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'Don’t worry, Centre is with you': Shivraj Chouhan assures grief-struck Punjab farmers

IANS | September 4, 2025 8:55 PM

Amritsar, Sep 4 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Chouhan on Thursday visited Punjab’s flood-affected villages in Amritsar, Kapurthala and Gurdaspur districts and interacted with farmers and even went into knee-deep flooded fields to assess the damage to the crops, assuring them that “the BJP-led Central government is with them in this hour of crisis”.

Opposition has nothing to do with development: MoS Sanjay Seth

IANS | September 4, 2025 8:54 PM

Ranchi, Sep 4 (IANS) Reacting to opposition statements on the GST slab reforms, Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Thursday said that the opposition has nothing to do with development. They do not want to acknowledge the development work happening in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.

GST 2.0 reforms part of decade-long transformation of India’s economic landscape: PM Modi

IANS | September 4, 2025 8:43 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the last decade has been about bold reforms aimed at transforming India’s economic landscape, from corporate tax cuts that spurred investment, to GST creating a unified market, to personal income tax reforms enhancing Ease of Living.

Next Gen GST reforms are double dose of support and growth: PM Modi

IANS | September 4, 2025 8:40 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the "next generation" GST reforms that have been rolled out are a "double dose of support and growth" to propel India’s progress in the 21st century.

Mukesh Ambani hails GST reforms, Reliance Retail to pass entire benefits to consumers

IANS | September 4, 2025 8:40 PM

Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries and Reliance Retail, on Thursday welcomed the second-generation reforms of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) rates, congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for delivering on his promise of a historic “Diwali Gift to the people of India”.

PM Modi, EU leaders reaffirm commitment for early conclusion of FTA negotiations

IANS | September 4, 2025 7:03 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held telephonic conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, reaffirming the shared commitment for an early conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and implementation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic (IMEEC) Corridor.

Gujarat pushes regional growth agenda, targets $3.5 trillion economy by 2047

IANS | September 4, 2025 6:58 PM

Ahmedabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday pitched the state’s ambitious plan to drive regional growth through the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conferences (VGRCs), projecting the state as a key player in India’s march towards a $3.5 trillion economy by 2047.

India's dependence on imported pulses has declined: NITI Aayog

IANS | September 4, 2025 6:36 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India has significantly decreased its reliance on imported pulses from 6.61 million tonnes (MT) in 2016-17 to 2.496 MT by 2022-23 driven by government schemes, including the sharp hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) on major pulse crops, attracting farmers to increase cultivation, according to a NITI Aayog report.

NSA Doval and Singapore PM discuss geopolitical developments, growth and stability in region

IANS | September 4, 2025 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss recent geopolitical developments and their impact on global and regional stability.

GST rejig to simplify processes, ease burden on middle class and the poor: Sanjeev Sanyal

IANS | September 4, 2025 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The new GST 2.0 regime is all set to not only simplify processes to ease the burden on businesses but also empower the middle class and the poor in terms of the cost of everyday essentials, Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council (EAC), said on Thursday.

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'Don’t worry, Centre is with you': Shivraj Chouhan assures grief-struck Punjab farmers

Opposition has nothing to do with development: MoS Sanjay Seth

GST 2.0 reforms part of decade-long transformation of India’s economic landscape: PM Modi

Next Gen GST reforms are double dose of support and growth: PM Modi

Mukesh Ambani hails GST reforms, Reliance Retail to pass entire benefits to consumers

PM Modi, EU leaders reaffirm commitment for early conclusion of FTA negotiations

Gujarat pushes regional growth agenda, targets $3.5 trillion economy by 2047

India's dependence on imported pulses has declined: NITI Aayog

NSA Doval and Singapore PM discuss geopolitical developments, growth and stability in region

GST rejig to simplify processes, ease burden on middle class and the poor: Sanjeev Sanyal

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