NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates will be reduced further as the process of rationalising tax slabs is nearing completion.

CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence Pathankot has busted an illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of its two members and recovered four pistols along with ammunition, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.

FEROZEPUR: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence Ferozepur has busted a cross-border smuggling network with the arrest of smuggler-cum-gangster identified as Hardeep Singh alias Deepa of village Ghall Khurd in Ferozepur, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

JAHAN KHELA:(Hoshiarpur): Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday unequivocally said that gangsters, smugglers, criminals and other anti-social elements have no place on the sacred land of Punjab and they will soon be wiped out from the state.

CHANDIGARH: In a major action by the SAS Nagar Police and Punjab Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) amidst the ongoing fight against organised crime launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Gangster Malkiat alias Maxi sustained bullet injury on his left leg while unsuccessfully attempting to escape from the police custody near Ghagar bridge on Zirakpur-Ambala Highway in Dera Bassi, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.

CHENNAI: Actress Divyabharathi, who plays the female lead in India’s first sea horror adventure, ‘Kingston’, featuring actor G V Prakash in the lead, has now disclosed that she plays a candlemaker in a church in the film.

NEW DELHI: Since his first-class debut in October 2015, Aditya Sarwate’s astute left-arm spin bowling and useful right-handed batting have been instrumental in Vidarbha’s Ranji Trophy triumphs in 2017/18 and 2018/19.

BATALA: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Batala Police has busted a major extortion racket being operated by USA-based Gangster Gurdev Jassal with the arrest of its two operatives including an Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Surjit Singh posted in Batala and recovered Rs 83 lakh extortion money, illegal firearms, and luxury vehicles from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

PATIALA: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Patiala Police has busted a target killing module being operated by foreign-based gangster Goldy Dhillon with the arrest of its two operatives from Rajpura, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.

CHANDIGARH: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Patiala Police has busted a target killing module being operated by foreign-based gangster Goldy Dhillon with the arrest of its two operatives from Rajpura, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.

MOHALI: Senior Congress leader and former Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu has condemned the U.S. for deporting Indian youngsters in handcuffs and shackles, calling it a blatant violation of human rights. He said this incident has completely exposed the failures of the Modi government’s foreign policy.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said that the Excise and Taxation Department has conducted targeted GST registration drives to broaden the GST tax base, resulting in the addition of 46,338 new taxpayers in 2023-24 and approximately 33,000 new taxpayers up to December 2024. He said that a statewide campaign has also been launched to educate taxpayers on filing procedures, ITC claims, and compliance benefits.

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, a dreaded gangster, Joginder Gyong, was deported from Philippines on Sunday and arrested at Delhi’s IGI airport by the Special Cell of Delhi Police over his role in multiple criminal cases.

NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor has shared an update about his upcoming film “Arjun Ustara”, which is directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. He said that the film, at heart, is a love story, but it's full of action and gangsters.

KOLKATA: Left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma, who smashed a scintillating 79 to help India thrash England by seven wickets in the T20I series opener at the Eden Gardens, has credited the freedom given to youngsters by captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir propelling him to come good.

NEW DELHI: There is nothing better than a home tie to groom future Davis Cup stars and the upcoming contest against Togo is a good opportunity to do that, according to India's Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal.

SYDNEY: Former Australia pacer Damien Fleming claimed that the Indian team does not like fiery Sam Konstas following his confrontation with the visiting captain Jasprit Bumrah on the opening day of the ongoing fifth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema has strongly opposed the agenda of bringing Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST), emphasising that including ATF under GST would pave the way for removing petroleum products from the Value Added Tax (VAT). He raised this concern during the 55th meeting of the GST Council held in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, under the chairpersonship of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

NEW DELHI: The 55th GST Council meeting has unveiled a series of pivotal recommendations designed to deliver targeted relief, streamline compliance processes, resolve industry ambiguities and promote trade facilitation, experts said on Sunday.

PATHANKOT: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Pathankot has busted a gangster module with the arrest of its two members leading to the recovery of two sophisticated 9MM Glock pistols along with four magazines and 14 cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Former India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels that the relaunch of the Hockey India League (HIL) will be a 'nursery' for youngsters to earn a call-up for the national team.

