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GST rationalisation to boost consumer sentiment and drive demand: Report
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The government's recent decision to rationalise Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates is likely to ramp up domestic demand and lift consumer sentiment, according to a report by Centrum Institutional Research.
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Next-gen GST reforms set to bring double benefits for citizens: PM
Updated : 7 months ago IST
"For us, reform means the expansion of good governance," said the Prime Minister, emphasising that continuous focus is being placed on reforms. He made the marks during the inauguration ceremony of two major National Highway projects worth a combined cost of nearly Rs.11,000 crore in the nat
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RSS to hold meeting in Delhi, likely to discuss impact of US tariffs on In
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has called a meeting in the national capital on August 19 and 20, which will be attended by top leaders and affiliates working in various sectors, including those likely to be impacted by the US tariffs on Indian goods.
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WUC weekly briefing exposes China's ongoing abuses and global pushback
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress highlighted China's human rights abuses, including imprisonment of defenders like Ilham Tohti. The briefing noted UN calls for detainee rights, U.S. reports of genocide and forced labor, and enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to block goods produc
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India's 70% goods export exposed to Trump tariffs, ICRIER suggests negotia
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Around 70 per cent of India's goods exports to the US, equivalent to USD 60.85 billion, are now exposed to the 50 per cent tariff imposed by the US administration, according to an analysis by ICRIER.
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Congress demands official discussion paper on GST 2.0 after PM Modi announ
Updated : 7 months ago IST
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced reforms on Goods and Services Tax (GST), Congress has demanded an official discussion paper for an informed and wider debate on it.
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CII welcomes next-generation upcoming GST reforms announced by PM Modi dur
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has welcomed the upcoming reforms in Goods and Services Tax (GST) as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Red Fort during his Independence Day address to the nation.
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Food items, products of daily use by common people to attract 5% GST rate
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Most of the "common man items" are proposed to be moved to the lower GST slab rate of 5 per cent under the GST rationalisation initiative, government sources said on Friday, noting that the Centre will closely engage with states to build a broad-based consensus in the coming weeks.
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Centre proposes scrapping of 12% and 28% GST slabs, most items to move to
Updated : 7 months ago IST
In a path-breaking initiative relating to the Goods and Services Tax structure, the Central Government has proposed to scrap the current slab of 12 per cent and 28 per cent of GST rates and keep only 5 per cent and 18 per cent GST rates, government sources said on Friday.
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India hosts 10th AITIGA review meeting in New Delhi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
India hosted the 10th Meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee and related sessions at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from August 10 to 14, 2025, according to a Ministry of Commerce and Industry statement. The gathering brought together delegates from all ten
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Next-generation GST reforms coming this Diwali, says PM Modi from Red Fort
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, announced that the government is set to bring a major reform in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which will give significant relief to consumers and small businesses.
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Impose ‘illogical’ additional Trump tariff on Turkey, China, EU and US imp
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Former NITI Aayog CEO and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Thursday slammed the additional 25 per cent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, calling it "totally arbitrary" and without "any logic." He said that the US should apply the same duty on other countries and impor
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