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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 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 ...

September 2, 2025 1:52 PM

Italy exhibition explores how sound helps us to savour food

An exhibition in northern Italy is expanding traditional ideas about taste by exploring how sound influences the way people experience their food. Hosted at the MUSE science museum in Trento, Food Sound examines how auditory cues – from the crunch...

 

Last updated on: 23rd Nov 2025