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World2 days ago

Chidambaram thanks Subramanian, slams Modi government

New Delhi, June 20: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram said resignation of Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian revealed that his views were brushed aside by the Modi...
Politics5 days ago

Ram Madhav’s close aide quits BJP

New Delhi, June 18: As 2019 Lok Sabha elections are approaching, the resignation of a BJP member and close aide of party’s national general secretary Ram...
India2 weeks ago

Chidambaram attacks Modi government for skyrocketing fuel prices, joblessness

New Delhi, June 11: Former finance minister, P Chidambaram on Monday launched a fresh attack on the Modi government for not bringing fuel prices under GST,...
India2 weeks ago

GST Impact: Thousands to lose jobs as Tamil Nadu industries face closure

Chennai, June 9 : Thousands of workers employed in small and medium industries in Tamil Nadu are facing the danger of losing their jobs due the various...
Business3 weeks ago

April GST collections cross Rs 94K crore

New Delhi, June 1: A total revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April crossed Rs 94,000 crore and was higher than the...
India4 weeks ago

Fadnavis should ask Modi govt to bring fuel prices under GST: Chidambaram

New Delhi, May 25: Day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavi said bringing petrol and diesel under GST would cut the prices, Senior Congress leader P....
India4 weeks ago

Bringing petrol, diesel under GST will lower prices, says Fadnavis

Mumbai, May 24: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the fuel prices will come down once the central government builds a consensus to...
India1 month ago

Petroleum products should come under GST: IOCL Chairman

New Delhi, May 22: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Chairman Sanjiv Singh on Tuesday stressed on bringing petroleum products under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to...
India1 month ago

GST on langar: SGPC writes to centre again, gets no response

Amritsar, May 10: The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) wrote a letter to the central government, seeking exemption of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) being...
Business2 months ago

New method of filing GST returns in 6 months, panel to examine sugar cess

New Delhi, May 4: The GST Council on Friday decided to roll out in six months a new method of filing monthly returns and to take over...
Industry2 months ago

One year of RERA: Tardy implementation restricts gains

By Vinod Behl Two years after the Centre notified the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act (RERA) of 2016 to empower and protect property consumers and...
Business2 months ago

April gross GST revenue collection at over Rs 1 lakh crore

New Delhi, May 1: The total revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime rose to Rs 103,458 crore during April 2018, official data...
India2 months ago

Quoting Unique Identity Number on GST invoice is mandatory

New Delhi, April 27: Quoting of the Unique Identity Number (UIN) allotted to diplomats and multilateral agency officials serving in India is necessary on the sale invoice,...
Business2 months ago

Centre congratulates Bengal for becoming revenue surplus

Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) The Central government has congratulated the West Bengal government as the state has become revenue surplus in March, officials said. In a...
Tech2 months ago

Canon infusing AI into cameras for Indian millennials

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) As the millennials in India constantly strive to click that “wow” moment and instantly share it with friends on social media,...
India3 months ago

Modi govt betrayed people’s trust: Cong on rising petrol, diesel prices

We have demanded in the past and we again reiterate our demand that petrol and diesel must be brought under the GST.
Business3 months ago

Fuel price: Pradhan appeals to bring petroleum in GST

New Delhi, April 2: Petroleum products should be brought under GST so that consumers can get the benefit of price rationalisation, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on...
Politics3 months ago

Demonetisation, GST massive damage to Indian economy: Rahul Gandhi

Mysuru. March 24: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said demonetisation and implementation of the goods and services tax were massive damage to the Indian economy. Addressing...
India3 months ago

Punjab waives its share in GST on community kitchens

Chandigarh, March 21: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced waiver of the state government’s 50 per cent share in the goods and services tax on...
Business3 months ago

Indian GST system among most complex globally: World Bank

India currently has four non-zero rates: 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. Apart from that, several items are taxed at zero per cent while gold...
Business4 months ago

Moody’s keep India’s growth forecast unchanged at 7.6%

New Delhi, Feb 28: Moody’s Investors Service has kept unchanged at 7.6 per cent the growth outlook for 2018 for the Indian economy, which is recouping from...
Business4 months ago

GST collection dips marginally to Rs 86,318 crore in Jan

New Delhi, Feb 27: Revenue collections under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) fell marginally in January by Rs 385 crore to Rs 86,318 crore. The collections...
Blog5 months ago

Economic survey 2018: A combo of cherry picked data

Instead of giving a true picture of the Indian Economy, the BJP Govt at centre has resorted to highlight only those facts that present itself in...
Business5 months ago

Jaitley’s last full Budget to be different due to GST

New Delhi, Jan 28: The last full Union Budget to be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the forthcoming session of Parliament beginning on Monday will...
Business5 months ago

GST has stabilised, opportunity for rationalisation: Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, Jan 27: Days after the GST collections picked up after falling for two straight months, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the GST...
Business5 months ago

25th GST Council meeting: Tax rate cut for 29 goods, 53 services

New Delhi, Jan 18: In an important Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet ahead of the Union Budget on Thursday, the apex body revised rates on...
India5 months ago

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chairs a pre-budget meeting

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired a pre-budget meeting on Thursday ahead of Budget on February 1. Finance minister from all the states joined him in the...
Business5 months ago

This budget will be Modi government’s biggest challenge in 4 years

Unlike most countries, the budget is usually an eventful affair in India and is a heated topic of national conversation around the time of its release....
Analysis6 months ago

The challenges before 15th Finance Commission are many

The tax buoyancies have been affected by the transition to the GST and the GST compensation to states will continue till 2022.
Business6 months ago

Government to do additional market borrowing of Rs 50,000 crore

New Delhi: The government will undertake additional market borrowing of Rs 50,000 crore in the remaining period of the current fiscal to meet expenditure, according to its...
Politics6 months ago

Congress protests near Gandhi statue over Hegde’s remark

New Delhi, Dec 28: Congress staged a protest in front of Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises on Thursday over Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde remarks on the constitution...
Business6 months ago

