One GST return a year? New scheme could ease compliance for 16 lakh small businessesSmall businesses selling only to consumers may soon have the option to file GST returns annually. The GST Council has approved a plan for e...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
No rate cuts, but big GST relief: 8 reforms on refunds, ITC, registration and enforcement | ExplainedThe GST Council has approved a sweeping process overhaul, easing registration, speeding up refunds, widening input tax credit and reducing ...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
GST Council Meeting 2026: Tax officers' arrest powers scrapped, prosecution threshold raised to Rs 5 crore; no rate changesGST Council Meeting 2026: The GST Council concluded that existing GST rates would remain unchanged. It further removed arrest authorities f...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
GST winners 2026: No rate cuts, but small businesses, exporters and taxpayers have plenty to gain. Here's howGST Reform Winners 2026: The GST Council has greenlit key reforms intended to simplify compliance for businesses across the board. Small bu...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
GST Council meeting 2026: What may change as GST 2.0 takes aim at ITC, refunds, arrest powers and other reformsGST Council Meeting 2026: The GST Council, meeting in New Delhi, is expected to propose significant reforms for tax administration. One ref...
08 Oct, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
GST Council meet: Scrapping tax officers' arrest powers, decriminalisation among reforms on agendaThe GST Council is poised to address significant reforms that could transform GST compliance for businesses. Among the proposed measures ar...
08 Oct, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
GST Council meet starts with focus on ease of doing business, ITC overhaul and decriminalisation on agendaThe 57th GST Council meeting is set to consider major GST 2.0 reforms, including wider input tax credit eligibility, protection for genuine...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
Akshaye Khanna not returning for ‘Ikka 2’; Sunny Deol to reprise his role as lawyer Arjun Mehra: ReportSunny Deol will reprise his role as Arjun Mehra in the upcoming sequel 'Ikka 2'. Akshaye Khanna will not return, indicating a significant c...
07 Oct, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Proposal to scrap GST officers' arrest powers based on 'trust'; states likely to back move: SourcesThe 57th meeting of the GST Council, to be chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state finance ministers, wil...
06 Oct, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
FAST-DS 2026: Have undisclosed overseas crypto assets? Know the ₹1 crore and ₹5 crore threshold rules before you discloseIf you're managing cryptocurrency on international exchanges without disclosing them in India, the Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers – Disc...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.11 AM IST
GST enforcement may shift from 'arrest' to 'detect, recover and prosecute serious frauds'The GST Council is likely to consider major enforcement reforms on October 7 that could remove GST officers’ power to directly arrest alleg...
05 Oct, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
GST Council may scrap arrest provisions, fast-track refunds with 90% automatic payoutThe upcoming 57th GST Council meeting on October 7 is set to unveil transformative proposals that could reshape GST regulations. Key sugges...
05 Oct, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
GST 2.0's next move: Council may scrap officers' arrest powers, raise prosecution bar to Rs 5 croreThe GST Council is weighing changes to GST enforcement, including ending officials' arrest powers and shifting to court-ordered arrests. Cr...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
SBI-led lenders say Vijay Mallya owes Rs 8,752 crore moreA group of lenders, spearheaded by the State Bank of India, has revealed that Vijay Mallya still owes an astonishing Rs 8,752 crore. This f...
03 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
SEBI relies on amended rules in Embassy REIT 'Fit and Proper' matter, tells Bombay HC no disqualification made outThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has told the Bombay High Court that its examination of complaints concerning the "fit and...
02 Oct, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
Meerut blue drum murder case: Muskan, boyfriend Sahil convicted for killing husband Saurabh RajputAccording to prosecution details, Muskan, in collusion with her partner Sahil, hatched a criminal conspiracy to murder Saurabh Rajput. Foll...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
No verdict, no final ruling: What happens next in the Lindsay Clancy murder case as lawyers fight over a retrialLindsay Clancy's murder trial concluded without a verdict and has entered a new legal phase. The court is now weighing arguments regarding ...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.33 PM IST