Received an ITR refund email or SMS alert? Income Tax Department has an important warning for taxpayers

The Income Tax Department has cautioned taxpayers against a surge in refund-related fraud attempts, warning that scammers are exploiting delays and heightened expectations around tax refunds through fake emails, phone calls and SMS messages.In a message posted on X, the department urged taxpayers not to share one-time passwords (OTPs), bank details or personal information in…

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SC verdict on Trump tariffs: Dissent highlights India in Russia oil context

India found itself directly referenced in a landmark US Supreme Court judgment limiting presidential tariff authority, after justices examined how tariffs imposed under emergency powers were used as tools of foreign policy– including pressure linked to Russian oil imports.The ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)…

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