Fake GST crackdown: 489 forged PAN–Aadhaar registrations detected till Oct; Rs 3,000 crore evasion flagged

A fresh sweep against tax fraud has uncovered 489 bogus GST registrations in just six months, with forged PAN and Aadhaar details used to evade over Rs 3,000 crore in taxes, the government told Parliament on Monday, signalling a sharper focus on data-led enforcement, according to PTI.The latest detections, covering April to October, come even…

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Mercosur hurdle: French objections and farm protests freeze EU trade deal; Brussels faces credibility test

France’s last-minute opposition and mounting farmer protests are threatening to derail the European Union’s long-delayed free-trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur bloc, raising fresh doubts over whether the pact can be signed this year, AP reported.Angry European farmers, fearing cheaper agricultural imports and tougher competition, have taken to the streets in Brussels just as EU…

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‘Can a dead economy grow at 8.2%?’: FM Sitharaman rebuts Trump remark in Lok Sabha; cites IMF ratings upgrade

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday cited India’s strong growth and sovereign rating upgrades to counter claims that the country was a “dead economy”, telling the Lok Sabha that such upgrades would not have been possible if the economy were weak, PTI reported.Responding to Opposition members who sought the government’s reaction to US President Donald…

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