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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicTax evasion

Topic: Tax evasion

What lies next for Kanpur perfumer Peeyush Jain, and why he may never see the Rs 197 cr seized

GST officials say Peeyush Jain’s case will take at least six months to investigate since he is likely to be charged with multiple offences involving multiple agencies.

Pandora Papers show stringent laws alone won’t deter rich Indians engaged in financial jugglery

The Modi govt will have to come up with out-of-the box ideas such as drastic reduction in income tax slabs to stop capital flight.

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.

Pakistan will forgive tax evaders if they invest black money in Imran’s govt housing scheme

Pakistan will look the other way if people invest black money in construction projects such as PM Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan Housing Program by 31 Dec.

Actor Vijay under scrutiny over alleged tax evasion, fans trend #WeStandWithVijay

I-T officials search properties of AGS Cinemas, producer of Vijay’s latest film Bigil, the film’s financier Anbu Cheliyan as well as actor's Chennai residence. Claim to have found Rs 77 cr in Cheliyan's property.

Fake firms, fake invoices and credit fraud — how it went all wrong for GST in just 2 years

GST authorities are registering evermore tax evasion cases as tech failure, lack of oversight and a lax approach have left India’s indirect tax regime vulnerable.

Tax evasion threatens India’s budget goals amid economic slowdown

Poorer tax compliance is adding to the govt's revenue collection woes as consumption, which contributes almost 60% of India’s GDP, takes a knock.

China is stifling its own movie business

China, the world’s second largest cinema-market, battles tough govt censorship, while a clamp down on tax evasion is spooking investors.

Assessing all options, hope to get a fair hearing from FM Sitharaman: Raghav Bahl

The journalist, booked by the ED for alleged money laundering, also says IT department gave him no time to respond to its notices.  

Supreme Court to examine powers of tax authorities in arresting people for GST evasion

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre, seeking a reply to a batch of pleas that challenged the provision for arrest under the CGST Act.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Be ‘atmanirbhar’ and go ‘swadeshi’: PM Modi’s clarion call to nation on 79th Independence Day

New Delhi: 'Atmanirbharta' and a call for 'swadeshi' were the mainstay of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longest Independence Day address Friday, at a time...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.