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"Pro-Poor, Growth-Oriented Decision": Chandrababu Naidu Praises GST Reforms
- Sep 04, 2025 01:10 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu hailed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms approved by the GST Council as "pro-poor" and "growth-oriented".
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New GST Reform Will Boost Consumer Sentiment, Industry Confidence: Deloitte
- Sep 04, 2025 00:50 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The GST revamp that slashes tax rates on goods and services into a simplified two-slab structure addresses deeper structural changes, prioritising the "real drivers of the economy", says Deloitte India.
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"Does Congress Want Tobacco Taxed At 5%?" Nirmala Sitharaman On 40% GST Question
- Sep 04, 2025 00:30 am IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a sweeping reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of essential items, automobiles, agriculture inputs, and electronic appliances.
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Body Of Girl, 6, Found Inside Well In UP, Strangulation Suspected: Cops
- Sep 03, 2025 23:50 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The body of a six-year-old girl, who went missing from her home on Wednesday morning, was found stuffed in a sack inside a well in a village here, police said.
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"Behaves Like Pomeranian Dog...": Karnataka BJP MLA's Shocker On Woman Cop
- Sep 03, 2025 23:43 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
A BJP MLA in Karnataka is under fire over his disparaging remarks against a woman Superintendent of Police (SP), saying that she was acting like a pet dog of Congress leaders in Davanagere district.
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GST Implication To Be Rs 48,000 Crore, Not Right To Call It Loss: Official
- Sep 03, 2025 23:35 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The government's big move to rationalise the Goods and services Tax may not lead to a loss, Revenue Secretary Arvind Shrivastava told reporters this evening as the new, simplified tax slabs were announced.
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What Gets Cheaper And Costlier From September 22 Under Revised GST Rates
- Sep 03, 2025 23:34 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The GST Council on Wednesday approved historical changes to India's indirect tax structure - adopting a 5 per cent and 18 per cent tax structure - and several daily-use goods will become cheaper from September 22.
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TTV Dhinakaran Announces Exit From NDA In Tamil Nadu Ahead Of 2026 Assembly elections
- Sep 03, 2025 23:18 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam General Secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Wednesday declared that his party is no longer part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, marking a major shift ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
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GST Reforms Structural, Will Benefit Middle Class, Farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
- Sep 03, 2025 23:03 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
GST reforms are not just for rationalising rates but structural too, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, adding that the decision of the GST Council has been taken with full consensus and all ministers supported rate rationalisation.
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Will Benefit Common Man, Farmers, Middle-Class: PM Modi On GST Overhaul
- Sep 03, 2025 22:55 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a historic step toward overhauling India's indirect tax system, the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday approved sweeping rate rationalisation reforms.
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India Urges Germany To Ensure Early Return Of Baby Ariha Shah
- Sep 03, 2025 22:50 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India on Wednesday called upon Germany to ensure the early return of Indian baby girl Ariha Shah, who has been living in a foster care in Berlin for nearly 4 years.
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Toothpaste, Butter, Eraser: What Is Under 5% GST Or Is Now Exempt
- Sep 03, 2025 22:48 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
The Goods and Services Tax Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced a major change that only two rates will remain from September 22 - 5 per cent and 18 per cent, eliminating the 12 per cent and 28 percent GST slabs.
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TV Actor Ashish Kapoor Arrested In Pune Over Rape Allegation: Police
- Sep 03, 2025 22:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Television actor Ashish Kapoor was arrested by Delhi Police from Pune after a woman accused him of rape at a house party in the national capital, an officer said on Wednesday.
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Individual Life And Health Insurance Policies To Be Exempt From GST
- Sep 03, 2025 22:37 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The GST on health and insurance products, which stood at 18 per cent, has been cut to zero, in a major revamp of the GST rate structure.
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Cigarettes, Cold Drinks, Big Cars And Bikes: 40% GST For Sin, Super Luxury Items
- Sep 03, 2025 22:29 pm IST
- Edited by: Shatabdi Chowdhury
- NDTV News Desk
The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, cut the current four slabs down to two - scrapping the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates, while retaining the 5 per cent and 18 per cent slabs.
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18% GST: TVs, AC, Small Cars, Bikes Under 350cc To Cost Less Now
- Sep 03, 2025 22:26 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced today that only two rates will remain from September 22 - 5 per cent and 18 per cent.
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First, Tea And Biscuits. Then Lathis As Farmers Lock Officials Over Fertilizers
- Sep 03, 2025 22:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
It is the season of sowing, but there's anger and despair across Madhya Pradesh. Farmers in several districts are facing a deepening fertilizer crisis.
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Only 5 And 18% GST Now In Centre's Big Move. 40% For Super Luxury Items
- Sep 03, 2025 22:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The complicated GST slabs that gave headaches to small traders after the flagship tax overhaul came into effect eight years ago, was cleaned up by the government today, leaving only two slabs -- 5 and 18 per cent.
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Harish Rao Used Kaleswaram Funds For Election of 25 MLAs: K Kavitha
- Sep 03, 2025 22:14 pm IST
- Reported by: Uma Sudhir
K Kavitha, resigning her party and legislative post after her suspension from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, made a series of serious allegations today that have drawn a target on the back of her former party.
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Congress MLA Defends "Delivery" Remark At Journalist, Refuses To Apologise
- Sep 03, 2025 21:46 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
A day after he sparked a massive row with his tone-deaf reply to a woman journalist in Karnataka, he refused to apologise and said his comments were misinterpreted.