New Delhi, September 4 In a historic move, the Union government has slashed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates for 33 cancer drugs and rare medicines — from 12 to zero per cent. The decision taken by the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday, rationalised the indirect tax structure, cutting […]
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New Delhi, September 4 The GST rate rejig will make small cars and two-wheelers cheaper and big SUVs also are set to become affordable, as the festive season inches closer. The GST Council has approved transformational changes to India’s indirect tax structure — adopting a 5 per cent and 18 per cent tax structure — […]
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Washington, September 4 Former Indian Ambassador to France and Director General of Jadeja Motwani Institute for American Studies at OP Jindal Global University, Mohan Kumar, has countered the Trump administration’s assertion that India is the “Maharaja of tariffs”. In an article in Newsweek magazine on Sunday, titled “Is India a ‘Tariff King’? Not Really,” Kumar, […]
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New Delhi, September 4 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 a whopping 40 per cent for sin goods. For the […]
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Washington, September 4 India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, met with Representative Gregory Meeks, the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to discuss the India-US ties amid escalating trade frictions under President Donald Trump. In a post on Wednesday on X, the House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats quoted Representative Meeks as underscoring […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 3 In a landmark move, the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday rationalised the indirect tax structure, cutting the current four slabs down to two — scrapping the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates, while retaining the 5 per cent and 18 per […]
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New Delhi, September 3 Govt setting up 550 centres to buy cotton from farmers at MSP New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh has drawn up plans to set up as many as 550 procurement centres nationwide for buying cotton from farmers at the minimum support price (MSP) during the forthcoming […]
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New Delhi, September 3 India’s auto sector saw two big launches on Wednesday as Maruti Suzuki introduced its all-new SUV, the Victoris, while Tata Motors unveiled the LPT 812, a new truck in the intermediate, light and medium commercial vehicles (ILMCV) category. Maruti Suzuki’s Victoris, pitched as an SUV that has “Got it all”, is […]
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New Delhi, September 3 India’s leading retail broking platform, Zerodha, was hit by a technical glitch on Wednesday, leaving many users unable to view price updates on its Kite application. The technical issue prompted a wave of complaints across social media, where users recalled similar instances in the past. Following the complaints, at 9:50 A.M., […]
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New Delhi, September 3 India’s largest manganese ore producer MOIL continued its robust growth trajectory with the highest-ever August production of 1.45 lakh tonnes during the month, registering an impressive 17 per cent growth over the same month last year, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Steel on Wednesday. On the sales […]
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