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Terror plot in national capital foiled
Delhi Police claim to have unearthed a major plot to attack crowded places in the national capital with the arrest of a Harkat-ul-Jihadi-e-Islami militant outside New Delhi railway station on May 21.
Abdur Rehman was allegedly planning to carry out explosions at markets and other crowded places. At his instance, the police later recovered over three kilograms of RDX and detonators from West Delhi. Police say he also appears to be involved in the Varanasi blasts of March 2006.
Govt. trying to trace Indians black money in Liechtenstein
The government has denied media reports that it is not taking action to trace black money allegedly stashed in the tax haven of Liechtenstein by some Indians. The Government said it has already taken up the issue with German tax authorities.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters on Thursday, May 22, that he had written to the leader of the opposition L.K. Advani, briefing him about the steps taken by the UPA government to get information on black money by Indians from the German government. He said the Finance Ministry has written to the German Tax Office to make available information relating to Indian taxpayers, if any, in the data with Liechtenstein Bank.
Chidambaram said his reply to Advani was in response to a letter written by the BJP leader to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
“The German central tax office replied to us in March 2008 that they are not in a position to give information immediately, but will inform us as soon as they get it,” the Finance Minister said. India and Germany already have a double taxation avoidance agreement.
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