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September 4, 2025 7:46 PM
The GST Council has ruled that all varieties of popcorn will now attract a uniform 5% GST under the new regime. The decision ends years of confusion over how popcorn should be taxed. Earlier, loose salted popcorn was charged 5% GST, packaged or bran...
September 4, 2025 6:38 PM
In a move to support India’s dairy sector, the 56th GST Council on Wednesday approved a rationalization of GST rates on milk and milk products. Under the new structure, which will take effect from September 22, most dairy items are now either exemp...
September 4, 2025 5:47 PM
Aadhaar number holders carried out over 221 crore authentication transactions in August 2025, surpassing both the previous month’s figures and the corresponding month last year, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said on Thursda...
September 4, 2025 5:20 PM
The sweeping Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms announced by the government this week are expected to have only a marginal impact on the Centre’s finances, with the fiscal cost pegged at around Rs 18,000 crore, or 0.05 per cent of India’s proje...
September 4, 2025 4:56 PM
The fisheries sector has received a major boost under the latest GST reforms with a significant tax rate rationalisation, which will help in the reduction of operational costs, enhance competitiveness in domestic and export markets, and directly bene...
September 4, 2025 4:04 PM
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday called on India Inc. to ensure that the full benefit of the recent GST rate cut is passed on to consumers, saying it would boost demand and drive economic growth. Speaking at the Bhar...
September 4, 2025 3:22 PM
On the second day of Semicon India 2025 at Yashobhoomi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the exhibition along with Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Jitin Prasada. The Prime Minister underscored the cruc...
September 4, 2025 2:54 PM
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday visited the flood-affected areas in Amritsar district of Punjab. He also met with the local residents and listened to their grievances while inspecting the region. He further took stock of...
September 4, 2025 2:33 PM
Some 30 Western leaders were holding talks on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia, hoping to do enough to persuade the United States to back their efforts. ...
September 4, 2025 2:40 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared an article by Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia highlighting how India’s postal system, through India Post and the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), has grown into the world’s largest doorstep b...
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