New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India's revamped Goods and Services Tax system, dubbed next-generation GST or "GST Bachat Utsav", was implemented on Monday, reducing taxes on around 370 products, including daily essentials and lifesaving medicines.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Medical devices and pharma industry experts on Monday lauded the implementation of revised tax rates under GST 2.0, noting that it will make healthcare more affordable and accessible.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Even with a quarter remaining in 2025, domestic institutional investors have net bought a record Rs 5.3 lakh crore of equities, surpassing the full-year total of Rs 5.22 lakh crore in 2024, according to the stock exchange data.
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices opened marginally lower on Monday, despite positive global cues, with IT stocks leading losses owing to some concerns over the new US H-1B visa rules.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) With inflation poised to decline to a historical low since 2004 with GST rationalisation amid India-US trade talks back on track, a rate cut in September is the best possible option for RBI which also projects it as forward-looking central bank, an SBI report said on Monday.
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Apex business chamber CII hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call on Sunday to boost domestic manufacturing and demand for Indian-made products, giving a fresh momentum to the Swadeshi campaign powered by the cut in taxes under GST 2.0.
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled how complicated India’s tax system was before 2014, citing a case where a French company found it cheaper to send goods from Bengaluru to Hyderabad via Europe instead of transporting them directly between the two state capital cities
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the launch of a nationwide "GST Utsav" from the first day of Navratri on Monday, calling it a festival of savings for the people of India.
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has released a Guidebook on Mapping of Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN) Codes, allocating 12,167 product codes across 31 ministries and Departments of the Central Government.
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Nine Clean Plant Centres will be established across the country as part of the recently approved Rs 1,765.67 crore Clean Plant Programme (CPP), the government said on Sunday.