GST collections fall to Rs 80,808 cr in Nov

New Delhi, Dec 26: The total revenue collected under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) kept decreasing the second straight month to Rs 80,808 crore in November...
Analysis6 months ago

GST made 2017 most significant year for economy since Independence

The 70th year since Independence will go down in Indian history since the country switched over to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, realising, thereby,...
Business6 months ago

2017 In Retrospect: GST made 2017 most significant year for Indian economy

New Delhi, Dec 25: GST has been one of the most talked issues of Indian economy and especially this year after the BJP government implemented it...
Business6 months ago

Delayed refund to exporters in GST regime leads to job loss, says Amit Mitra

Kolkata, Dec 22: Raising concern on the mechanism for GST refund to exporters, West Bengal Finance Minister and GST Council’s member Amit Mitra said a parliamentary panel...
Business6 months ago

Government for bringing petroleum under GST: Jaitley

New Delhi, Dec 19: The Central government favours bringing petroleum products under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) but only after building a consensus with...
Analysis6 months ago

Of lies and half-truths

The BJP may have won Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but deep down, it also knows that it has lost the battle....
Blog6 months ago

Gujarat election results 2017: The political arithmetic has worked but the victory is pyrrhic

The arithmetic of politics has succeeded. The BJP has won, though with a lower tally in Gujarat. Himachal Pradesh has been wrested from the Congress. When...
Politics6 months ago

Nitish Kumar taunts Congress over defeat in Gujarat

Patna, Dec 18 : BJP ally, Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar on Monday taunted the Congress, saying the party had claimed victory in...
Business6 months ago

Political realities to weigh on economic decisions: Assocham

New Delhi, Dec 17: While the new GST regime has not gone down well with traders and with major states going to the polls in 2018, India...
Business6 months ago

GST Council nod for mandatory e-Way Bill for inter-state goods movement

New Delhi, Dec 16: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday approved mandatory compliance of e-Way Bill for inter-state movement of goods from February 1,...
India6 months ago

‘Premature GST hurting small businesses, causing revenue shortfall’

New Delhi, Dec 14: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Thursday attacked the Central government on what he called “premature GST launch” and said it had...
Business6 months ago

Petroleum products could be taxed above GST: Bihar Deputy CM

New Delhi, Dec 14: Even if petroleum products are brought under Goods and Service Tax regime, central and state governments will be free to levy taxes over...
Business6 months ago

ADB lowers India’s GDP forecast to 6.7%

New Delhi, Dec 13: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday lowered its Indian GDP forecast for the current financial year to 6.7 per cent citing tepid...
Politics6 months ago

Rahul in his 12th question raises voice for small businessmen of Gujarat

In his 12th question, Rahul Gandhi shows concerns towards small and middle-class businessmen. The Congress vice president in his question series on twitter said that the...
Business7 months ago

12%, 18% GST rates can be merged to new slab, says Sushil Modi

Kolkata, Dec 8: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, of which he is a member, would...
Politics7 months ago

Modi never discussed Narmada issue with me as Gujarat CM: Manmohan Singh

Rajkot : Contradicting what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been saying on the Narmada issue, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that while he was...
Politics7 months ago

Modi should be more circumspect before making statements: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal while talking to the media today said, that PM Modi should check the facts before making...
India7 months ago

Health Ministry seeks lower GST on medical services

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Union Health Ministry has written to the Finance Ministry seeking reduction in GST rates for medical products and services either to five...
Business7 months ago

Increasing cost pressure, GST pull services output down: PMI

Mumbai, Dec 5: Increasing cost pressure, along with the aftermath the Goods and Services Tax (GST), dragged the output of Indian service sector lower during November, a...
Politics7 months ago

Rahul shoots off seventh question at Modi, attacks BJP on inflation

While shooting off the seventh question at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi aggressively highlighted the difference in rates of commodities as they existed in 2014 when...
Politics7 months ago

Present GST is tax terrorism: Manmohan Singh

It was in your backyard in Dandi where the Mahatma decided to protest against the unjust British tax on salt.
Analysis7 months ago

BJP needs to rein in the Hindutva hotheads

The rise in the growth rate to the moderately satisfactory 6.3 per cent from the depressingly low 5.7 per cent is good news for the Bharatiya...
Politics7 months ago

8th of November was a black day for our economy & democracy says Manmohan Singh

Former Prime minister of India Manmohan Singh criticised BJP’s attempt to propogate that there was any kind of competition between the first Prime minister of India...
India7 months ago

Aware of political risks in my war against corruption: Modi

New Delhi, Nov 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said opposition criticism won’t deter him from his government’s war against corruption and black money as he...
India7 months ago

Is Arvind Subramanian stupid too, Chidambaram asks Modi

New Delhi, Nov 30: Defending his party’s stand demanding capping of GST at 18 per cent, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday...
Election7 months ago

Modi a far better actor than Amitabh Bachchan: Rahul

Ahmedabad: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming him a “far better actor” than Amitabh Bachchan as he did not need...
India7 months ago

B. N. Sharma appointed as National Anti-Profiteering Authority Chief

New Delhi, Nov 28: The government appointed IAS officer Badri Narain Sharma as the Chairman of the newly established National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) under the Goods...
Politics7 months ago

Modi is Manmohan Desai of politics, says Yechury

New Delhi, Nov 23: CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday compared Prime Minister Narendra Modis style of functioning with the filmmaking style of renowned Bollywood director...
Blog7 months ago

The PEW survey: the good and bad

The survey states that BJP supporters expressed more favourable opinion on the Indian economy than the Congress supporters and that is understandable as why they should...
Blog7 months ago

Modi celebrates Moody’s ratings while Indians suffer in poverty and dearth of resources

Credit rating company Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded India’s sovereign rating to Baa2 by a notch from Baa3 (moderate credit risk) after the request made by...
Business7 months ago

Moody’s upgrades India’s sovereign rating

New Delhi, Nov 17: US credit rating agency Moody’s on Friday upgraded India’s sovereign rating to Baa2 from its lowest investment grade of Baa, while changing the...
Business7 months ago

