Joyeeta Dey And Chandra Shekhar

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Behind the scenes: Sitharaman chaired 3 separate meetings on GSTN preparedness for GST 2.0
Rediff.com8 Sep 2025

To ensure a glitch-free rollout of the next-generation GST with reduced rates and...

'Ek baar aap GST dekh lo': PM's nudge ushered in biggest GST reform in 8 yrs
Rediff.com7 Sep 2025

'Ek baar aap GST dekh lo!' - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gentle nudge to Finance...

How much tax did the govt mop up in the past 2 years?
Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

The income tax department has garnered about Rs 4,600 crore in taxes from 56 lakh...

Divestment: Fearing backlash, govt opts for minority stake sales over outright privatisation
Rediff.com25 Dec 2023

With general elections on the horizon, the government's privatisation bandwagon has...

Modi's ambitious privatisation plans have few takers
Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

It was touted as a game changer but big-ticket privatisation has been a mixed bag as...

Trade pact with Israel 'only when we get a good deal', says Goyal
Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

The proposed India-Israel trade pact should be beneficial to both nations and until New...

India keen to take international trade to $2 trn by 2030: Goyal
Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

India's goods and services exports have already crossed $675 billion in last fiscal...

Airlines told to share international fliers' PNR with customs
Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

With this, India joins 60 other countries that collect PNR details of international...

Shipping Corp, BPCL among CPSEs to be privatised in FY23
Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

The 2022-23 Budget has projected a disinvestment target of Rs 65,000 crore for next...

2021: A year of many firsts for the revenue dept
Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

A record GST tax collection, an overhaul of the income tax return filing portal and the...

Why Air Indias' privatisation sailed & BPCL's is dragging on
Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

Changing tracks helps. But, not taking the beaten path isn't always helpful. This is...

PM-CARES to foot over 80% cost of phase 1 of vaccination drive
Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

The PM-CARES fund, which has been set up to provide relief during the coronavirus...

India's tax pie gets altered because of pandemic
Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

India's tax pie seems to have undergone a subtle change with a sharp drop in direct tax...

GST: From 'Gabbar Singh Tax' to a strong tax-compliance tool
Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

The opposition parties vehemently criticised the new 'one nation, one tax' system...

WTO talks collapse, no agreement on food security
Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

The fate of the ministerial conference was sealed after assistant US trade...

From 227 items to 50! Sin, luxury goods to face 28% GST
Rediff.com11 Nov 2017

Goods like chocolates, chewing gum, shampoo, deodorant, shoe polish, detergents,...

Foodgrains, cereals, milk to be cheaper under GST
Rediff.com18 May 2017

The GST rates for all but six items were finalised at the first day of the two-day...

FM Jaitley, Pak minister share cold vibes at global meet
Rediff.com6 May 2017

Frosty Indo-Pak relations after the beheading of Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops...

Oppn-ruled states get Centre to delete 3 GST minutes
Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

In a first, Opposition-ruled states on Saturday got the Centre to delete from the...

FM says Indian economy to touch $5 tn in few years. Do you agree?
Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

India, he said, has opened up its markets and stepped up public investment including in...