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September 4, 2025 6:19 PM
India and Singapore have drawn up a detailed roadmap to deepen their strategic partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday after holding bilateral talks with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong in New Delhi. Wong, who is on a...
September 4, 2025 1:55 PM
The auto industry has welcomed the GST Council's decision to rationalise tax rates, calling it a landmark reform that will boost affordability, spur demand, and accelerate India's transition to sustainable mobility. Leading industry voices said t...
September 4, 2025 1:23 PM
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has reduced the tax on renewable energy devices and manufacturing parts from 12 per cent to 5 per cent, effective from September 22 this year. The Council also raised the tax on coal and lignite from 5 per ce...
September 4, 2025 12:48 PM
Rescue workers battled to pull bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan's earthquakes this week, as time runs out for survivors, who face a bleak future with global aid agencies warning of dwindling funds for food, shelter and medicines. ...
September 4, 2025 12:45 PM
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is on a three-day official visit to India, held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday. Wong’s visit marks the 60th anniversary of India–Singapore...
September 4, 2025 10:51 AM
The GST Council has approved sweeping reforms in India's indirect tax regime, reducing the number of slabs and cutting rates on a wide range of essential goods and services. The move was hailed by the BJP and its allies as a "big gift" for the middl...
September 4, 2025 10:15 AM
In a historic move, the Union government has slashed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates for 33 cancer drugs and rare medicines -- from 12 to zero per cent. The decision taken by the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on...
September 4, 2025 10:07 AM
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
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
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...
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