Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) The revision in the rates of Goods & Services Tax (GST) announced by Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman will bring down the prices of several essential commodities before the forthcoming festive season in West Bengal...
Amaravati, Sep 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Thursday welcomed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms approved by the GST Council.The Jana Sena leader, in a post on ‘X’, termed the GST reforms as a...
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms as a “transformative step” that has reshaped India’s economy, while drawing a sharp...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Yamuna River in Delhi continued to swell on Wednesday, with its water level recorded at 207.48 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 7 a.m., even as floodwater from the river inundated several low-lying...
Palamu (Jharkhand), Sep 4 (IANS) Two police jawans were killed and another critically injured in a fierce gun battle with Maoists of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) in Jharkhand's Palamu district, officials said on Thursday.The encounter broke out...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) 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...
Srinagar/Jammu, Sep 4 (IANS) Floods across the Jammu division wreaked havoc over the last 24 hours; however, with no rainfall, the water level in rivers of Kashmir started receding on Thursday morning.Officials said two persons were killed when their house...
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has intensified efforts to restore water bodies and set up rainwater harvesting parks across the city as part of its preparations for the Northeast monsoon. Civic officials said on Wednesday that...
Chennai, Sept 4 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President and actor Vijay is set to launch his much-awaited 'Meet the People' state-wide tour in the third week of September, beginning from the politically significant delta region, party sources said on...
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) 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...
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) 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...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary leadership for delivering on his promises to the people of the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the GST tax rate cuts and reforms as a "truly transformative...