Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

September 4, 2025 10:07 AM

GST reforms a true Diwali gift to nation: Pawan Kalyan

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Thursday welcomed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms approved by the GST Council. The Jana Sena leader, in a post on ‘X’, termed the GST reforms as a true Diwali gift to the nation. He ...

September 4, 2025 9:50 AM

GST 2.0: Small cars, 2-wheelers to get cheaper ahead of festive season

The GST rate rejig will make small cars and two-wheelers cheaper and big SUVs also are set to become affordable, as the festive season inches closer. The GST Council has approved transformational changes to India's indirect tax structure — adoptin...

September 4, 2025 9:33 AM

Huge impact on Govt’s effort to improve ease of living & doing business: EAM Jaishankar hails next-gen GST reforms

After the Union government announced sweeping next-generation GST reforms to bring relief across sectors, from daily essentials and healthcare to farming, education, automobiles, and appliances, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar lauded th...

September 4, 2025 9:22 AM

HM Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, CMs of BJP-ruled states hail PM Modi’s leadership for ‘historic’ GST reforms

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary leadership for delivering on his promises to the people of the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the GST tax rate cuts and reforms as a "truly transformative decision" and added that these ...

September 4, 2025 11:16 AM

New GST rates: What gets cheaper and costlier from Sep 22

After the GST Council approved historical changes to India's indirect tax structure, several daily-use goods will become cheaper from September 22. The new tax structure, adopted on Wednesday, has two major slabs now 5 per cent and 18 per cent, and ...

September 2, 2025 5:13 PM

Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty, as military chief clashes with ministers

Tens of thousands of reservists started to report for duty on Tuesday ahead of a new Israeli offensive in Gaza City, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to speed up, despite warnings from senior ranks. Israeli Army Radio said that some 40,...

September 2, 2025 4:06 PM

Putin says Russia has never opposed Ukraine joining the EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow had never opposed Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union, and that he thought it was possible to find a consensus on ensuring the security of both Russia and Ukraine. Speakin...

September 2, 2025 3:47 PM

Explained- What’s fuelling the rage in Indonesia?

What's fuelling the rage in Indonesia? Protests have flared in parts of Indonesia since August 25 in some of the country's worst violence in decades, presenting the biggest challenge so far to Prabowo Subianto's 10-month-old presidency. WHAT'S BEEN...

September 2, 2025 3:08 PM

Finland’s Stubb eyes progress on US-backed Ukraine security plans

Finland's President Alexander Stubb said on Tuesday that progress is being made on security guarantees for Ukraine but added that a peace agreement would need to be in place before any such measures could be implemented. "We need to coordinate the s...

September 2, 2025 2:46 PM

Cyprus steps up desalination as worsening droughts parch the island

Saint Nicholas church in the hills above Limassol, normally submerged in the Kouris Reservoir, offers a stark glimpse of the worsening water crisis in Cyprus. The belfry is fully exposed and the building is surrounded by parched earth. Lying at the ...