Newspaper Headlines: Assam NRC; Record ITR filings; Khulbhushan Jadhav Consular Make Page One
All the major dailies today are leading with the Assam NRC. The other important story of the day, carried by the dailies, talks about the record 5.65 cr I-T filings and consular access to Khulbhushan Jadhav.
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The "Assam BJP could pitch legislative route on NRC", The Hindustan Times says in its Monday headline. The BJP in Assam said that it might consider legislative measures to safeguard the interests of "genuine citizens" excluded from the final NRC even as the state government reiterated that it would provide help to the 1.9 million people excluded by the exercise.
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Page one of The Times of India talks about the "49L filings on Aug 31 push I-T returns for yr to record 5.65cr". A record 5.65 crore income tax returns were filed up to Saturday, the extended deadline for the annual filing, suggesting that more individuals are now part of the tax net.
