The true cost of PMS returns: Disclosing the hidden gap between headline numbers and real investor gainsFrom glossy returns to tax drag, what an equity PMS earns investors often trails what is advertised.
11 May, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
GST reforms: Congress says it is vindicatedThe Congress party asserts vindication in its critique of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), following Prime Minister Modi's pledge to simpl...
21 Aug, 2025, 06.01 PM IST
Public face-offs on GST decisions point to flaws in the tax’s architecture and implementationThe GST Council's recent decision on popcorn tax rates has highlighted the complexity and flaws of India's GST system, attracting criticism...
25 Dec, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
GST notice to airlines flawed: Lobby groupIATA opposed India's GST on foreign airlines' branch offices, stating it conflicts with global norms and could harm India’s aviation potent...
07 Aug, 2024, 01.24 AM IST
PM's former economic advisor admitted flawed GST main cause of the economic slowdown: Chidambaram"Finally, PM's Economic Advisor has admitted that a flawed GST (and its faulty implementation) was the main cause of the economic slowdown,...
14 Oct, 2019, 06.56 PM IST
GST might have flaws but cannot damn it now: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman"GST might have flaws but I'm sorry, it's the 'kanoon' of the country now," Sitharaman said.
12 Oct, 2019, 06.25 AM IST
Congress promises to bring GST-IIManpreet Badal said at an AICC press conference, “The Congress government at the Centre in 2019 will bring the next generation of GST, the ...
26 Dec, 2018, 09.14 AM IST
GST an 'RSS tax', 'bad word' among people: ChidambaramThe senior Congress leader said beginning with the GST Constitution Amendment Bill, every step taken by the BJP government with regard to G...
01 Jul, 2018, 05.42 PM IST
Country can ask Jaitley to quit over note ban, GST 'failures': Yashwant SinhaThough the BJP veteran refrained from making any political comments, he claimed that it was of utmost importance to speak about the "worryi...
14 Nov, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
As Congress talks of GST flaws, BJP says don’t play politicsCongress finance ministers will demand structural and architectural changes in GST, including rationalisation of tax slabs and concessions ...
31 Oct, 2017, 01.06 AM IST
Manmohan Singh’s 1991 budget was biggest reform. GST deals with just one indirect tax: Yashwant Sinha"GST Council is a shining example of cooperative federalism, it’s a step forward. How will it work? It will depend on interaction of person...
01 Jul, 2017, 11.49 AM IST
Congress not opposed to GST bill: P ChidambaramCongress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram said if the government is "clever" it can come up with a formulation to keep GST ...
20 Jul, 2016, 09.49 PM IST
Lower borrowing rates to boost private investment: FicciFicci President Harshavardhan Neotia said banks should pass on the rate cut announced by RBI last year so that private sector investment pi...
06 Jan, 2016, 05.30 PM IST
Delayed GST bill better than flawed one: P ChidambaramChidambaram said he agrees with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley that a delayed GST bill is better than a flawed one, contending that the pres...
20 Dec, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
Modi government may go with more than one GST rateIt is targeted mainly at luxury and sin goods — amid indications that it could drop the proposal allowing manufacturing states to levy up t...
30 Nov, 2015, 09.24 AM IST
Concerns raised on GST principled, bona fide: CongressCongress today sought to dismiss government's suggestion to reconsider some of its view on GST contending that the concerns raised by the p...
24 Nov, 2015, 10.26 PM IST
Govt ready to discuss changes in GST bill with Congress: FMFinance Minister Arun Jaitley offered to discuss with Congress changes in the GST bill but counselled the party to reconsider its suggestio...
24 Nov, 2015, 09.27 PM IST