NEW DELHI: As the 55th meeting of the GST Council was set to begin in Jaisalmer on Saturday, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the proposed rate cut on health insurance premiums and the inclusion of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) under the GST ambit would be among the key focus areas.

CHANDIGARH: The Footpath Cycle and Rehri Fadi Workers Union of Chandigarh has expressed resentment over the proposal to introduce 35 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on "sin goods" like aerated beverages and tobacco products, saying the hike would badly impact their incomes and lead to smuggling and revenue loss for the country too.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor says it is “prep time” as he is all set to play an “edgy and nasty” gangster from the 1990s.

CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough, the Punjab GST Department has unearthed a massive bogus billing scam in Ludhiana, involving fraudulent transactions worth Rs. 163 crores over the past two years.

MUMBAI: Food delivery and quick commerce services provider Zomato has received a tax demand notice of Rs 803 crore from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department.

CHENNAI: Social activists and residents continued their protest on Tuesday against the proposed tungsten mining project in Madurai district and urged the Central Government to scrap it.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has adopted a resolution in the Legislative Assembly, urging the Union government to immediately cancel the mining rights for tungsten granted to Hindustan Zinc Limited in Nayakkarpatti village, Melur taluk, in Madurai district.

MUMBAI: Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan, who was recently seen in the theatrical movie ‘Singham Again’, is celebrating the birthday of her mother-in-law, Sharmila Tagore. 

NEW DELHI: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh today came down heavily on AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal for seeing a conspiracy angle in the assassination attempt on former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal saying that Kejriwal was trying to deflect the gravity of the law and order situation in Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: In a strong push for the continuation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Compensation cess regime, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday strongly recommended the continuation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Compensation Cess regime beyond March 31, 2026, to ensure that states can mitigate the revenue loss caused by the subsumation of various taxes into GST. This recommendation was made during the Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on Compensation Cess, which Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema attended via video conferencing.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Sunday that the state has witnessed an impressive growth rate of 62.93 percent in net GST collection during November 2024 compared to November 2023. Additionally, the total net GST collection up to November this financial year reflects an increase of 10.30 percent compared to the same period of the financial year 2023-24.

NEW DELHI: BJP National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Saturday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of turning into a party of "extortionists and gangsters," after presenting an alleged audio clip of an AAP MLA conversing with a gangster about extorting money from a businessman.

GURUGRAM: A wanted gangster was shot dead in an encounter by a joint team comprising a special task force (STF) from Bihar Police and a Crime Branch team of the Gurugram Police, during the early hours on Friday.

PATIALA: Punjab Jails and Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Monday, said that gangsters and notorious criminals will be housed in a new under-construction high-profile security jail near Jagraon, Ludhiana, with an aim to dismantle criminal networks operating from within the prison system. The Cabinet Minister was addressing the passing-out parade of 132 warders and 4 matrons of Batch No. 97 at the Punjab Jail Training School in Patiala. He inspected the parade and took the ceremonial salutation.

MUMBAI: In a shocker, the Maharashtra GST Department raided and detected cash, silver bars worth Rs 10 crore, plus a business turnover of a staggering Rs.1,764 crore from an office measuring just 35 sq.feet -- smaller than a home toilet.

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested two superintendents in CGST and Customs Excise department, Bhopal, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant.

ETAH: Former Samajwadi Party legislator Rameshwar Singh Yadav has been booked under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act for grabbing government land.

CHANDIGARH: With newly constituted Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) swinging into action, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab V.K. Bhawra on Monday gave a clarion call to the people of the state to join hands with the police against the anti-social elements trying to disrupt the peace and harmony.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra state GST Department has arrested a businessman for generating fake bills of Rs 102 crore to make bogus input tax credit claims of Rs 14 crore, an official said here on Saturday.

CHANDIGARH: Showing zero tolerance towards gangsterism, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday asked the Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) to stamp out gangsters from the state in order to repose people’s full faith and confidence in the law and order machinery.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday asked the Commissioners of Police (CPs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) to play a frontal role in war against gangsters by personally conducting operations and interrogations.

