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Re-labelling medicines not mandatory, but consumers will avail GST benefit
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The sweeping GST reforms unveiled on September 3, among others, have provided a substantial relief on health care, with taxes being either fully exempted or brought down to the lowest slab.
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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy urges Centre to exempt spending on construction
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at her office in North Block here on Tuesday, and requested her to extend all kinds of support to the state government to strengthen the education sector.
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GST reforms were in making for 1.5 years: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reduction and rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax slabs - reducing them to two, and exempting certain items, including premiums for health and life insurance - were 18 months in the making, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at an NDTV summit Tuesday.
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Life insurance companies dismiss GST exemption concerns, see limited impac
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Life insurance companies have dismissed concerns over the impact of Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption on input tax credit, saying they have strategies in place to manage the situation.
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EAM Jaishankar greets Andorra on National Day
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Jaishankar noted that both countries signed an agreement on Exemption from visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official passports in March 2024.
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GST exemption may hit insurers in short term, but long-term gains likely:
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Insurance companies are expected to face a setback in the short run following the GST Council's recent exemption on GST, as it could lead to the loss of input tax credit eligibility, said industry experts and executives, adding that the companies, however, will benefit in the long term.
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Delhi excise policy PMLA case: Kejriwal, Sisodia seek exemption from appea
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday sought exemption from appearance before Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on the grounds of the flood situation in Punjab and their engagement in relief work, etc.
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"Through new GST reforms, booster dose given to India's 'Swadeshi' campaig
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While speaking to ANI, Bihar Deputy CM said, "I thank the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister that under their guidance, the entire GST Council has passed it. The concerns of farmers, the common man, and the entire Indian economy have been addressed. The medical sector has been completel
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"TMC continues to fight anti-people policies": Mahua Moitra recalls Mamata
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
TMC MP mentioned that West Bengal CM had earlier written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to exempt GST on life and health insurance.
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Maharashtra exempts EVs from paying tolls at Atal Setu, Mumbai-Pune Expres
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
From August 21, electric vehicles have been exempted from paying toll tax on the Atal Setu, Mumbai-Pune Expressway, and the Samruddhi Highway, according to a government notification. The move, announced by Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, is part of Maharashtra's effort to encourage cle
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Centre issues new Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025, stre
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The new order supersedes the Registration of Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 1957 and the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Order, 2007, except in cases where actions had already been taken under those provisions.
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Shutter-down strike hits Hunza, Skardu, Gilgit; traders demand PoGB as 'no
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, the traders' demands are aligned with recommendations of the PoGB cabinet, which had asked the federal government to declare the region a non-tariff area. The cabinet urged Islamabad to exempt the people from sales tax and income tax on goods imported from China and ens
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