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Chandigarh: June GST collection sees 2% decline compared to last year

In March, the collection rose by 1%, reaching <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>241 crore, while February saw a 12% rise at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>236 crore. However, this follows a brief decline in December 2024, where GST collections dropped by 20%. (PTI)

Published 397 days ago

View: Why India needs disruptive change in governance

PM Modi revamped the entire bureaucracy of the Finance, Commerce and Culture Ministries

Updated 470 days ago

Key departments get new heads in bureaucratic rejig

Key departments get new heads in bureaucratic rejig

Published 471 days ago

Chandigarh’s GST collection up by 1% in March

Collected <span class='webrupee'>₹</span> 241 crore in comparison to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span> 238 crore mopped up during the same month in 2024. (PTI)

Published 487 days ago

Chandigarh’s GST collections up in January after December dip

This positive start to the year follows a 20% decline in GST collections in December 2024, when <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>224 crore was collected compared to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>281 crore in December 2023. (iStock)

Published 546 days ago

Want fuel or FASTag? You may have to prove your ride's insured

The government also proposed sending text messages to uninsured vehicle owners.

Published 553 days ago

UPI achieves record 15,000 crore transactions worth ₹223 Lakh Crore by Nov 2024

From January to November of this year, 15,547 crore transactions of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>223 lakh crore were made over the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), "demonstrating its transformative impact on financial transactions" in India.

Updated 596 days ago

Relief against income tax offences as charges for TDS default reduced: Details

New CBDT guidelines streamline the compounding process under the Income-tax Act, easing accessibility for taxpayers. They eliminate offence categorization and allow unlimited applications, while also reducing compounding charges and abolishing interest on delayed payments.

Published 654 days ago

Banks may soon use your digital footprint to give home loans, here's how

Banks will consider consumption or spending patterns of individuals while making their credit assessment (iStock/Hindustan Times Archive)

Published 737 days ago

Direct tax collections for FY 2024-25 surge by over 20%

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Published 776 days ago

Rithala-Narela Metro line gets nod from finance ministry

The officials said that they expect this extension of the existing Shaheed Sthal – Rithala red line corridor of Delhi metro to boost local economy in Narela. (HT Photo)

Updated 778 days ago

In a first, Hindu stakeholders included in Canada’s budget preparation

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pose for a picture holding the 2024-25 budget, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

Published 837 days ago

I-T dept informs taxpayers on certain transactions this fiscal. What it means?

The I-T department identified such persons or entities where the taxes paid is not ‘commensurate’ with the financial transactions

Updated 876 days ago

Watch: Nirmala Sitharaman takes part in ‘Halwa Ceremony’ ahead of interim budget

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman participating in traditional 'Halwa Ceremony' on Wednesday in North Block.

Published 921 days ago

Ram Mandir ceremony: Are stock markets, banks open today? Check what's closed

Ayodhya: Ram Mandir being decorated with flowers on the eve of its consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.

Published 924 days ago

UT witnesses growth of 29% in GST collection in Dec

The collection for October stood at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>389 crore, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>38 crore more than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>351 crore collected during the same month in 2022. (iStock)

Updated 944 days ago

General PF interest rate to remain unchanged at 7.1% for Oct-Dec quarter

GPF is provided to Central government empoyees upon requirement.

Updated 1033 days ago

Ghaziabad: Man arrested for supplying sensitive info to woman suspected to be from Pakistan

The police said they initiated investigation and traced the WhatsApp mobile number of the woman to a city in Pakistan. (Representative Image)

Updated 1118 days ago

Govt excludes overseas credit card spends from LRS

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Updated 1129 days ago

Ensure PAN-Aadhaar linkage by June 30. Else? Card will be inoperative

All PAN cards that will not be linked with Aadhaar by June 30 will become “inoperative”.

Published 1132 days ago

50,000 to 75,000 posts in railways’ safety depts lying vacant

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Updated 1153 days ago

350 kg seized drugs worth ₹1,500 cr destroyed in Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai, India - May 26, 2023:Mumbai Customs Zone-III destroy drugs valued Rs.1500 crore at Mumbai Waste Management ,Taloja MIDC in Navi Mumbai, India, on Friday, May 26, 2023. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)

Updated 1164 days ago

Central nod to revive 536 teaching posts at Chandigarh’s govt schools

As per a letter sent by the Union ministry of education to the Chandigarh director school education, the matter was discussed with ministry of finance’s department of expenditure and it had agreed to revive 536 posts. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 1200 days ago

Govt planning to amend NDPS Act: Arora

Govt planning to amend NDPS Act: Arora

Updated 1216 days ago

Mahila Samman Savings Certificate 2023: Know steps to invest, other key features

The Mahila Samman Savings Certificate offers a fixed interest rate over a 24-month tenure, from April 2023 to March 2025.

Published 1219 days ago

Chandigarh records 10% hike in GST collection in March

In February, the GST collection increased by just 5% and stood at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>188 crore. It was only <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10 crore higher than the GST collected during the corresponding period of 2022. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 1219 days ago

Bid to remove tax benefit from debt funds is hasty

Bid to remove tax benefit from debt funds is hasty

Published 1227 days ago

On Adani-Hindenburg row, Centre says no significant impact at systemic level

The Union finance ministry said the SEBI has already taken up the investigation and would conclude it within two months as per a Supreme Court order dated March 2. (PTI)

Updated 1239 days ago

SWAMIH fund completes over 20,000 homes since 2019. Know what's its purpose

SWAMIH fund completes over 20,000 homes since its inception.

Published 1246 days ago

Sitharaman to meet heads of banks on Feb 22; on credit scheme for MSMEs: Report

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the press conference on Budget 2023 in New Delhi. (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)

Published 1261 days ago

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