Exporters can now file GST refund claim manually: CBEC

New Delhi, Nov 16: Exporters can now manually file claims for GST refunds before tax officers owing to the specific modules not being available online, as per...
Politics7 months ago

Modi government has mastered art of economic disasters: Congress

Wholesale inflation accelerated to 3.59 per cent in October, a six-month high, on the back of increasing prices. This was mostly driven by food and fuel...
Politics7 months ago

Yashwant Sinha’s Jibe: Arun Jaitely a burden on people of Gujarat

New Delhi, Nov 15: Launching a scathing attack over implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) , Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday said Finance Minister Arun...
Politics7 months ago

Public ire forced BJP to revise GST rates: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Nov 14: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the central government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was forced to beat a...
Politics7 months ago

Public ire forced BJP to slash GST rates, says Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Nov 14: Launching a scathing attack on the central government, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said “anger of the people” forced the Bharatiya Janata...
Business7 months ago

GST caused temporary slowdown, India poised to recover: Assocham

New Delhi, Nov 12: Despite a temporary economic slowdown post implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July, India is poised on the threshold of...
Election7 months ago

Huge crowds greet Rahul in Patidar villages

Gandhinagar, Nov 11: On his fourth visit to poll-bound Gujarat, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday began his tour of north Gujarat by praying at the...
Election7 months ago

Rahul on three-day visit to north Gujarat, BJP’s bastion

Gandhinagar, Nov 11: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Gujarat on Saturday on a three-day visit, his fourth in a row to the poll-bound state. This...
Politics7 months ago

Won’t allow ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Nov 10: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party will not allow the BJP-led centre to impose ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ — Gandhi’s...
India7 months ago

GST Council cuts tax for 178 items from 28% to 18%, Only 50 luxury goods to remain in highest slab

New Delhi , Nov 10: The GST council on Friday decided to slash rates on over 175 items, reducing taxes on these from the existing higher slab of...
Politics7 months ago

Sack Jaitley over GST: Yashwant Sinha to Modi

New Delhi, Nov 10: Senior BJP leader on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in a bid to improve the country’s financial...
Politics7 months ago

Expect shower of Changes in GST from ‘Panic-Stricken’ Modi govt at meet: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Nov 10: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said thanks to the Gujarat assembly elections, the centre had been forced to heed advice...
Demonetisation8 months ago

Interview Niti Aayog’s Bibek Debroy: Demonetisation was for institutional cleansing

New Delhi, Nov 9: NITI Ayog member Bibek Debroy admits that demonetisation was a temporary shock on growth but asserts that the economy has now climbed back....
Business8 months ago

India’s Q3 gold demand falls by 24% due to GST, anti-money laundering norms: WGC

New Delhi, Nov 9: Demand for gold in India for third quarter (July-September) 2017 was at 145.9 tonnes down 24 per cent against overall demand for the...
India8 months ago

Demonetisation, GST broke textile hub Surat’s legs: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhinagar, Nov 8: Lashing out at the BJP-led central government, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said demonetisation and the GST rollout have “broken the legs”...
Politics8 months ago

Congress seeks apology from Modi, Jaitley over Note ban & GST

New Delhi, Nov 8: Terming demonetisation and the GST a “surgical strike”, the Congress demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley apologise to the...
Politics8 months ago

Note ban, GST ‘twin blow’ to economy, winds of change blowing in Gujarat: Manmohan

Ahmedabad, Nov 7 : Former Prime Minister and leading economist, Manmohan Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led NDA government over the “twin blow”...
Analysis8 months ago

Demonetisation’s short-term costs were high, long-term benefit doubtful

When Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), cautioned the government against demonetisation, saying short-term economic costs would outweigh long-term benefits, he...
Politics8 months ago

‘Demonetisation’ an organised loot & legalized plunder, says Manmohan Singh

Gujarat, Nov 7: Ahead of assembly elections, Congress is all in action to leave no stone unturned towards the centre. Launching a scathing attack over the...
Election8 months ago

Manmohan Singh to campaign in Gujarat, meet SMEs over demonetisation, GST

Gandhinagar, Nov 6: With the Gujarat atmosphere charged with election fever, the Congress is hoping to cash in on the anti-incumbency factor and the general dissatisfaction over...
Blog8 months ago

Rethinking World Bank ranking

India has a long way to go. It would be in the fitness of things for the government to lay out a roadmap for businesses at...
India8 months ago

World Bank ranking is recognition for our work: Modi

New Delhi, Nov 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has improved 42 ranks on the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking in...
Demonetisation8 months ago

Small, medium firms were limping back when GST added to pain: Stakeholders

New Delhi, Nov 3 : The backbone of India’s manufacturing sector — micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) — had not yet recovered from the demonetisation move...
Politics8 months ago

Rahul clueless about World Bank’s take on Indian economy: BJP

New Delhi, Nov 1 : The BJP on Wednesday hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, saying he was exposing himself with his “shallow statements” and...
Demonetisation8 months ago

Negative impact of demonetisation on economy transitory: Rating agencies

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Nov 1 : The adverse impact of demonetisation on the Indian economy would be transitory, according to global and domestic credit rating agencies....
Politics8 months ago

No ease of doing business for SMSEs in India: Rahul

Jambusar (Gujarat), Nov 1 : Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Modi government for demonetization and GST, saying small and medium businesses had been...
Demonetisation8 months ago

Diwali was dim for fashion industry reeling under demonetisation, GST

By Nivedita New Delhi, Oct 31 : Style, it would appear, never goes out of fashion. But the passion to spend on designer clothes and accessories took...
Blog8 months ago

PM Modi influencing CAG to escape blame for demonetisation, GST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi increased tax base by way of implementing demonetisation and now has influenced CAG to not audit the loss to public exchequer and...
Blog8 months ago

Desperate BJP invokes Vallabhbhai, Ambedkar for votes but avoid following their philosophies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps on harping about following great leaders like Vallabhbhai Patel, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Dr BR Ambedkar but unfortunately his actions are...
Analysis8 months ago

