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It's time for India to lure tempest tossed talent back home

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- What is common to Albert Einstein, James Franck, Erwin Schrodinger, Hans Bethe, Felix Bloch and Max Born, apart from the fact that they were all Nobel awardees in physics? They a... Read More


GST rate cuts will improve affordability and give a fillip to consumption: Morgan Stanley

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Global investment bank Morgan Stanley notes that the rationalisation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure, approved by the GST Council, is expected to significantly boos... Read More


'GST 2.0 double dose for growth, next gen reforms will not stop'

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed GST 2.0 as a double dose of support and growth for the nation and asserted that the series of next-generation reforms to make Indi... Read More


"Investment in UP was a dream before 2017, double engine government working with full dedication and commitment": CM Yogi

Gorakhpur, Sept. 4 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday stated that investment in the state was a distant dream before 2017; however, in the present time, investment proposals a... Read More


GST overhaul: Opposition-ruled states urge Centre to set up GoM to assess revenue loss

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Eight opposition-ruled states have urged the Centre to set up a group of ministers (GoM) to assess revenue losses arising from the goods and services (GST) slab rationalization a... Read More


GST council meeting: What would become cheaper, tax slabs, other takeaways in 10 points

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The new GST rates will be effective from 22 September, the first day of Navratri. "All this will be effective 22 September 2025, the first day of Navratri... The changes on GST ... Read More


'Outright murder, horrific': Rahul Gandhi slams govt after 2 newborns die in Indore hospital after rat bites

India, Sept. 4 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday strongly condemned the deaths of two newborns following rat bites at Indore's Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital, calling it "outright murder... Read More


GST 2.0: 'Sin tax' sparks meme-fest online, 'Caramel popcorn finally got cheaper' hail netizens

India, Sept. 4 -- On Wednesday, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a two-tier GST (Goods and Services Tax) collection system of 5% and 18%, with a steep 40% slab for "sin goods" and... Read More


BJP issues letter to MPs, directs them to reach Delhi by September 6

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- With less than a week to go for the Vice-Presidential election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a letter to all its Members of Parliament (MPs), directing them to rea... Read More


Congress leader shot dead in Punjab's Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran, Sept. 4 -- Unidentified assailants shot dead a local Congress leader in Patti sub-division of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Gurvel Singh, 60, a resident ... Read More