12 I-T officers: Process had begun in August 2018; action against more officials likely soon

Sources in the Income Tax department said a WhatsApp group of IRS officers has been flooded with messages since the government action on Monday night.

CBDT offers three months' salary and allowance to 12 senior I-T officers compulsorily retired from service

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) order accessed by Firstpost shows that all 12 officers have been relieved of their duties with immediate effect and the government has offered them three months salary and allowances

Twelve senior I-T officers, including joint commisioner Ashok Agarwal, compulsorily retired over charges of corruption, misconduct

The government has dismissed from service 12 senior I-T officers, including joint commissioner Ashok Aggarwal, on charges of corruption and professional misconduct

Partisanship, malafide on part of election observers will lead to ruthless action, says CEC Sunil Arora

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora Tuesday said that even a trace of proven malafide or partisanship on the part of state chief electoral officers and election observers during the Lok Sabha polls would lead to "ruthless action" against them.

RBI vs Centre and CBI vs CBI: Used to weak govts for three decades, bureaucracy has to re-learn working with a strong executive

The Modi government firmly asserted its right to choose Rajan's successor and brought in Urjit Patel in a seamless transition. But the legacy of the past seemed to have infected Patel who seems to be more eager to play the role of the mentor to the finance ministry than an enabler.

ACC appoints IRS officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra as full-time ED chief; former Delhi I-T commissioner to remain in-charge for two years

IRS officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra was appointed as the full-time chief of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) late on Saturday, a government order said.

GST: Arun Jaitley sees scope for lesser slabs, bigger reforms once revenue picks up

Currently, the GST regime slots items under rates of 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent. An additional GST compensation cess is also levied on certain products.

Centre review records of employees to identify non-performers, includes IAS, IPS officers

Central government has undertaken an exercise to review the records of about 67,000 employees, including IAS and IPS officers, to identify non-performers.

Arvind Kejriwal’s 'no truth' politics adds a new dimension to the 'post truth' era

Arvind Kejriwal is championing an era of No-Truth politics.

Tax officers, staff protest against GST, say its structure may lead to 'utmost' chaos

The associations said they believe in Constitutional methods of protests only to make their voices heard and to draw the attention of decision makers.