Diwali was dim for fashion industry reeling under demonetisation, GST

Style, it would appear, never goes out of fashion. But the passion to spend on designer clothes and accessories took a beating in the past year,...
Demonetisation8 months ago

Goa blues: Demonetisation played party-pooper in India’s tourism capital

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Oct 30: In India’s holiday capital, demonetisation crashed the party for the tourism and travel industry, rocking the coastal state’s gravy-boat. Goa’s tourism...
Politics8 months ago

People solidly back demonetisation, will hold Congress accountable on GST: BJP

New Delhi, Oct 30: The BJP on Monday hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for attacking demonetisation and GST, saying people were “solidly standing” with...
Politics8 months ago

Congress to hold nation-wide protests on Nov 8

New Delhi, Oct 30: The Congress on Monday said it will observe November 8 as “Black Day” with country-wide protests against demonetisation and won’t rest till “inherent...
India8 months ago

Demonetisation a disaster, GST torpedoed economy: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct 30: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday described demonetisation as an “out and out disaster” and said that GST was a “torpedo” which...
Blog8 months ago

A letter to Rahul

Hello Rahul You are at the fountain head of the opposition Congress party as a virtual shadow Prime Minister of India. You have a great moral...
Front Page8 months ago

Jaitley gave factually wrong picture of economy: Congress

New Delhi, Oct 25 : The Congress on Wednesday hit out at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for giving a “factually wrong picture” of India’s economy...
Business8 months ago

September GST collections touch Rs 92,150 crore: Govt

New Delhi, Oct 24: The government on Tuesday announced that India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in September totalled Rs 92,150 crore and were collected from 42.91 lakh...
Politics8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi mocks Modi’s ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, says ‘Ye kamai mujhe dede’

New Delhi, Oct 24: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday yet again took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) saying Centre’s “Gabbar Singh Tax”...
Politics8 months ago

Rahul’s Jibe: GST is Gabbar Singh Tax

Gandhinagar, Oct 23: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation and GST roll out, calling it a “Gabbar Singh Tax”...
Business8 months ago

Demonetisation, GST likely to impact wedding season business by 10-15%: Assocham

New Delhi, Oct 23: The industry chamber Assocham on Monday said demonetisation and newly implemented Goods and Service Tax (GST), may impact the business of upcoming...
Business8 months ago

GST rate structure needs rejig to cut burden on small businesses: Hasmukh Adhia

New Delhi, Oct 23: Nearly four months into the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said that some rejig in the...
India8 months ago

‘Mersal’ producers ready to cut controversial scenes

Chennai, Oct 22: After facing flak from the Tamil Nadu unit of BJP over Tamil movie “Mersal”, the film production firm Sri Thenandal Films on Saturday said...
Blog8 months ago

Deleting GST dialogues in ‘Mersal’ reflects BJP’s dictatorial tendencies

The latest controversy over superstar ‘Joseph’ Vijay’s Diwali release ‘Mersal’ in which he mocks the central government’s flagship initiatives, Digital India, GST has exposed the very...
India8 months ago

Overcoming ghost of note ban and ignoring GST’s impact, people throng gold shops on Dhanteras

New Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai/Bengaluru, Oct 17 : Come Dhanteras, and the hunger for gold, so visible among Indians, has helped them tide over the impact of demonetisation and...
Business8 months ago

Dhanteras 2017: GST dampens kitchenware sales by 30-40%

New Delhi, Oct 17: Dhanteras this year failed to usher in good luck for kitchenware sellers who witnessed 30-40 per cent drop in sales in Delhi and...
Business8 months ago

Housing demand remains subdued, affordable segment to drive future growth

Kolkata, Oct 17: Notwithstanding the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), and the Goods and Services Tax (GST), demand in the...
Politics8 months ago

Bring real estate sector under GST: Sisodia to Jaitley

New Delhi, Oct 15: Real estate sector should be brought under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told...
Business8 months ago

GST Council should bring real estate sector under new tax regime at the earliest

Rahul Gandhi for once spoke sensibly when he insisted that the GST rate should be one-size-fits-all 18 percent enshrined in the constitution.
India8 months ago

Petrol pump dealers call off their October 13 nationwide strike

New Delhi, Oct 11: Petrol pump dealers have called off their nationwide strike scheduled for October 13, Friday, news agency ANI reported . The protest was...
India9 months ago

States have agreed to bring petrol, diesel under GST, says Maharashtra FM

Mumbai, Oct 10: Ending all the confusion, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday said that all the states have agreed to bring petrol and diesel under...
Front Page9 months ago

Truckers to go on strike from today, demand diesel inclusion in GST

Transporters also demanded the revision of diesel prices should be done on a quarterly basis.
India9 months ago

India has to grow faster, running against time: Jaitley

Washington, Oct 8, 2017: India needs to grow at a faster pace, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said, while asserting that there was public support for...
Blog9 months ago

Congress to gain from anti-incumbency factor faced by BJP as Modi won polls in 2014

The electoral battle of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly polls has officially started with Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hurling allegations...
Politics9 months ago

Amendments in GST just an eye wash, says Sharad Yadav

New Delhi, Oct 7: Taking a jibe at the central government, Rebel Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav on Saturday said amendments in the Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
Business9 months ago

22nd GST Council Meeting: Exporters to get e-wallet, threshold for composition scheme raised

New Delhi, Oct 6: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by the Finance Minister, met here and discussed the concerns of small traders in its 22nd...
Politics9 months ago

Lack of jobs will be major issue in next LS polls: Yashwant Sinha

Interview: By V.S. Chandrasekar and Meghna Mittal New Delhi, Oct 6: Dissident BJP leader Yashwant Sinha remains unfazed by all the criticism he has faced for his strong...
Business9 months ago

GST may cause a loss of Rs 20,000 crore for Indian freight forwarding companies

New Delhi,5th October: The implementation of GST is having a drastic impact on freight forwarding companies. According to financial express, it is expected to lose Rs. 20...
Blog9 months ago

