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Festive cheer, nil GST on health and life boost insurance payments by 35%
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The festive season coupled with the government's recent decision to make health insurance GST-free has provided a strong boost to India's insurance market.
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Supreme Court exempts couples from Surrogacy Act age-bar if procedure bega
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court has ruled that the age-bar under the Surrogacy Act will not apply to married couples who commenced the surrogacy procedure by creating and freezing embryos before the Act came into force in January 2022.
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UN approves travel ban exemptions for Afghan FM to visit India from Octobe
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The United Nations Security Council has approved travel ban exemptions for Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, to visit India from October 9 to 16.
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Exemption of GST on life insurance: How your premiums get cheaper from Sep
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1: Life insurance is one of the most important ways to secure your family's financial future. Upto September 21, 2025, every policyholder had to pay an extra 18% GST on premiums, making protection plans costlier than the base premium. That changes from September 22
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GIFT City puts Gujarat on the global map
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Backed by state-of-the-art infrastructure, incentives such as subsidies and tax exemptions, and a proactive policy framework, GIFT City is attracting global capital while positioning Gujarat as a major destination for international finance.
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Pak: Traders in PoGB continue sit-in despite conditional tax exemptions
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Traders in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) vowed to continue their sit-in at Sost Dry Port despite a government deal capping tax exemptions at PKR 4 billion. Leader Javed Hussain told Dawn the settlement ignored PoGB's constitutional exemption, warning traders may adopt a "Plan C"
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GST exemption on insurance will make protection affordable, attractive for
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption on health and life insurance will make protection affordable, accessible and attractive for Indian families.
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Consumer Affairs Ministry activates dedicated INGRAM portal to handle GST-
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Saturday announced the activation of a dedicated category on the INGRAM portal to handle anticipated consumer queries and complaints on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), following the implementation of revised GST cha
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Boehringer Ingelheim India Welcomes GST Council's Tax Reforms for the Heal
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 19: Boehringer Ingelheim India commends the recent measures announced by the GST Council aimed at reducing tax rates on medicines and life-saving drugs used for treatment of severe chronic diseases, cancer, rare diseases, medical apparatus, devices, di
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Indian pharma sector to log 7-9% growth in FY26 despite US headwinds: ICRA
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's pharmaceutical industry is set to record healthy revenue growth of 7-9 per cent in FY26, even as challenges in the United States market continue to weigh on performance, noted rating agency ICRA in its latest sector outlook.
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Lower GST rates will ease tax burdens and empower MSMEs: FICCI CASCADE
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
GST 2.0 is set to almost triple the share of items taxed at 5 per cent, rising from 54 consumption categories under GST 1.0 to 149 categories under GST 2.0, as per a recent study by FICCI CASCADE. For rural households, the share of exempt and merit goods in their consumption basket will rise
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SCBA urges Finance Minister to exempt GST on group insurance premiums for
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking exemption from Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on group insurance premiums paid by its members.
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