PRE-PACKAGED FOOD UNDER GST, 12% TAX ON HOTELS WITH TARIFF UP TO RS 1,000 Bringing pre-packaged and labelled food items such as wheat flour, puffed rice, curd/ lassi/ buttermilk and paneer under the GST net, withdrawing exemption for hotels with rent below Rs 1,000 a day and
SC GRANTS INTERIM RELIEF TO SENA REBELS Shiv Sena rebel MLAs, who had been asked by Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal to reply by Monday evening to notices on pleas seeking their disqualification from the Assembly, got interim relief when the Supreme Court said they
AMID GROWING CHORUS IN GULF, INDIA SLAMS ‘UNWARRANTED’ OIC ATTACKS India on Monday slammed the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) and Pakistan for their attacks over the controversial remarks made by BJP spokespersons against Prophet Muhammad even as the UAE
OUTRAGE IN GULF OVER BJP LEADERS’ HATE REMARKS, PARTY ACTS AGAINST THEM New Delhi faced a chorus of diplomatic outrage from Gulf countries and the ruling BJP Sunday cracked down on two of its leaders over their derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet. While Qata
ED SUMMONS CONGRESS CHIEF SONIA GANDHI, RAHUL IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday summoned Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the money laundering case linked to the running of the National Herald newspaper, which is owned and run by t
STARTUPS, UNICORNS FIGURE IN PM MODI’S MANN KI BAAT Noting that the number of unicorn companies in India has reached the 100 mark this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said even during the Covid pandemic, startups have been creating wealth and value with e
QUAD TO PURSUE COOPERATION IN TRADE, CLEAN ENERGY: FOREIGN SECY The second Quad in-person summit held in Tokyo on Tuesday was marked by action-oriented cooperation among Quad partners as also between its partners for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, aimed at peace, s
INDIA JOINS INDO-PACIFIC ECONOMIC BLOC LED BY US TO COUNTER CHINA Moving to provide an economic alternative to China’s strategic footprint in the Indo-Pacific, India and 12 countries led by the US Monday launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) th
EXCISE CUT ON FUEL: FM NIRMALA SITHARAMAN SAYS DULL BURDEN TO BE BORNE BY CENTRE Providing details of the cut in excise duty on fuels, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the excise duty cut of Rs 8/litre on petrol and Rs 6/litre on diesel has entirely been ma
SC SAYS CENTRE, STATES HAVE EQUAL POWERS TO MAKE GST-RELATED LAWS The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a judgment championing the importance of “cooperative federalism” for the well-being of democracy, held that Union and State legislatures have “equal, simult
