India, Sept. 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 pm on Sunday. "PM Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation at 5 PM this evening," the Prime Minister's Office said in a post on X.

The address comes a day before the GST rate cut, announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier, comes into effect.

The new GST rates, which will result in the prices of a lot of consumer products reducing, will kick in from Monday, September 22.

Earlier today, the Prime Minister took to social media platform X to extend his greetings for Mahalaya. "Wishing you all Shubho Mahalaya! As the sacred days of Durga Puja draw near, may our lives be filled with light and purpose. May the divine blessings of Maa Durga bring unw...