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Sunday, September 7, 2025
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Topic: Income Tax

Govt orders restructuring of income tax dept & review of fresh cadre

The Central Board of Direct Taxes ordered creation of a panel of senior officials to accomplish the task within the next three months.

What happens in an income tax raid in India

There is no separate operation called an income tax ‘raid’. It’s a blanket term to cover searches and seizures.

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.

Pakistan’s Imran Khan problem, and income tax candy from Congress

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.

We are the real IRS, don’t call us ‘I-T’, say India’s taxmen

IRS Association, largely comprising officers from the I-T dept, has written to the CBDT that they be referred to as IRS and not as IRS(I-T).

Cairn loses $216 million Vedanta stake as Indian tax row deepens

According to Bombay Stock Exchange, Cairn held about 5 per cent stake in Vedanta as of December 31.

In a first, cash-rich Indian cricket board furnishes its tax details under RTI Act

Move seen as a major step towards transparency given BCCI, for a long time, has been resisting attempts to bring itself under RTI.

Become a black money informant, take home up to Rs 5 crore, says Income Tax department

The new scheme hopes to encourage informants to spill the beans about undisclosed assets, both in India and abroad.

Middle of Nowhere Class: When just 2.56% pay 100% of India’s income tax & govt wants more

Governments treat the middle classes rudely and squeeze taxes out of them as they are the usual suspects – without lobbies or electoral power.

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?