PAN-Aadhaar linking date extended to December 31

New Delhi: The deadline to link permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar has been extended till December 31, a CBDT order said on Saturday. Earlier, the deadline was September 30. This is the seventh time that the government has extended the deadline for individuals to link their PAN with Aadhaar. PTI

Special Benches for cases of death penalty, tax matters

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday set up Special Benches to deal with cases of death penalty and tax matters. An official source said a Bench comprising three judges will come into existence from next month to deal with the matters of capital punishment. Two courts of two-judge Benches would deal with tax matters, they said. PTI

Cong replaces Spandana as party’s social media head

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed Rohan Gupta as the chairperson of its social media department, which was earlier headed by former Karnataka MP Divya Spandana. Gupta was earlier national social media coordinator for the party. Spandana had courted controversies in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and drawn criticism for anti-PM tweets from within the party. TNS