Here are top stories this Saturday evening:

Centre extends deline date for filing Income Tax Returns till December 31 due to COVID

In view of COVID-19 outbreak, Finance Ministry has anunced an extension of due date for all Income Tax Returns for fiscal year 2019-20. deline to file returns has w been extended to vember 30, 2020. Consequently, last date to furnish audit reports including tax audit reports has also been extended till December 31, 2020. 

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BJP hits out at 'tweet-friendly' Rahul Gandhi for silence over Hoshiarpur rape case

Questioning former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for his silence over horrific Hoshiarpur rape case, senior BJP leers hit out at Congress' 'selective outr'. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also slammed former Congress chief's sister Priyanka Gandhi for remaining mum over sexual assault of a six-year-old in Punjab. Sitharaman questioned if incident h t shaken conscience of bror and sister duo 'who rush to every place that can help m politically'. 

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Centre releases first tranche of GST dues, Rs 6000 crores transferred to 16 states & 2 UTs

In a big relief to states, Centre on Friday released first tranche of pending GST dues, borrowing and transferring Rs 6000 crores to 16 states and two Union Territories (UTs), opening a special borrowing window to dress shortfall in GST. " Government of India has evolved a special borrowing window to dress shortfall in GST collection during year 2020 - 2021. 21 States and 2 Union Territories opted for this special window involving back-to-back borrowing coordinated by Ministry of Finance," Finance Ministry said in a statement.

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BJP's Bihar election in-charge Devendra Fnavis infected with COVID, undergoing treatment

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fnavis has tested positive for Coronavirus on Saturday. BJP stalwart has been leing party's campaigning in poll-bound Bihar after he was selected as election in-charge for state. Taking to Twitter, Fnavis informed of his test results and vised those who have come in contact to get tested. 

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EAM Jaishankar says India will uphold interests of developing world at UNSC

India's foreign minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on October 24, while wishing United Nations its 75th anniversary, said reformed multilateralism has become an important requirement. Jaishankar said that as India will enter United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a n-permanent member next year in January, it will uphold interests of developing nations and seek to strengn global unanimity on key issues of present times.

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