The Finance Minister argues that encrypted communication tools are increasingly being exploited for financial crimes, ...

Have you also heard that the Income Tax Department will now get access to your Whatsapp chats? The proposed Income Tax Bill ...

FM Nirmala Sitharaman defended the provisions of the new income tax bill, which allows an authorised officer to ...

Unaccounted money to the extent of Rs 400 crores has been detected when the encryption has been taken off. Evidence that has ...

Sitharaman asserted that granting tax authorities access to digital records is crucial for addressing tax evasion. Her ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, highlighting digital surveillance in ...

Previously, tax officials needed separate approvals to access digital data during investigations. However, the new provisions ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently defended the provisions of the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, ...

The new tax bill grants income tax authorities extensive digital access. Officials will be able to scrutinize communications ...

The new income tax bill, effective from April 1, 2026, allows authorized officers to access locked physical and digital ...