Annual GST collections hit a record Rs 23.11 lakh crore in 2025-26. The taxpayer base has grown from 60 lakh registrations in 2017 to 1.65 crore today.
The Union government has consistently defended the PROG Act on grounds of public health, consumer protection, prevention of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud.
The Supreme Court ruled that where money is involved, distinction between games of skill and gambling loses relevance. Court also says fundamental rights don’t apply to gambling and betting.
On Tuesday, distillers met Excise Minister R.B. Timmapur & officials in Vidhana Soudha, a day after Karnataka Excise (Excise Duty & Charges) (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2026 were rolled out.
No matter what some Pakistani experts might say, India's gap is not the same as Pakistan's disconnect when it comes to the tax base. Start with the latest official numbers.
As Delhi-NCR struggles with deteriorating air quality, Centre says it will examine a parliamentary standing committee's advice to reduce or scrap GST on air purifiers.
The problem with a recent Economist article, ‘India’s republic of uncles’, is the old habit of mistaking a clever metropolitan caricature for civilisational diagnosis.
‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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