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Fiscal cost of proposed GST rate rationalisation to be manageable: Report
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The fiscal cost of the government's proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate rationalisation will remain manageable, according to a UBS report, which estimates the revenue loss to be about Rs. 1.1 trillion annually, or 0.3 per cent of GDP.
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Free Tibet leads campaign against China's 'Mega-Embassy' plans in London
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
"China's proposed 'mega-embassy' in London is more than an oversized diplomatic building; it is a multi-dimensional threat," Free Tibet said in one of its posts. "With key details of its plans redacted, there is a real risk that the site will be used to monitor and harass those who speak
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"Fear of defeat in Bihar elections": Congress' Harish Rawat takes potshot
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
"Congress has been saying from the beginning that its (GST) slabs are unjust, and Rahul Gandhi had even called it the Gabbar Singh Tax. Today, the Prime Minister has realised that with the Bihar elections approaching, fearing defeat, he felt that the GST slabs should be reduced... Our opi
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"Purchase of fertilisers, pesticides might get exemption": Bhupinder Singh
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
"They have proposed two slabs: one 5 per cent and the other 18 per cent. Still, there are multiple slabs till 28 per cent. Eighteen per cent applies to fertilisers and pesticides. So, it might get an exemption in this decision. However, there won't be much in it. We will see when the full sc
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"We only believe in ideology-based equation": Jan Suraaj founder Prashant
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters, the Jan Suraaj founder proposed a social-political alliance between Hindus who believe in the ideology of Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Babasaheb Ambedkar, and Ram Manohar Lohia, and Muslims to defeat the BJP.
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Zelenskyy calls talks with Trump "long and substantive", backs trilateral
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held a "long and substantive" call with US President Trump, discussing peace efforts, a proposed trilateral meeting with Russia, and security guarantees. He will meet Trump in Washington on Monday to finalize details, emphasizing coordination with European partn
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Food items, products of daily use by common people to attract 5% GST rate
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks 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 : 9 months, 2 weeks 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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EaseMyTrip Board approved three acquisitions to strengthen strategic prese
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With the proposed acquisitions to be done through share swap arrangement, EaseMyTrip will mark its entry into the international hospitality space.
UK Deputy PM demands China explain redacted 'Super-Embassy' plans amid sec
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary of the United Kingdom, Angela Rayner, has officially requested that the Chinese government clarify why sections of its architectural designs for a proposed "super-embassy" in central London have been significantly redacted, cautioning that a la
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Macron acknowledges France's role in "repressive" war against Cameroon ind
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged France's role in a "war" against Cameroonian independence, marked by "repressive violence," in a letter to President Paul Biya. He accepted France's responsibility, promised archival access for researchers, and proposed a bilateral "working group
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Taiwan proposes stricter rules for citizenship restoration amid China secu
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) has proposed new restrictions on the restoration of citizenship to individuals originally from Taiwan who later obtained Chinese identity documents, Focus Taiwan reported.
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