GST Council meet: Tax officers’ arrest power scrapped; easier e-comm norms for small sellers — Check key highlights

The GST Council removed tax officers’ power to arrest individuals in certain cases and raised the prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore. It also simplified compliance for small e-commerce sellers, shortened refund-application acknowledgement timelines. The 57th GST Council has decided to remove the power of tax officers to arrest individuals in certain GST-related cases and has…

Adani leads ₹37,500-cr coal gasification scheme with three urea bids

Centre’s coal gasification scheme receives seven applications in its first bidding round, with four projects targeting urea production and others focused on syngas and DRI   The Centre’s Rs 37,500-crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification has received seven applications in its first bidding round, with Adani Enterprises submitting bids for three projects aimed…

2025 mutual fund scorecard: Top performers, laggards, and key surprises

In 2025, equity performance varied significantly with silver funds leading at 128% returns. Large and midcap funds excelled due to quality stock selection, while smallcap funds struggled.  Flexi cap mutual funds are the ones which offer the flexibility of investing across market capitalisation i.e., large cap, mid cap and small cap.Calendar year 2025 has been…