Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) The Maharashtra cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Wednesday approved amendments to the Factories Act, 1948 and the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2017, to attract investment and increase employment opportunities. The amendments to...
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's twin-programmes, one administrative and one political, at Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal on September 20, is likely to be postponed, BJP sources said on Wednesday. A state...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In a significant development for policyholders, GST on individual health and life insurance premiums, which currently stands at 18 per cent, has been reduced to nil in the 56th GST Council meeting, and will come...
Bhopal, Sep 3 (IANS) Two teachers -- one man and a woman -- serving in the state government-run schools in Madhya Pradesh have been selected for the National Teachers' Awards for the current academic year, an official said on Wednesday,...
Bengaluru, Sep 3 (IANS) The investigation into the illegal betting scam by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has revealed that Karnataka Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra and his associates collected over Rs 2,000 crore through single gateway from websites in short...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In the pre-GST era (VAT), there were no uniform tax rates, and states imposed additional levies like entry tax, undermining harmonisation.There was no consistency in tax returns, audits, or penalties across states, causing compliance burdens....
Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will be visiting Punjab on Thursday to meet people in flood-hit villages. The main objective of this visit is to personally review the relief and rescue operations on the...
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) A court in Nabarangpur district of Odisha on Wednesday convicted six members of a family in connection with a murder case registered at the Kodinga police station of the district in 2022. The convicts were identified...
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday said the state articulated its ambition and goal to emerge as India’s next powerhouse in semiconductors and advanced electronics during the ongoing SEMICON India 2025 in New Delhi....
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The GST Council on Wednesday approved historical changes to India's indirect tax structure — adopting a 5 per cent and 18 per cent tax structure — and several daily-use goods will become cheaper from September...
Imphal, Sep 3 (IANS) In a momentous gesture underscoring their enduring commitment to peace and cultural sensitivity, the Assam Rifles on Wednesday formally handed over the historic Canchipur Hillock, also known as Langthabal Hillock, to the Manipur government's Art and...
Srinagar, Sep 3 (IANS) Even as the administration announced a preventive evacuation programme of people living in the flood-prone villages of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Srinagar districts, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah tried to curb rumours by assuring...