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New GST rates: Which items will attract 5% tax and which ones 18%? Full details

India, Sept. 4 -- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Wednesday approved a new two-slab structure of 5% and 18%, bringing a major simplification to India's indirect tax system. The new rates w... Read More


GST on Casino Gambling to Rise from 28% to 40%, Council Recommends Major Hike

Goa, Sept. 4 -- The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has recommended increasing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on casino gambling from 28% to 40%. The hike applies to a b... Read More


Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to visit flood-affected districts in Punjab today

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit the flood-affected districts in Punjab on Thursday. During this visit, Minister Chouhan will meet the Punjab Governor... Read More


Singapore PM Wong calls New Delhi visit "productive", joins SG60 reception

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday said he had a "productive start" to his visit to New Delhi. In a post on X, Wong stated, "Had a productive start to my visit i... Read More


Nepal bans Facebook, X, YouTube and 23 other social media platforms over registration dispute

Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- K.P. Sharma Oli-led government, on Thursday, imposed a ban on 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube, after they failed to mee... Read More


"Finally have to follow Rahul Gandhi's advice": Pawan Khera slams Centre on GST reforms after 8 years

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday slammed the Centre over the next-generation GST reforms after eight years. In a post on X, Pawan Khera wrote, "When they finally have to ... Read More


New GST version replacing four-rate structure revolutionary, people-oriented step: Assam BJP

Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday lauded the recent GST reforms that slash the 12 and 28 per cent slabs, terming the centre's decision as "historic and revolutionary"... Read More


Kerala Congress leader obtains video of him being thrashed by police via RTI

Hyderabad, Sept. 4 -- A case of police brutality in Kerala has surfaced after a youth Congress leader obtained a video of him being tortured. The incident occurred in April 2023 at the Kunnamkulam Po... Read More


Mamata calls Modi-Shah-BJP 'chor' amid ruckus in Assembly, multiple BJP MLAs including chief whip suspended and injured

Kolkata/IBNS, Sept. 4 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised the "vote chor" slogans in the assembly while several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs including chief whip Shankar Ghosh we... Read More


अमनौर विधानसभा सीट: पाला बदल के रिवाज में भी अब तक एनडीए को आशीर्वाद

सच्चिदानंद ओझा, सितम्बर 4 -- गंडक, मही और डबरा नदियों से घिरे बिहार के सारण जिले के अमनौर विधानसभा क्षेत्र की जमीन भले ही उपजाऊ है, पर यहां सियासी मैदान थोड़ा जटिल है। यह सीट 2008 के परिसीमन में अस्ति... Read More