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September 22, 2025 7:43 PM

GST Bachat Utsav: PM Modi urges citizens to support swadeshi products in letter to nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended festive greetings to the nation as Navaratri began, while also urging citizens to support locally made products and celebrate the launch of the “GST Bachat Utsav” (GST Savings Festival). In a lette...

September 22, 2025 4:30 PM

Sensex, Nifty end lower amid IT selloff and H-1B visa concerns

Indian benchmark indices ended in negative territory on Monday after a volatile trading session, with IT stocks leading the declines amid concerns over the US administration’s announcement of a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas. The Sensex closed at...

September 22, 2025 4:27 PM

GST 2.0 gives booster shot to coal sector

The GST 2.0 reforms have brought major changes to the coal sector’s taxation structure, benefiting both producers and consumers of the fossil fuel, the Ministry of Coal said in a statement on Monday. Under the new framework, the ₹400-per-tonne C...

September 22, 2025 5:13 PM

Centre to distribute 2.5 million free LPG connections under Ujjwala Yojana this Navratri, PM Modi hails women empowerment

The Centre will distribute 25 lakh free LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the festival of Navratri, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Monday. With this expansion, the total n...

September 22, 2025 3:46 PM

GST reforms to boost India’s GDP by 0.8%, benefit all sections of society: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that the implementation of the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms will not only bring immediate relief to consumers but also boost India’s gross domestic product (GDP)...

September 22, 2025 3:46 PM

GST Bachat Utsav: A tax reform for the people, by the people

India stands at a moment of deep economic transition, where the aspirations of a billion citizens meet the structural reforms of a government intent on reshaping the trajectory of growth. The launch of GST 2.0 marks not just a revision of taxation bu...

September 22, 2025 1:47 PM

Next-Gen GST reforms begin: Ashwini Vaishnaw hails household savings

As the next-generation Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms come into effect on Monday, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting that the changes will lead to substantial household savings. Va...

September 22, 2025 1:39 PM

Major GST reforms in coal to reduce tax burden, enhance self-reliance

The Ministry of Coal has welcomed the landmark decisions taken at the 56th meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi, which have introduced significant changes to the taxation structure of the coal sector. These reforms are being hailed as a transforma...

September 22, 2025 12:40 PM

Manufacturing momentum: Can India turn growth into global leadership?

India’s industrial sector showed signs of a stronger recovery in mid-2025, as several flagship schemes, policy reforms, and export performance began to boost manufacturing from earlier stagnation. Before this period, manufacturing growth was uneven...

September 22, 2025 12:12 PM

Domestic investors buy record Rs 5.3 lakh crore in equities in 2025, surpassing 2024 total

Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have bought a record Rs 5.3 lakh crore worth of equities in 2025 so far, surpassing the full-year total of Rs 5.22 lakh crore in 2024, according to stock exchange data. Mutual funds were the primary driver, pu...