Excise
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Arvind Kejriwal refuses to appear before judge in excise case, cites 'loss of faith'
India | Apr 27, 2026, 11:43 PM ISTKejriwal refused to appear before the judge in the excise case, citing loss of trust and choosing to follow satyagraha.
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After Kejriwal's acquittal, BJP questions 'how charges were framed?'
India | Feb 27, 2026, 01:51 PM ISTThe BJP leader also raised questions, pointing out, “If Congress or Kejriwal’s allies are happy or worried about the verdict is a matter of debate. One has to think critically how did the court permit framing of charges if there was no evidence?”
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Delhi govt considers lowering legal age for drinking beer from 25 to 21, here's why
Delhi | Sep 12, 2025, 11:39 AM ISTThe Committee headed by Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma is currently taking feedback from various groups of stakeholders. In all the neighbouring NCR cities, including Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Faridabad, the legal drinking age is 21 years.
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Delhi government extends existing excise policy till June 2025 | Check details
Delhi | Mar 27, 2025, 07:33 AM ISTDelhi excise policy: The extended policy, also known as the old excise policy, came into operation in September 2022 after the then AAP govt scrapped its reformative policy (2021-22) that ran into rough weather amid allegations of irregularities in its formulation and implementation.
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Arvind Kejriwal gets ED's 8th summons in Delhi excise policy case, asked to appear on March 4
Delhi | Feb 27, 2024, 02:40 PM ISTThe AAP convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the summonses were aimed at preventing him from campaigning in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. On several occasions, he claimed that ED had planned to arrest him.
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Manish Sisodia, AAP leader, seeks bail in Delhi excise policy case
Delhi | Jan 28, 2024, 11:55 PM ISTManish Sisodia, a prominent AAP figure, has filed for regular bail in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy money laundering case, taking the legal route to address the charges against him.
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Delhi court grants bail to Sarvesh Mishra in linked to AAP's alleged excise 'scam'
Delhi | Jan 24, 2024, 07:41 PM ISTSpecial Judge M K Nagpal provided relief to Mishra on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh with specific conditions, including restrictions on leaving the country. Mishra, a close aide of Singh, moved the bail plea after responding to court summons.
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Delhi excise policy case: ED ends K Kavitha's questioning for the day; summons her again on March 16
India | Mar 12, 2023, 06:27 AM ISTDelhi excise policy case: K Kavitha left the the federal agency's headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Road around 8 pm after nine hours of questioning
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Delhi excise policy case: Court sends Gurugram businessman Amit Arora to 14-day judicial custody
India | Dec 14, 2022, 07:49 PM ISTDelhi excise policy case: The Delhi court's order came after Arora was produced before the court by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the expiry of his 14-day custodial interrogation.
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CBI rejects Sisodia claim that its officer killed self under pressure to 'frame' him in excise case
India | Sep 05, 2022, 06:07 PM ISTOn August 19, the federal probe agency raided 31 locations, including Sisodia's residence, after filing an FIR over alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Delhi government's Excise Policy 2021-22.
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UAE to implement Excise Tax Law from October 1
Business | Sep 27, 2017, 08:13 PM ISTThe excise tax will be imposed on carbonated drinks by 50 per cent. The new tax will also be levied on tobacco products and energy drinks by 100 per cent, the Khaleej Times reported.
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Bill to make excise, customs Acts compliant with GST passed by Lok Sabha
Apr 06, 2017, 07:14 PM ISTA bill seeking to ensure continuance of levy of excise on petroleum products and abolition of cess on some other items following GST rollout was passed by the Lok Sabha today.
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Ringing Bells in trouble, comes under excise, income tax departments' scanner
India | Feb 20, 2016, 05:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ringing Bells, makers of the world's cheapest smartphone, has come under the scanner of excise and income tax departments as debates around the feasibility of offering a Rs 251 handset rages on.According to
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Service Tax: New guidelines for returns' scrutiny from August
Jul 17, 2015, 06:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Announcing new guidelines for the manual scrutiny of service tax returns from August 1, the finance ministry on Friday said while scrutiny and anti-evasion work will be the domain of the Central Board of
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Indirect tax collections up 39%; excise reflects manufacturing uptick
Jun 10, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indirect tax collections rose by 39.2 per cent this fiscal with excise mop up almost doubling, a trend that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said was reflective of a pick up in manufacturing
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Excise, Service Tax Hiked In Budget But No Big Ticket Reforms
India | Mar 16, 2012, 09:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 16: The Budget for 2012-13 today hiked excise duty and service tax by 2 per cent across-the-board to raise Rs 45,940 crore and offered marginal relief to individuals in income tax, stoking
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UP Excise Officials Burn Files At Midnight After I-T Raids On Chadha
India | Feb 02, 2012, 09:51 AM ISTAligarh, UP, Feb 2: Excise department officials on Wednesday night were caught by mediapersons making a bonfire of official files in the presence of district excise inspector Ram Mohan Tripathi. Tripathi tried to hide his