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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
TopicCustoms and Indirect Taxes

Topic: Customs and Indirect Taxes

‘Next-gen’ GST reforms a ‘double dhamaka’ of happiness ahead of Diwali, Chhath Puja: PM Modi

The PM said the reforms, effective 22 September, are a ‘double dose’ for support & growth, & are ‘related to Matrishakti’ (motherly power), benefiting the common person.

Under Modi govt, number of crorepati taxpayers has risen by 60%

Central Board of Direct Taxes chairman Sushil Chandra says these numbers are a result of a number of efforts by the tax department over the last few years

Income-Tax department needs to stop thinking that it is the ‘real’ IRS

A rupee collected by indirect tax officers has as much worth to the nation’s well-being as a rupee collected by direct tax officers.

On Camera

Goa’s new favourite bar isn’t chasing tourists. It’s fiercely local

A little over a year into operation, after opening in early 2024, Grumps has become one of Goa’s most coveted dining destinations.

To meet fund crunch, Karnataka to auction plots in Bengaluru, raise Rs 4,000 crore

Siddaramaiah govt’s five schemes strain finances as GST changes hit revenues; debt to jump nearly Rs 80,000 crore. State also plans to auction liquor licences & extend bar timings.

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.