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GST collections reach ₹1.77 lakh crore in December 2024

India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose to ₹1.77 lakh crore in December 2024, a 7.3% increase compared to ₹1.65 lakh crore in December 2023, as per data released by the government.     The breakdown of December's GST collection...

January 1, 2025 4:50 PM

Benchmark indices close higher on first day of 2025

India's benchmark stock indices closed higher on the first trading day of 2025. Gains were recorded across sectors such as auto, IT, PSU banks, financial services, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, media, energy, and private banks on the National Stock Exchange...

January 1, 2025 4:29 PM

Cabinet approves extension of DAP subsidy to support farmers

The Union Cabinet has approved an extension of the One-time Special Package on Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP). This package, providing an additional subsidy of ₹3,500 per metric tonne over the existing Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS), will now continue b...

January 1, 2025 9:45 PM

Romania and Bulgaria become full members of EU’s Schengen zone

Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can travel without passport checks. Fireworks lit the s...

December 31, 2024 9:32 PM

NPCI removes UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday removed the unified payments interface (UPI) user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay with immediate effect.    With this, WhatsApp Pay can now extend UPI services to its entire user base...

December 31, 2024 8:45 PM

Iran rejects involvement in escalating Red Sea tension

Iran's envoy to the United Nations (UN) has rejected the accusations by the United States and Britain about Tehran's role in escalating tensions in the Red Sea, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported Tuesday.   Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's perman...

December 31, 2024 7:52 PM

What happens when Russian gas supply to Europe via Ukraine ends?

Russian gas supplies sent via Ukraine to Europe for more than 40 years are scheduled to end on January 1 after Ukraine's Naftogaz refused to renew its latest five-year transit deal with Russia's Gazprom.   Despite the war between the two countries...

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