There are talks of North Block considering an 18 per cent GST on Bitcoin transactions. But, could there be a sin tax of 28 per cent, given its alleged nefarious status

While Sensex closed 1,147 points or 2.28 per cent higher at 51,444, Nifty climbed 326.50 points or 2.19 per cent to end at 15,245

Axis Bank says that leading and concurrent high frequency indicators are showing signs of plateauing at about 3 per cent below pre-lockdown levels, which is a cause for worry

The monthly GST collection crossed Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the fifth time in a row and Rs 1.1 lakh crore mark for the third straight month.

Currently, the price of one litre of petrol stands at Rs 91.17 per litre in Delhi, and diesel rates stand at Rs 8.47 per litre. In Mumbai, the price of petrol is Rs 97.57 per litre, and that of a litre of diesel is Rs 88.60 per litre

The officers of CGST Commissionerate have unearthed a network of fictitious firms which 'was being operated by one Vishal, who is an advocate by profession and was practising law in Karkardooma Court'

Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the third quarter GDP data proves yet again that fault lines in the Indian economy are more visible than ever before

A total of 300 MoUs involving an investment of Rs 10,000 crore and job opportunities for about 55,000 aspirants have been envisaged to be approved in the summit

In what can be considered as a case of pure luck, Renu Chauhan won the amount as the grand prize of the Punjab State Dear 100+ monthly lottery

Bharat bandh 2021: Bombay Goods Transport Association, SIMTA, KGTA, Baroda Goods Transport Association, Vapi Transport Association, HGTA, CGTA, Car Carrier Association, Association of Transporters Poona and many other state-level transport associations have confirmed their support to AITWA

The dog walker was shot once Wednesday night and is expected to survive his injuries, according to Los Angeles Police Capt. Jonathan Tippett, commanding officer of the department's elite Robbery-Homicide Division

DGGI learned that L&T, among others, had availed Input Tax Credit after furnishing alleged fake bills generated by alleged fake firms floated by brothers Ankur Mittal and Mukul Mittal. The DGGI had arrested the two brothers in October last year

Bharat Bandh tomorrow: Several state-based traders' unions and transporters body AITWA have expressed solidarity with CAIT's 'Bharat Bandh' call

26 feb Bharat Band: These protests will be held in 1,500 places demanding the Centre, the state governments and the GST Council take back the 'draconian' GST provisions; The AITWA will also hold a 'Chakka jam' on February 26

Indian shipping companies are subject to 5 per cent GST if an overseas consignor appoints them for import cargo transportation but if the consignor appoints a foreign shipping line for the same service, GST is not applicable as the shipping company is not registered in India

The arrested chartered accountant is Abhishek Singhal, who ran fake firms to issue fraudulent invoices; he is the tenth chartered accountant arrested so far over GST invoice fraud charges

A majority of early economic indicators lost steam in January 2021, relative to December 2020, partly because of an unfavourable base effect, supply-side issues and price hikes.

The government might engage private firms and institutions to vaccinate the 50-plus age group to cover a much larger target population of 27 crore individuals. It will also include below-50 age group with serious co-morbidities

\"Inverted duty structure is one of the top priorities of the government and is likely to be taken up by the Council in the next meeting,\" a top finance ministry official told Business Today.

While the prices of four categories of medical devices - coronary stents, drug-eluting stents, condoms, and intrauterine devices - are already fixed by NPPA, the prices of the rest are fixed by the manufacturers themselves