US lawmakers welcomed a court ruling blocking a proposed USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee, despite White House plans to appeal. The decision cruci...

India faces a low-trust economy with high friction, exemplified by complex KYC norms. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted this ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will investigate the arrest of Fino Payment Bank CEO Rishi Gupta. Gupta was apprehended by GST authorit...

Small merchants in India are rejecting UPI payments. They prefer cash due to GST concerns. The govt uses UPI data to levy GST. Merchants fe...

The standout air defence weapon, Akash, a short-range surface-to-air missile, shielded vulnerable installations and cities. It's entirely c...

India's tax overreach and regulatory hurdles are deterring investors and undermining growth. Colonial-era institutions, designed for revenu...

A back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that a trader will be left with 60 per cent of their initial capital after TDS on 50 trades. Th...

Modi’s government didn’t invent the capricious Indian state, but it hasn’t lessened uncertainty or cut red tape. Neither for small startups...

In a major overhaul of tax administration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled faceless tax assessment and appeals to reduce ...

The Prime Minister on Thursday unveiled a faceless tax assessment and appeals to reduce the scope for corruption and overreach by officials...

“The revenue secretary will hold a day-long meeting on January 7 with tax commissioners to discuss ways to streamline the GST system and pl...

Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey had a video conference meeting with top tax officials and impressed upon them to step up measures to ...

India's GDP growth dropped to 5% in April-June quarter, lowest in 25 quarters, triggering downgrades in the estimates for the full year.

Sitharaman spoke to reporters here after meeting officials of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes, Customs, Income Tax department, GST and ...

Moving the bill which was passed later by the House by a voice vote, MoS for Finance Santosh Gangwar said the amendments in these laws were...

Tobacco farmers are very disturbed because of declining off-take from domestic manufacturers.

If the penalties are there of the nature of 8% of the turnover, it is extremely harsh, said Anil Singhvi of Ican Investment Advisors.