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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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September 3, 2025, 08:29 PM - 2 min read
The GST Council has approved a two-rate structure of 5% and 18%, scrapping the 12% and 28% slabs, but opposition states are pressing for revenue loss compensation.
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August 28, 2025, 01:34 PM - 4 min read
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called for India to impose a 100 pc tariff on American goods in retaliation for the United States’ decision to levy a 50 pc tariff on Indian goods.
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August 28, 2025, 11:32 AM - 3 min read
Hours after steep 50 per cent tariffs on Indian products came into effect in the United States, New Delhi has drawn up a dedicated outreach programme across 40 countries to promote textile exports — a sector that has emerged as one of the worst hit under Washington’s new trade measures, officials said.
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August 27, 2025, 08:55 AM - 5 min read
India stood firm on Tuesday as the United States imposed a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, a move set to sharply strain trade ties between the two countries.
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