PM Modi should stop making false claims

Empty vessels make much noise This aptly fits in the present scenario when Prime Minister tries hard to defend his government’s handling of the economy after...
Entertainment9 months ago

No new Tamil films will release: Producers Council

Chennai, Oct 4: The Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council on Wednesday said no new Tamil films will release on Friday onwards until the state government removes the...
Front Page9 months ago

Notes Ban ‘Largest Money-Laundering Scheme Ever’: Arun Shourie

The major economic policies are being decided in "a sealed echo chamber" of "2.5 persons" whom he listed as "Amit Shah, PM Modi, and an in-house...
Politics9 months ago

Public sentiment against Modi govt due to ‘all-round failures’: Sharad Pawar

Mumbai, Oct 3: Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi government, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that public sentiment has gone against the centre...
Business9 months ago

Fitch lowers India’s 2017-18 growth forecast to 6.9%

Mumbai, Oct 2, 2017: International ratings agency Fitch on Monday lowered India’s growth forecast to 6.9 per cent, as the country’s GDP growth unexpectedly faltered in...
Business9 months ago

Chennai multiplexes strike against double taxation on tickets

Chennai, Oct 3: Chennai Multiplexes went on strike on Tuesday in protest against the levying of an additional tax over and above the Goods and Services Tax...
Blog9 months ago

2014 victory now seems so distant for the BJP and Modi

The unrest drew attention to the fact that the BJP's student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), has lost several student union elections recently in...
Business9 months ago

Those demanding development must be ready to compromise says Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, Oct 1: While addressing at the “Foundation Day” event organized by National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) in Delhi Finance minister Arun Jaitley...
India9 months ago

Deadline to sell pre-GST goods extended till Dec 31

New Delhi, Sep 29, 2017: The government on Friday extended the deadline to sell pre-GST goods with stickers/stamps of revised rates upto December 31. The earlier...
Politics9 months ago

“Modi-nomics” and “Jaitley-nomics” have “utterly” failed says Surjewala

NewDelhi, 29th September: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over their “economic mismanagement”, the Congress on Friday said “Modi-nomics” and “Jaitley-nomics” have...
Business9 months ago

Govt extends deadline for sale of MRP labelled pre-GST stock up to 31st December

New Delhi, Sep 30: Government on Friday extended the last date for selling MRP (Maximum Retail Price) labeled pre-GST stock by three months. Companies now have...
Analysis9 months ago

Anatomy of a decline

The PM in attempting to usher in the era of a cashless society, has rendered poor people cashless.
Politics9 months ago

Jayant Sinha article reads like PIB release, says Chidambaram

Jayant Sinha's article came a day after his father and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha wrote a searing critique of the Narendra Modi government's handling of...
Business9 months ago

Jaitley meets exporters, traders to review GST issues

New Delhi, Sep 28: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday met representatives of traders and exporters for feedback on issues facing them under the Goods and...
Business9 months ago

GST collection for August at Rs 90669 crore, with 55% traders filing returns

New Delhi, Sep 27: The government revenue collection from GST for August stood at Rs 90,669 crore from the revised figure of Rs 94,063 crore for July,...
Cities9 months ago

Odisha loses Rs 525 cr post-GST: State Finance Minister

Bhubaneswar, Sep 25: Just in a span of two months post implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, the Odisha government has incurred a loss of...
India9 months ago

Amit Shah lauds economy, attacks Rahul

New Delhi, Sep 25, 2017: Amid concerns over slowing economic growth, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday lauded the government’s efforts to boost the economy and...
Business9 months ago

Gold will not glitter this Diwali!

New Delhi, Sep 24: With Goods and Services Tax (GST), demonetisation and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations coming into effect, gold will not glitter much this Diwali, feels...
Business9 months ago

Extend GST return deadline by 2 months to resolve issues: CII

New Delhi, Sep 24: Industry chamber CII on Sunday said that in view of certain pending issues, the deadline for filing Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns...
India9 months ago

Pradhan for petrol, diesel pricing under GST regime

Gandhinagar, Sep 23: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday batted for including petroleum products under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime “in people’s interest”, even...
India9 months ago

Economy facing transitional challenges: Arvind Subramanian

New Delhi, Sep 23: Arvind Subramanian, whose term as Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) has been extended by a year, on Saturday said the economy was going through...
Blog9 months ago

Modi: a despot or a demagogue?

It was on 18th September, BJP Govt celebrated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 67th birthday as “Seva Divas”. On his birthday, besides the usual photo-ops Modi made...
Business9 months ago

Deadline to file transitional credit under GST extended to Oct 31

New Delhi, Sep 22, 2017: The government has extended to October 31 the deadline for businesses to file transitional credit claims under the Goods and Services...
Business9 months ago

‘New demon’ GST pinches Durga Puja organisers, idol makers

Kolkata, Blaming the timing of the Goods and Services tax (GST) rollout, Durga Puja organisers and idol makers here say they are feeling the pinch of...
Business9 months ago

GST returns filing peaked to record 13.76 lakh on last day: GSTN

New Delhi, Sep 21: More than 13.76 lakh returns — the highest in a day till now — were filed on Wednesday, the last day of filing...
India9 months ago

Hasty implementation of GST, demonetisation will adversely affect GDP: Manmohan Singh

With informal and small-scale sectors accounting about 40 per cent of the USD 2.5 trillion economy, Singh said that the decision of demonetisation, coupled with GST,...
Business9 months ago

Market pricing regime in fuels distorted by taxes: Assocham

New Delhi, Sep 17: Calling for a cut in the cess on transport fuels, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday that the consumer is getting restive about...
Blog9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s criticism is similar to PM Modi ‘s criticism of UPA during foreign trips

It’s really astonishing how BJP leaders have been reacting to Congress vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s remark on the increasing presence and influence of dynastic politics in India.Rahul...
Business10 months ago