MUMBAI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has been left mighty impressed with the performance of young Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma in IPL 2022, especially with the wide range of shots in the repertoire of the young left-handed batter.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to wipe out gangster's network operating across the state so as to create a sense of security amongst the citizens, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday directed DGP Punjab VK Bhawra to establish a full-fledged Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) headed by ADGP rank officer.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to wipe out gangster's network operating across the state so as to create a sense of security amongst the citizens, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday directed DGP Punjab VK Bhawra to establish a full-fledged Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) headed by ADGP rank officer.

CHADIGARH: In a bid to wipe out gangster's network operating across the state so as to create a sense of security amongst the residents, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday directed Punjab DGP V.K. Bhawra to establish a full-fledged Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), headed by an ADGP-rank officer.

NEW DELHI: India's GST collection touched a record high in March 2022 at Rs 1,42,095 crore, official data showed on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Three gangsters of Lawrence Bishnoi and Virender Pratap a.k.a. Kala Rana syndicate were arrested here on Thursday after a brief exchange of fire, the police said.

CHANDIGARH:  Following the formation of Aam Adami Party (AAP) government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, as many as nine non-official office bearers of various boards/corporations have resigned.

PATNA:The Nitish Kumar government's clean image has suffered a jolt after senior RJD leader Bhai Virendra on Wednesday alleged that more than 1,800 contractors associated with the rural development projects did not make GST payment to the government.

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Kejriwal has claimed that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is losing from both constituencies, Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur.

MUMBAI: After the registration for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 player auction ended on January 20, the tournament said in an official advisory that 1,214 players have registered for the two-day event.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government wants the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation regime to be extended by two more years, Governor R.N.Ravi said.

NEW DELHI: India's GST collection rose 13 per cent in December 2021 on a year-on-year basis to Rs 1,29,780 crore.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will raise the demand to withdraw the increased tax on textiles from earlier 5 per cent to the proposed 12 per cent in the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council meeting on Friday.

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal today asked Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to come clean on whether his Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has had a close door meeting with the family and close links of the country’s premier gangster , Mukhtar Ansari

MEERUT: The 25 odd accused in Sotiganj car-breaking and stolen auto-parts racket, will now be booked under the Gangsters Act.

CALGARY: Nine alleged gangsters of Indian origin were among those arrested and charged by law enforcement in two Western provinces in Canada, in coordination with federal agencies, as they busted a major drug trafficking ring.

CHANDIGARH: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) cash collection in November, 2021 grew by 32 per cent to Rs 1845-crore in Punjab- the second highest since the Central tax regime came into force. This collection is second only to that in April, 2021 but also the growth rate experienced is third highest in the country across the major States after Odisha and Kerala.

BHUBANESWAR:Odisha has recorded 64 per cent growth in GST collection in November compared to the same month of the last fiscal, officials said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: India's GST collection rose on both sequential and year-on-year basis in November.The gross GST collection rose to Rs 1,31,526 crore last month, and it was the second straight month when the gross GST collection crossed Rs 1.30 lakh crore.

MUMBAI:Maharashtra, which contributes the highest to the Centre's GST kitty, has the maximum amount outstanding for the past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, a RTI reply has revealed.

CHANDIGARH:Scripting history to weed out the menace of Tobacco usage, Punjab has created a new milestone with secured a place in Lowest Tobacco Use Prevalence as per latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data.

BANGA:Giving an unprecedented push to development of the Banga assembly segment, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday announced a grant of Rs 132 crore for constituency including a Government college and an integrated sports stadium.

NEW DELHI: Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday targeted the Prime Minister after he announced the withdrawal of farm laws and said that 'in fear of losing elections he will now admit all his blunders'.

CHANDIGARH/MOGA:Punjab Police on Monday arrested two persons from outside the Moga District Court Complex for making an attempt to take a criminal away from the police custody. Notably, the Moga Police was to produce Harjinder Singh alias Raju of Moga in the Court for hearing.

CHANDIGARH/MOGA:Punjab Police on Monday arrested two persons from outside the Moga District Court Complex for making an attempt to take a criminal away from the police custody. Notably, the Moga Police was to produce Harjinder Singh alias Raju of Moga in the Court for hearing.

