Briefly: SC rejects Indrani’s plea to travel abroad-OxBig News Network

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora, against a ruling denying her permission to travel abroad. A Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal directed the trial court to conduct the proceedings in the case within a year and upheld the Bombay High Court order refusing her plea.

Simplified I-T Bill to be tabled in LS today

The government is likely to introduce the much awaited Income Tax Bill-2025 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, a legislation which aims to simplify tax laws and modernise compliance structures. One of the significant changes in it is the introduction of simpler terminology, with the ‘tax year’ replacing ‘assessment year’ and ‘financial year’ replacing ‘previous year’. — TNS