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September 4, 2025 10:29 PM

PM Modi hails NextGen GST reforms as boost to ease of living, healthcare, and economic growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted the transformative impact of the Government’s NextGen GST reforms, underscoring their role in enhancing ease of living, strengthening public health and nutrition, and supporting India’s middle ...

September 4, 2025 6:22 PM

What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel?

Major European powers have said they could recognise an independent Palestinian state in coming weeks. What would that mean for the Palestinians and Israel? WHAT IS THE STATUS OF PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD NOW? The Palestine Liberation Organi...

September 4, 2025 1:56 PM

Technology reshaping Indian agriculture: From seed to market

India has been an agrarian country since ancient times, and the government continues to emphasise that the foundation of a strong and developed nation lies in empowering and uplifting farmers, the Annadatas. Recognising this, policymakers have consis...

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 3, 2025 4:27 PM

India reciprocates Germany’s call to double bilateral trade, says EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday said India reciprocates Germany’s call to double bilateral trade, highlighting the growing cooperation in defence, security, and technology between the two nations. Speaking alongside his German...

September 2, 2025 6:01 PM

India’s Expanding Trade Ties: Japan, China, and Russia in Perspective

The combined GDP in current prices of India, Japan, Russia, and China, in 2025 IMF figures, amounts to USD 29.69 trillion. It accounts for approximately 26% of the global economy. Again, quoting IMF figures, the combined population of these four coun...

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 1:30 PM

PM Wong’s visit to boost India-Singapore trade, FDI, and people-to-people ties

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will visit India from September 2 to 4 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be Wong’s first official visit to India as Singapore’s head of government. He will be accompanied by his sp...

September 2, 2025 12:51 PM

SEMICON India 2025: Building the next semiconductor powerhouse, chip by chip

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated SEMICON India in New Delhi, marking the beginning of a landmark three-day event that aims to catalyse India's semiconductor ecosystem via strategic collaborations and global partnerships. He will also pa...

September 2, 2025 1:10 PM

Semicon India 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw presents first Made-in-India chip to PM Modi

Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday presented the first made-in-India 32-bit processor chip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inaugural ceremony of Semicon India 2025. The presentation mar...

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