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Sitharaman urges ITRAF to make tax research more visible in policy process

Sitharaman also praised the contribution of tax policy expert Parthasarathi Shome, who chairs ITRAF, recalling her interaction with him after she became Minister of State for Finance in 2014

Security tightened across Delhi University ahead of student union polls

The final day of campaigning is scheduled for Wednesday, while polling will be held on Friday and the results will be declared on Saturday

India retains 131st rank in Global Gender Gap Index 2026, Iceland on top

Chad was the lowest-ranked country in the index, with Iran and Pakistan joining it in the bottom three

Govt likely to extend key export incentive programme for five years

The commerce ministry sought ₹23,000 crore ($2.40 billion) from ​the finance ministry under the programme ‌for 2026/27

MPs raise concern over 0.4% UPI fee on payments at Parliament panel meet

Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Bhartruhari Mahtab said that some MPs raised the issue at the meeting and said that it may be taken up at the next meeting of the panel

UPI fee: Why government is putting a price on big merchant payments

From October 15, a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will apply to person-to-merchant UPI payments above ₹2,000

RBI absorbs ₹2.9 trillion via two VRRR auctions amid surplus liquidity

The RBI, since last month, has been conducting various VRRR auctions in order to absorb surplus liquidity from the banking system and align the overnight money market rates to the repo rate

Tax policy debate must go beyond sectoral interests: FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman was speaking at the Eighth International Tax Conference on 'New Age Taxation' here organised by the International Tax Research and Analysis Foundation

SC refuses panel reconstitution to probe police excesses during CJP protest

The CJP-led march to Parliament saw clashes between protesters and security personnel, who used lathis and teargas shells to disperse crowds

Over 61,600 Lord Ganesh idols immersed in Mumbai after one-and-half days

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said that a total of 61,640 idols were immersed till 6 am on Wednesday

Customs should speed up AI use to cut costs, taxpayer interface: CBIC chief

The CBIC chief also asked the customs department to handhold MSMEs and conduct outreach programmes

India remains key driver for global growth: IMF Deputy MD Nigel Clarke

Clarke visited India last week and held meetings with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri and business leaders

CBIC to handhold MSMEs as less than 1,000 join customs duty payment scheme

With less than 1,000 businesses opting for the EMI scheme, the CBIC 'substantially reduced' the data and documentation requirements for businesses who enrol under the scheme

Maharashtra FDA suspends Cafe Mondegar licence over food safety violations

The FDA inspected Cafe Mondegar at Metro House in Colaba on September 12 and found serious deficiencies in safety and hygiene

Tendenthoi heads to Asian Games for second time with renewed confidence

The 23-year-old will spearhead India's challenge in the women's coxless four, rowing at No. 3 alongside Poonam (No. 4), Aleena Anto (No. 2) and Gurbani Kaur (No. 1)

Asian Games-bound Pathirage's javelin damaged during flight to Japan

The 23-year-old was returning to Sri Lanka from Budapest after competing at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship on September 13 on a Turkish airline flight

Rupee falls 3 paise to 95.91 against US dollar during early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.89 against the US dollar and fell further to 95.91, trading 3 paise lower from its previous close

Indian teams return to Chess Olympiad seeking glory for second time running

Gukesh, however, arrives at the Olympiad at a very different point in his career from the last edition

Raja Randhir Singh, Jaspal Rana honoured as IOA names Asiad memorial awards

PT Usha made the announcement here during the launch of a book on Rana titled "Maverick Jaspal", co-authored by senior sports journalists S Kannan and G Rajaraman

Sports Minister forms Task Force to assess F1's possible return to India

India last hosted a Formula 1 race back in 2013, following which it was dropped due to bureaucratic and taxation issues