Traders faces problem in GST filing, BJP leader comments

New Delhi, Sep11: Traders faced big problem in filing the GST first return on GST Network (GSTN) portal. Famous economist and BJP leader Subhramanian Swami comments...
Business10 months ago

GST: Cess hike on cars to take effect from Monday

New Delhi, Sep 11: The increased Goods and Services Tax (GST) cess on mid- and high-segment cars approved by the GST Council will come into effect from...
Business10 months ago

30 items of mass consumption to cost less, GST cess to go up on SUVs, large cars

Hyderabad, Sep 9 : The GST rates on 30 items of mass consumption were slashed on Saturday while the cess on mid and high-segment cars went...
Business10 months ago

GSTR-1 filing deadline extended till September 10

New Delhi, Sep 5: The government has extended the deadline for filing the GST sales return, GSTR-1 till September 10 which was to expire on September 5,...
India10 months ago

Government waives penalty on late GST returns for July

New Delhi, Sep 2, 2017: The government, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, has waived the penalty of Rs 200 per day...
India10 months ago

Modi tells taxmen to aim for registering even small traders under GST

New Delhi, Sep 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked taxmen to work towards registering even relatively small traders — with a turnover of below Rs...
Auto10 months ago

Hike in GST cess makes cars expensive

NEW DELHI, Aug 30: The Cabinet today increase the cess on mid-size, large cars and SUVs from 15 per cent to 25 per cent under the new...
Business10 months ago

GST will have positive impact on states’ finances: Ind-Ra

New Delhi, Aug 28: The implementation of the Goods and Services tax (GST) will have a positive impact on state governments’ finances in the medium to long...
Business10 months ago

‘First return filing under GST progressing smoothly on last day’

New Delhi, Aug 25 : Unlike the technical snags faced by traders earlier, the first return filing under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was progressing smoothly...
Business10 months ago

‘5%, 18% GST applicable on selling advertisement space in print’

New Delhi, Aug 23 : The government on Wednesday clarified that selling of space for advertisements in print media would attract 5 and 18 per cent...
India10 months ago

BJP controls the media and minds of people, concedes Kapil Sibal

Congress and the opposition face an uphill task and need to put their act together, says Kapil Sibal to National Herald. The next election will be...
Business10 months ago

Confusion among traders as GST filing site stops functioning

New Delhi, Aug 19: Traders across the country faced problems on Saturday as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) filing website stopped functioning for some time,...
India10 months ago

IndiGo awaits GST clarification to import engines, denies flight cancellations

New Delhi, Aug 18: Budget passenger airline IndiGo on Friday said it is awaiting certain clarifications regarding GST rates applicable on import of engines which it requires...
India10 months ago

‘Number of slabs in GST will be reduced later’

Kolkata, Aug 12: The number of tax slabs in the Goods and Services Tax (GST)regime would be reduced with improvement in revenue, Union Minister of State for...
Business11 months ago

Attaining 6.75-7.5 per cent GDP growth projected previously will be difficult:Econimic survey part 2

Finance ministry on Friday(11th August) released 2nd part of the economic survey which highlighted the new issues related to the economy. The survey depicted that the...
Business11 months ago

Date of filing first GST returns notified

New Delhi, Aug 10: In line with the recommendations of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, the government has notified the date of filing the first GST...
India11 months ago

Lok Sabha passes bills to extend GST to J&K

New Delhi, Aug 2: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed legislation to extend the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to Jammu and Kashmir, making it part of...
India11 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 13: Cong corners govt over Karnataka IT raids

New Delhi, Aug 2: Parliament monsoon session witnessed stormy scenes on Wednesday, as the Opposition relentlessly protested against IT raids on Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar accused government for...
India11 months ago

Mann ki Baat: PM Modi hails GST, pitches for Uttam India by 2022

New Delhi, July 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 34th edition of Mann ki Baat highlighted the positive impact of GST and also pitched for Uttam India...
Blog11 months ago

Modi faces tough challenges in wining Gujarat elections

Gujarat elections that are scheduled to be held in 2017 are very crucial for the Bharatiya Janata Paty and for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself....
Business11 months ago

GST won’t impact growing Indian Smartphone market

London, July 25 : The overall smartphone demand in India will hit 234 million units in 2017, an increase of 11 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and the...
Politics11 months ago

New tax regime introduced by govt is Indian indirect tax and not GST : P Chidambaram

New Delhi, July 23: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram and former finance minister today said that the new tax regime introduced by the Narendra Modi government...
Politics11 months ago

Uddhav thackrey calls GST and Demonetisation a blunder

While taking a dig at Modi governement, Shivsena chief udhhav thakre said “Achhe din” are only visible in attractive newspaper advertisement. In an interview to the...
Business11 months ago

Next GST Council meet may review rates on textiles, hybrid cars: CBEC

The industry has been opposing 43 per cent GST on hybrid cars -- 15 per cent cess over the 28 per cent GST rate.
Politics11 months ago

Rajasthan: ‘BJP doesn’t care about poor, farmers, Dalits,’ says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, July 19: Continuing a scathing attack against the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said this government can open Parliament at...
India11 months ago

Higher GST on pesticide to affect farmers: Industry

Agarwal was speaking during the debate in the House on lynchings in the name of cow and narrated an incident in 1991 when he visited a...
Business11 months ago

GST rollout not glitch-free: CBEC Chairperson

New Delhi, July 19: The rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has not been glitch-free and has thrown up issues on various fronts, including entertainment...
Business11 months ago

Demand for zero GST on textiles cannot be accepted, says Jaitley

New Delhi, July 18: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the demand of textile traders to exempt fabrics under the Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
Business11 months ago

GST cess hikes on cigarettes

New Delhi, July 18: The GST Council raised the cess rates on cigarettes in view of the reduction in tax on the demerit good. Additional revenue...
Business11 months ago

IACC flags points to streamline GST roll-out

New Delhi, July 17: The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) flagged points for the smooth transition of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) into a full-fledged...
India11 months ago

