Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that people have made "abundant" purchases this Diwali thanks to GST relaxation and there has been thrust on buying 'swadeshi' products.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Praveen Khandelwal said on Monday that trade of Rs five lakh crore is expected this Diwali season. He noted the demand for made-in-India products and the recently enacted significant relaxations to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs expects India's economic growth to strengthen in 2026, driven by easing financial conditions, domestic regulatory relaxation, and moderation in external headwinds.
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday stated that trade during the festive season is expected to surpass a record Rs 5 lakh crore, with offline markets witnessing a surge, even as online sales experience a sharp decline.
Shops and commercial establishments were allowed to operate between 10 am and 6 pm as part of the relaxation. A local resident stated, "The markets were closed for a week."
The residents of Leh City in Ladakh are enjoying the relaxation of the curfew on Thursday. The curfew was enforced after the violence on September 24, which claimed the lives of four people.
People flocked to the market in Leh, Ladakh, to purchase groceries, clothes, and other essential items following a three-hour relaxation of the curfew here.
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The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has issued a revised advisory in view of the revision of GST rates effective from September 22, 2025. Using powers under Rule 33 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, the Centra
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday urged the Union government to provide at least one bigha of land to families whose homes and farmlands have been washed away in the ongoing monsoon disaster, and to relax provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, to ma
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Kumar Sanjay, in a review meeting held on Wednesday with senior officials of the Foreigners Division, discussed policies on visa simplification, modernisation of immigration check posts and other related matters.