Following the rise in the water level of the Jhelum in Jammu & Kashmir, Union territory chief minister Omar Abdullah announced that residents affected by river's breach have been safely evacuated from their affected area on Thursday.
Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Aswhini Vaishnaw, on Thursday, hailed the inauguration of Amperex Technology Limited (Atl)'s advanced Lithium-Ion cell manufacturing facility in Haryana's Gurugram as a landmark moment in India's journey toward self-reliance in electroni
Speaking at the IPHEX 2025 International Exhibition on Pharma and Healthcare, the Union Minister said, "Yesterday's GST reforms are a step in the direction of ensuring an Atmanirbhar Bharat, an India which is self-sufficient, self-reliant, an India whose supply chains are self-reliant, an
Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary stated that the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs will provide relief to the common man, small traders and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Vaishnaw said that the new GST tax slabs will be effective from the first day of Navaratri, and rates have been reduced for almost every item which is used in the lives of middle-class families.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government over GST reforms, saying it would benefit the poor and the middle-class people the most.
Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has welcomed the Centre's decision to rationalise GST rates to two slabs, stating that he appreciates the government for "realising" its mistake after eight years of its introduction on July 1, 2017.
The Congress MP said that Union Finance Minister made major announcements following the GST council meeting; however, the decisions were proclaimed by PM Modi during his Independence Day speech.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at the Congress, and said the party once considered GST was impossible to implement, but the Modi government not only rolled it out successfully but is now taking it forward with second-phase reforms to ease the burden on common people.
In a social media post on X, the Union Minister stated that these reforms aim to improve the ease of living for citizens, adding that it will focus on creating a stable, transparent, and growth-oriented tax system that will benefit farmers, the middle class, MSMEs, and businesses.