GST Rollout : Council to take stock of the tax’s implementation today

New Delhi, July 17: More than two weeks into the goods and services tax regime, the GST Council will meet on Monday to review the implementation of...
India11 months ago

GST : Hostel fee in educational institutions exempted, says Government

New Delhi, July 13: Rebuffing reports that hostel fee charged by educational institutions will fall under 18 per cent slab of Goods and Services Tax (GST), the...
Entertainment12 months ago

Ban Tamil Bigg Boss, arrest Kamal Haasan: Hindu Makkal Katchi

Chennai, July 12: The Hindu Makkal Katchi on Wednesday demanded ban on the Tamil version of reality show “Bigg Boss” and wanted its host actor-filmmaker Kamal...
Politics12 months ago

Congress to stage protest against GST Rollout outside Parliament on July 18

New Delhi, July 12 : Opposition Congress will stage a protest against Goods and Services Tax over its current format outside Parliament on July 18. “A gherao...
Business12 months ago

No GST on ‘prasadam’ but inputs will be taxed: Government

New Delhi, July 12: The free food supplied by religious institutions does not attract any Goods and Services Tax but the inputs required to make it, including...
Blog12 months ago

GST will prove as the last straw to break the back of Indian economy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to brand himself as a reformer by introducing and implementing a single tax regime of GST for the country but...
India12 months ago

New MRP should consider input tax credit under GST: Government

New Delhi, July 8: The government on Saturday said the new MRP on products manufactured, packed or imported before July 1 should take into consideration extra availability...
Cities12 months ago

Surat textile traders continue protest againt GST

Surat, July 8: All around the agitation sparked after lathi charge on Surat textile traders who were protesting against GST. As the stir fuelled, many cloth...
Cities12 months ago

40000 Ludhiana artisans to loose job as they fall out from GST chain

There are around 40,000 handicrafts workers in Ludhiana involved in embroidery, designing and dyeing of garments as part of value addition. But they are afraid as...
Politics12 months ago

GST is goodbye to simple tax: Kapil Sibal

Whenever this government has taken a big step that changes the basic economic structure of the country, the people are upset and the prime minister travels...
Business12 months ago

Education won’t become expensive under GST: Government

New Delhi, July 7 : Dismissing conjectures that education will become expensive under the Goods and Services Tax, the central government on Friday said services provided by...
India12 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir : GST likely to be implemented from Friday midnight

Srinagar, July 7: Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime is likely to be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir from Friday midnight ending all confusion and speculations...
Business12 months ago

P Chidambaram calls Current GST “Imperfect” and a “Mockery”

New Delhi, July 6 : Calling the GST law a “mockery” and inflationary with multiplicity of rates, the Congress party on Thursday demanded a cap of...
India12 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly passes resolution on implementation of GST

Srinagar, July 5: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today passed a resolution on implementation of the Goods and Services Tax after a long wait. The decision comes a day...
Business12 months ago

Siddharth Roy Kapur concerned over double taxation

Mumbai, July 5: Vidhya Balan’s husband Siddharth Roy Kapur, as the president of The Film and Television Producers Guild of India, worried about double taxation on...
Entertainment12 months ago

Double taxation on TN film industry will affect many, says Rajinikanth

Chennai, July 5 : Superstar Rajinikanth on Wednesday said the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to levy 30 per cent entertainment tax over and above the GST rate...
Business12 months ago

Government urges industry to pass on price cuts due to GST

New Delhi, July 4: The government on Tuesday appealed to industry to pass on the benefit of a reduction in taxes under GST to consumers and announced...
Cities12 months ago

GST Rollout : Ruckus in J&K assembly over new tax regime

Srinagar, July 4: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today witnessed chaos over the implementation of Goods and Service tax. The assembly proceedings were adjourned twice after lawmakers created...
Business12 months ago

Ruckus in J&K assembly over GST

Srinagar, July 4: Noisy scenes by the opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Tuesday forced the Speaker to adjourn the House twice as the lawmakers...
Business12 months ago

Petrol cheaper by over Rs 2/litre, diesel by Re 1 since daily revision

New Delhi, July 3 : While petroleum is yet to come under the GST, since the dynamic pricing regime came into effect pan-India from last month,...
Business12 months ago

GST to reduce cost of manufacturing of domestic electronic components

New Delhi, July 3 : The domestic manufacturers of electronic components will benefit from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime as the cost of manufacturing will...
Business12 months ago

Equity markets cheer GST launch, FMCG stocks soar

Mumbai, July 3: Cheering the launch of the country’s biggest indirect tax reform — the Goods and Services Tax (GST) — at the start of July...
India12 months ago

GST : Myths and Facts

New Delhi, July 3 : The Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform finally implemented in the country. But its not that easy to understand every bit...
Business12 months ago

Key Indian equity indices trade higher in early session

Mumbai, July 3: Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Monday after the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1....
India12 months ago

GST impact: Apple cuts iPhone, iPad prices in India

New Delhi, July 2: A day after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into practice, Apple on Saturday reduced the retail prices of iPhones, iPads, Macs...
India12 months ago

Baby born on midnight of June 30-July 1 named as GST

July 2, New Delhi : Midnight of June 30-July was really a historical day for India as it got biggest tax reform, on other hand a family in...
Business12 months ago

GST effect: Automobile companies reduce prices

New Delhi/Mumbai, July 1 : Several automobile companies have reduced their vehicle prices after the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Automobile majors like...
Entertainment12 months ago

Watch: Baba Sehgal launches rap song on GST

Mumbai, July 1: Rapper-composer Baba Sehgal has unveiled his new rap song on the rollout of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Centre on Friday. On Saturday,...
Entertainment12 months ago

Check What Bollywood Has to say on GST

Mumbai, July 1: Bollywood celebrities like Anupam Kher and Riteish Deshmukh have welcomed the “new road” – Goods and Services Tax (GST), which is India’s biggest tax...
Politics12 months ago

GST to effect micro, small and medium traders: Chidambaram

Chennai, July 1, 2017: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would severely affect micro, small and medium traders...
India12 months ago

