Nine years of GST mark success of India’s biggest tax reform

IANS | June 30, 2026 4:41 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The launch of the Goods & Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2017, marked a historic achievement in India’s economic reforms journey, with the principle of “One Nation, One Tax” helping to create a common national market, according to an official factsheet issued on Tuesday.

85 pc Indian consumers trust AI, optimistic about its future: Report

IANS | June 30, 2026 4:14 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) As many as 85 per cent of Indian consumers expressed strong trust in artificial intelligence (AI) and enthusiasm for its role in shaping the future, while about 94 per cent said technology has improved their lives, according to a report released on Tuesday.

China uses subversive carrots for geopolitical gains: Report

IANS | June 30, 2026 4:14 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) China has met with some successes but also many failures in its attempts at economic influence. Subversive carrot tactics have allowed China to make inroads in places where leaders can act with relative impunity, such as Cambodia, but have backfired in countries where leaders face accountability mechanisms such as the Philippines, according to Audrye Wong, author of a new book, titled 'Subversion and Seduction: China’s Economic Statecraft.'