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October 18, 2025, 03:28 PM - 3 min read
At a press conference on ‘GST Bachat Utsav’ on Saturday, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman said September’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) system overhaul had benefited consumers and buoyed their ease of spending on essentials
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October 8, 2025, 11:12 AM - 2 min read
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Wednesday, taking their winning momentum to the fifth day running, driven by buying in IT stocks and fresh foreign fund inflows.
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October 7, 2025, 03:07 PM - 3 min read
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled the Foreign Currency Settlement System (FCSS) at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), marking a major milestone in India’s efforts to enhance international trade, investment, and ease of doing business.
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October 3, 2025, 01:32 PM - 2 min read
Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said on Friday that the government remains committed to ushering in capex to maintain the growth momentum
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September 22, 2025, 10:33 AM - 3 min read
With inflation set to fall to its lowest level since 2004 alongside the impact of GST rationalisation and India-US trade talks back on track, a rate cut in September would be the Reserve Bank of India’s best possible option, the State Bank of India said in a report on Monday.
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September 22, 2025, 09:12 AM - 3 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Indians stand to save ₹2.5 lakh crore through the revised Goods and Services Tax rates that came into effect on 22 September, coinciding with the start of Navratri.
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September 21, 2025, 06:06 PM - 4 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the rollout of what he called a “Bachat Utsav” – a festival of savings – as the country ushers in a simplified Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure from September 22, coinciding with the first day of Navratri.
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September 8, 2025, 12:47 PM - 3 min read
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday criticised the Great Nicobar Island Project, calling it a “misadventure” that tramples on tribal rights and undermines legal processes.
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September 7, 2025, 05:28 PM - 4 min read
The rupee plummeted to a record low and closed at 88.27 against dollar after touching an intra-day low of 88.38 on Friday amid concerns over US tariffs
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September 4, 2025, 09:40 AM - 4 min read
Chidambaram said, "GST rationalisation and reduction of the rates are welcome, but one is left with the thought that these steps are eight years too late."
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September 4, 2025, 08:34 AM - 3 min read
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Council has approved a two-tier GST structure with rates of 5 pc and 18pc, along with a new 40pc slab for sin and luxury goods, which will take effect from September 22.
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September 3, 2025, 11:10 PM - 3 min read
The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) is most likely to become effective from September 22, and will result in slashing of rates of hundreds of items, said the GST Council after the first day of its two-day meeting
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