gst council meeting

GST Council extends compliance relief for taxpayers

The GST Council's 43rd meeting continued to provide relief to taxpayers, particularly small taxpayers, who have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid outbreak's second wave. For taxpayers with an annual income of up to Rs 2 crore, FY 2020-21 will be optional. May 29, 2021
Mehul Choski

Mehul Choksi can't be moved out of Dominica, claims lawyer

Mehul Choksi will be unable to leave Dominica until the additional investigation is completed. Choksi fled India and was apprehended in Dominica by the CBI and the ED in a Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. May 28, 2021
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India fights social media biggies sans data protection law

The tussle between Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook and the Union government has reached its nadir, and the fact is that an absence of a stricter personal data protection law is forcing the concerned authorities to take routes like sending cops to closed Twitter offices in the pandemic or writing heaps of notices that have resulted in zero action to date, while social networking giants continue to take the country for a ride. May 25, 2021
sensex

Sensex in red amid volatile trade, pharma companies gain

In a largely volatile trade on Wednesday morning, equity indices traded in the negative territory with Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, and ONGC being the biggest losers, while the top gainers were Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, and UltraTech Cement May 19, 2021