NEW DELHI: Based upon specific intelligence, officers of the Anti Evasion Branch of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi (East) have unearthed a case of availment/utilisation and passing on of inadmissible input tax credit (ITC), through bogus GST invoices without actual movement of goods, of about Rs 34 crore.

NEW DELHI:In what would facilitate execution of work contracts by companies away from their registered place of operation, the Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that no separate GST registration in Karnataka is required for the supply of service by companies and they can raise invoice by charging IGST from their registered offices.

VARANASI: Atul Rai, the jailed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP from Ghosi and one of his accomplices, have now been booked under the Gangster Act.

PATNA: An international criminal wanted in over a dozen cases of heinous crimes including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and bomb blasts was arrested by the Bihar Police on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police has today arrested the Haryana-based man whose credentials and documents were used to hire a flat for the hideout of slain gangsters-turned-drug smugglers Jaipal Bhullar and Jaspreet Singh alias Jassi in Kolkata. The arrested person has been identified as Sumit Kumar, a resident of Meham in Haryana.

NEW DELHI: Amid calls for lower levies on items and medicines required in Covid-19 treatment, the GST Council on Saturday decided to slash rates of several Covid-relief items to 5 per cent from existing 12-18 per cent levels, although it kept the much talked-about tax rate on vaccines unchanged at 5 per cent.

CHANDIGARH: Stating that the COVID-19 crisis is a once in a century calamity, Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Saturday stated that the GST’s Group of Ministers (GoM) should stop acting like a shahenshah of yesteryears and instead let compassion speak through its decisions.

CHANDIGARH: While most governments across the globe have been pilloried for their stark Covid data inconstiencies, Punjab has set high standards in pandemic data reliability and efficiency.

CHANDIGARH: Most wanted drug smuggler and gangster, Jaipal Singh Bhullar s/o Bhupinder Singh r/o Ferozepur and Jaspreet Singh @ Jassi s/o Ravinder Singh r/o Kharar, SAS Nagar, who had rewards of 10 Lakh and 5 Lakh rupees on their head have been neutralized by the STF West Bengal Police on Wednesday afternoon, after they fired on the STF Police party, when they raided their apartment.

GORAKHPUR: (Uttar Pradesh): A dreaded gangster and accused in the murder of a BSP leader, who had been operating from Nepal, has been shot dead by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in an encounter.

HOSHIARPUR: A notorious gangster of Doaba and Malwa area along with two accomplices has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Tilhar city and a huge cache of weapons and ammunition seized from them by the local police in its weeks' long investigation and three-day special operation.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police has arrested two of the main accused in the sensational killing of CIA Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASIs), Bhagwan Singh and Dalwinderjit Singh, who were gunned down in cold blood in Jagraon Grain Market on May 15.

NEW DELHI: The supply of food items under government schemes to Industrial training institutes (ITI) will be treated at par with supply of mid-day meals to schools and not attract GST.

NEW DELHI: Amid calls for full exemption of goods and services tax (GST) on vaccines, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that a complete waiver may lead to a rise in their prices, impacting the common man.

CHANDIGARH: Quickly acting on the disclosures of Gangster-cum-Drug Smuggler Gavi during his interrogation, the Punjab Police on Saturday, have managed to bust the entire part of his module active in Punjab with the arrest of his five accomplices. A close aide of wanted gangster Jaipal, Gavi Singh @ Vijay @ Giani was arrested from Sarai Kila Kharsawa district in Jharkhand on April 26, 2021 during a joint operation by the Organised Crime Control Unit (OCCU) of Punjab Police and SAS Nagar Police.

NEW DELHI: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the government over the goods and services tax (GST) on vaccines, saying the lives of can be lost but the Prime Minister's tax collection should not be lost.

NEW DELHI: In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Central Government has exempted IGST or integrated GST on import of such goods received free of cost for free distribution of Covid relief.

NEW DELHI: As the Covid crisis and the resultant lockdowns impact business, the Centre has come up with several relaxations regarding timelines for GST compliance norms.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab has earned the revenue of Rs. 1481.83 crores from GST during the month of April 2021 which is the highest ever revenue from GST for any particular month since the introduction of GST in the country during July, 2017.

