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September 4, 2025, 09:40 AM - 4 min read
Chidambaram said, "GST rationalisation and reduction of the rates are welcome, but one is left with the thought that these steps are eight years too late."
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September 4, 2025, 08:34 AM - 3 min read
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Council has approved a two-tier GST structure with rates of 5 pc and 18pc, along with a new 40pc slab for sin and luxury goods, which will take effect from September 22.
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September 3, 2025, 11:10 PM - 3 min read
The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) is most likely to become effective from September 22, and will result in slashing of rates of hundreds of items, said the GST Council after the first day of its two-day meeting
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September 3, 2025, 08:29 PM - 2 min read
The GST Council has approved a two-rate structure of 5% and 18%, scrapping the 12% and 28% slabs, but opposition states are pressing for revenue loss compensation.
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August 28, 2025, 01:34 PM - 4 min read
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called for India to impose a 100 pc tariff on American goods in retaliation for the United States’ decision to levy a 50 pc tariff on Indian goods.
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August 28, 2025, 11:32 AM - 3 min read
Hours after steep 50 per cent tariffs on Indian products came into effect in the United States, New Delhi has drawn up a dedicated outreach programme across 40 countries to promote textile exports — a sector that has emerged as one of the worst hit under Washington’s new trade measures, officials said.
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August 27, 2025, 08:55 AM - 5 min read
India stood firm on Tuesday as the United States imposed a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, a move set to sharply strain trade ties between the two countries.
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August 25, 2025, 09:57 AM - 3 min read
The Centre is preparing for a significant revenue shortfall as it readies a major overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure, Finance Ministry sources said on Sunday.
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August 23, 2025, 10:17 AM - 4 min read
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will hold its 56th meeting on September 3 and 4, 2025, in New Delhi. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. on both days, according to an official communication issued to members.
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August 19, 2025, 07:31 PM - 5 min read
A parliamentary panel on Tuesday pitched for raising the investment rate from 31 per cent of GDP to 35 per cent in order to achieve the ambitious growth target of 8 per cent.
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August 18, 2025, 04:40 PM - 4 min read
The Sensex jumped more than 1,100 points during the session but pared some gains to settle 676 points, or 0.84 per cent, higher at 81,273.75. The Nifty 50 advanced 246 points, or 1 per cent, to close at 24,876.95. The BSE Midcap index rose 1 per cent, while the Smallcap index gained 1.39 per cent.
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August 11, 2025, 05:16 PM - 3 min read
Lok Sabha on Monday passes the revised Income Tax Bill, adopting 566 panel recommendations, without debate amid opposition protests over Bihar’s electoral roll revision.
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