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Not possible to bring petrol, diesel under GST for next 8-10 years, says Sushil Modi in RS

The BJP leader said that if petrol or diesel is brought under the Goods and Services Tax regime then states would suffer loss of Rs 2 lakh crore revenue.

India’s answer to tax-evasion lies in blockchain

Modi govt must consider putting GST collection on blockchain, which is a technocratic solution and need not be managed by the State.

GST collections cross Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for fifth consecutive month in February

The finance ministry said that the revenues for the month of February 2021, which stood at Rs 1.13 lakh crore, were 7% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year.

Simplify GST, trader body tells PM, says penalty system has brought ‘tax terrorism’ to country

Confederation of All India Traders writes to PM Modi, says GST Council has made GST a complicated tax system, and it violates PM's principle of 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance'.

Farmers’ chakka jam & the optics game, Congress moves ‘backwards’ to Sabarimala

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

GST revenue at all-time high of Rs 1.20 lakh crore in January 2021, says finance ministry

January is fourth straight month when GST collection has been above Rs 1 lakh crore, signalling strong recovery post Covid-19 lockdown, ministry says.

GST collections touch record high of Rs 1.15 lakh crore in December

The growth in monthly revenue has been due to rapid economic recovery post-pandemic and nation-wide drive against GST evaders and fake bills, the finance ministry said.

Too little democracy is why India’s reforms and progress are stymied

Amitabh Kant’s diagnosis is wrong: India doesn’t have too much of a democracy. It has too little of it for economic growth.

GST investigators come across fraudulent transactions of Rs 290 crore linked to Mumbai firm

Searches revealed that the Mumbai-based firm was engaged in licensing rights of film production houses for broadcast on national and international channels.

Yogi mingling with Bollywood, India Inc for investments a pleasant change from his divisive politics

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On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.