10% customs duty on mobiles, hike on more items likely

New Delhi, July 1, 2017: In a bid to protect local manufacturers, the government has imposed a 10 per cent basic customs duty (BCD) on mobile...
Politics12 months ago

Current GST is not original that expert had drafted earlier: P Chidambaram

New Delhi: Congress which has been given the credit for originating the idea of GST boycotted the event for its implementation claiming that many of its...
India12 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir to clear GST by july 6

Srinagar: Jammu and kashmir is the only state which has not cleared the GST even after crossing the deadline proposed by the central govt. However many reports...
Cities12 months ago

GST effect: Tamil Nadu theatres to shut down from July 3

Chennai, July 1: The Tamil Nadu Film Chamber of Commerce on Friday announced an indefinite shutdown of theatres across Tamil Nadu from July 3 due to lack...
India12 months ago

After GST rollout, know what’s getting costlier and cheaper!

New Delhi, July 1, 2017: The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India’s biggest tax reform since Independence has finally rolled out past midnight Friday. The GST...
India12 months ago

GST a tribute to maturity, wisdom of India’s democracy: President

New Delhi, July 1: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that introduction of GST was a “momentous event” for the nation and “a tribute to the maturity...
India12 months ago

GST rolls out past midnight from Central Hall of Parliament

New Delhi, July 1 : The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India’s biggest tax reform since Independence, rolled out past midnight Friday in the precincts of the...
Business12 months ago

Amit Mitra lashes out at GST roll-out, says provisions draconian

Kolkata, June 30 : Alleging that the GST Council’s demand for a white paper on the country’s preparedness for a July 1 roll out of the...
Politics12 months ago

Government trivialising Parliament with self-promotional spectacle on GST: Congress

New Delhi, June 30 : The Congress, which is boycotting the midnight GST roll-out event, on Friday said Parliament cannot be trivialised through festivities for the...
India12 months ago

GST may be tweaked if needed, Says Gadkari

New Delhi, June 30 : The GST may not be perfect and may cause some inconvenience initially but the government will make amendments if that happened, Union...
Politics12 months ago

GST being executed by incompetent, insensitive govt : Rahul Gandhi on Single Tax regime

June 30, New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi targeting at Centre over single tax regime on Friday said the Good and Services Tax (GST) “is...
Politics12 months ago

Caught in cam: UP’s Minister fails to spell out full form of GST

Uttar Pradesh, June 30: Uttar Pradesh remains top in all the headlines whether it’s criminal cases, loot cases or anything but this time a Saffron party...
India12 months ago

GST rollout: Retailers have nothing to fear; everyone will benefit, says Hasmukh Adhiya

New Delhi, June 30, 2017: Hours ahead of the biggest GST (Goods and Service Tax) launch in Parliament, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhiya has asserted that people...
Business12 months ago

Equity market closes higher ahead of GST

Mumbai, June 30: The Indian equity markets turns into green before the launch of country’s biggest indirect tax reform Goods and Services Tax (GST) at midnight....
Business12 months ago

Most Kolkata shops observe trade strike over GST procedures

Kolkata, June 30: Most of the shops and retail establishments remained closed in the city on Friday following a day’s strike called by the Bhartiya Udyog...
India12 months ago

Airlines demands better deal for economy class under GST Regime

June 30, Friday : Airlines are demanding better deals under the Goods and services regime for economy class citing that business and first class have got much better...
India12 months ago

Arun Jaitley urges Opposition parties to rethink decision on skipping GST launch event

June 28, Thursday : Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday urged opposition parties to reconsider their decision on boycotting midnight GST launch event at the Parliament Central Hall...
Politics12 months ago

Congress decides to boycott Midnight GST launch event

June 28, Thursday :The opposition Congress party on Thursday said it won’t attend the midnight GST launch programme which is slated to be held on June...
Fashion12 months ago

Shopping for clothes? Need not fret over GST

New Delhi, June 29: Even as garments above Rs 1,000 per piece will attract a 12 per cent tax rate once the Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
Business12 months ago

GST is our ‘economic freedom’, says Anil Ambani

Mumbai, June 29 : Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Thursday described the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as “economic freedom” by adding its not just...
Politics12 months ago

TMC, Mamata Banerjee to boycott GST launch event

June 28, Wednesday : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee will boycott the midnight GST launch programme on June 30 to mark protest...
Politics12 months ago

Congress to hold high level meeting over GST regime tomorrow

June 28, Wednesday : Congress will hold a high level meeting tomorrow to discuss party’s stand on Goods and Service tax (GST) launch event which is...
India12 months ago

50,000 Delhi cloth shops down shutters to protest GST

New Delhi, June 27: Around 50,000 wholesale cloth shops were shut in the national capital on Tuesday in protest against the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that...
Cities12 months ago

50,000 Delhi cloth shops down shutters to protest against GST

New Delhi, June 27 : Atleast 50,000 wholesale cloth shops were shut in the national capital on Tuesday to stage protest against the Goods and Services Tax...
India12 months ago

FM writes to J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti urging for introduction of GST from 1 July

June 26, Monday : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote a letter to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti urging for introduction of GST from 1 July along...
India12 months ago

India’s GST rates Vs other Countries !

June 25, Sunday : Countdown has begun, as only five days are left for the Goods and Service tax roll out in India. However, the concept of...
Business12 months ago

Confusion over GST may hit old Delhi traders business

New Delhi, June 25: GST is all set to unite the nation with a notion of “One nation, one tax”, But the situation on the ground...
Business12 months ago

18% GST on helmets will promote compromises in safety standards

GST council’s decision to put helmets under 18% slab can cause industries to compromise in their safety standards. ISI Helmet Manufacturers Association (ISIHMA), the body of...
Blog12 months ago

BJP fawn club: How Bollywood seeks to cosy up to government

Amitabh, one of Indian cinema's most globally recognised faces and whose friends-turned-foes history with the Congress is not unknown, has been made brand ambassador for the...

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