Economy · 15 sources
GST Council clears big procedural overhaul, keeps rates largely unchanged
Coverage by lean
27% Lean Left46% Centre20% Lean Right7% Right
Left 4
Right 4
One headline per side, the first Trikon holds. Every outlet is listed below.
Left · 4
The Morung Express · Lean Left
GST Council clears annual return proposal for 16 lakh small businesses
◈ Aküm Longchari and founding collective; board-run
The Siasat Daily · Lean Left
GST Council scraps arrest powers, raises prosecution to Rs 5 cr
◈ Siasat Press (founding families of Abid Ali Khan and Mahboob Husain Jigar)
Hindustan Times · Lean Left
GST officers lose arrest powers, Council hikes prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore
◈ HT Media, K. K. Birla Group (Shobhana Bhartia)
New Indian Express · Lean Left
GST Council approves process reforms, curbs arrest powers; raises prosecution threshold to Rs 10 crore
◈ Express Publications (Madurai), Manoj Kumar Sonthalia
Centre · 7
Mint · Centre
GST Council clears big procedural overhaul, keeps rates largely unchanged
◈ HT Media, K. K. Birla Group (Shobhana Bhartia)
Greater Kashmir · Centre
PM Modi welcomes fresh round of GST reforms
◈ GK Communications, editor-owner Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo
Sambad English · Centre
GST Council clears annual return proposal for 16 lakh small businesses
◈ Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, founder-owner; Sambad Group
The Shillong Times · Centre
Nasscom hails GST Council recommendations on reforms
◈ Shillong Times Pvt Ltd, Chaudhuri family
Pratidin Time · Centre
GST Council Moves to Scrap Arrest Powers, Raises Criminal Prosecution Limit to Rs 5 Crore
◈ Sadin-Pratidin Group (founded 1988 by Jayanta Baruah; led by Rishi Baruah)
Odisha Bytes · Centre
Mega GST Reforms: Tax Officers’ Power Of Arrest Scrapped; No Double Taxation; Faster Refunds
◈ Frontier Media
Deccan Chronicle · Centre
GST Council Scraps Arrest Powers, Raises Prosecution Limit To Rs 5 Cr
◈ SREI Multiple Asset Investment Trust (Vision India Fund)
Right · 4
Business Standard · Lean Right
PM Modi welcomes fresh GST reforms to ease compliance, speed up refunds
◈ Business Standard Pvt Ltd (Kotak family, Uday Kotak)
The Print · Lean Right
PM Modi welcomes fresh round of GST reforms
◈ Printline Media (Shekhar Gupta & investors)
Zee News · Right
Big GST overhaul: Tax officers arrest powers axed, prosecution only above Rs 5 Crore from 2027
◈ Zee Media, Essel Group (Subhash Chandra)
Times of India · Lean Right
GST Council scraps tax officers' arrest powers; prosecution threshold raised to Rs 5 cr
◈ Bennett, Coleman & Co., The Times Group (Sahu Jain family)
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