NEW DELHI: India's gross GST revenue collection reached a new record high of over Rs 1.41 lakh crore in April 2021, beating all expectations of lower collections in wake disruptions clauses by fresh wave of Covid-19.

MUMBAI: Even with the new wave of Covid-19 resulting in 'lockdowns' in 15 parts of the country and impacting business all across, the country's GST collections, the barometer of economic activity in India, is likely to cross the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the sixth time in as many months in April, a SBI Ecowrap report said on Friday.

NEW DELHI: The government has provided relief to GST taxpayers from a physical visit to tax office for verification of digital signature required on return forms.

CHANDIGARH: The Organised Crime Control Unit (OCCU) of Punjab Police, in a joint operation with SAS Nagar Police, have arrested Gavi Singh @ Vijay @ Giani, a close aide of Gangster Jaipal, who had fled the State following police pressure and was absconding. He was involved funding of the gang by running a drug cartel, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Dinkar Gupta said here on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to the Prime Minister and asked him to exempt the medicines and equipment required for Covid-19 treatment and Rs 6,000 should be transferred every month in the accounts of those who are eligible.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police in a joint operation with Himachal Pradesh Police arrested a close aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who played the prime role in the planning, execution as well as providing shelter to killers of Youth Congress leader “Gurlal Singh Bhalwan” on the directions of Lawrence Bishnoi and Canada based Goldy Brar.

NEW DELHI: GST rates are unlikely to witness any major changes during the extended run of the pandemic as the Centre and the states have agreed not to disturb the country's indirect tax structure in wake of the current economic situation where growth has contracted and industrial activity is just about reviving after coming to a standstill during the lockdown.

NEW DELHI: India's gross GST revenue collection reached a new record high of over Rs 1.23 lakh crore in March 2021.
The GST revenues during March 2021 are the highest since the introduction of the tax.

CHANDIGARH: In a major break-through, Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police has arrested a criminal, associated with Sampat Nehra, a close aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from Kurukshetra district. Police has also recovered an illegal pistol and five cartridges from his possession.

NEW DELHI: Kuldeep Maan alias Fajja, a gangster who had escaped police custody following a shootout at GTB Hospital three days back, was killed in an encounter late Saturday night at Tulsi apartments in Rohini's Sector 14, the Delhi Police said.

NEW DELHI: In a big victory for the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed transfer of gangster-turned-MLA Mukhtar Ansari from a Punjab jail to Banda jail in UP.

CHANDIGARH: The coordination meeting of Director Generals of Police (DGsP) of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh was held at Panchkula on Thursday, to prepare devise strategy and Action Plans against gangsters & criminals who have been operating in these states.

NEW DELHI: While debating the Finance Bill 2021 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sushil Modi explained the reason behind not bringing petrol and diesel prices under the GST.

CHANDIGRH: Officers of the investigation wing of Punjab State GST today arrested 5 persons for creating and operating a bogus billing network across various states including Punjab, Delhi and Haryana and availing & passing on fraudulent ITC to the tune of more than Rs. 122 Crore to various firms without due payment of tax to the Government.

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) and the CGST Commissionerates have so far arrested 357 persons, including 12 chartered accountants, one company secretary and an advocate, in the ongoing nationwide drive against fake GST invoice frauds since mid-November, 2020.

NEW DELHI: Finance Ministry has released the 19th weekly instalment of Rs 2,104 crore to the states to meet the GST compensation shortfall.

MUMBAI: In a major swoop, the Mumbai Police's Anti Narcotics Cell, Kandivali, has seized Charas worth Rs. 2.80 crore from a Nepali gangster, an official said.

AHMEDABAD: As soon as the fourth and final Test between India and England finished and the presentation ceremony was over here on Saturday, batsman K.L. Rahul went to the pitch on which the final Test was played and started smashing a few balls.

NEW DELHI: Consumers can be spared from a rally in retail prices of petrol and diesel if the two auto fuels are brought under the GST regime, but lack of political will and hesitancy to let go a major source of revenue for governments is keeping the product prices one of the highest in the world, economists at SBI said on Thursday.