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Railway tickets to be cheaper as exempted from GST

The GST Council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday decided to exempt services provided by Indian Railways from GST.

Jun 22, 2024

Pre-Budget Discussion: Nirmala Sitharaman holds meeting with state finance minister

Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman chaired pre-Budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of states and Union Territories to take their views on board for the upcoming Union Budget 2024-25 here on Saturday.

Jun 22, 2024

Ultraviolette launches e-motorcycle 'F77 Mach 2' at Rs 2.99 lakh

Ultraviolette's 'F77 Mach 2' launches in India; starts at Rs 2.99 lakh

Electric vehicle (EV) company Ultraviolette on Wednesday launched a new e-motorcycle -- the F77 Mach 2 -- at a starting price of Rs 2,99,000.

Apr 25, 2024

EPFO introduces automatic transfer of PF balance for employees effective from today

EPFO has introduced a groundbreaking automatic transfer system for provident fund balances, streamlining the process for employees switching jobs.

Apr 1, 2024

Delhi court grants bail to CM Arvind Kejriwal in ED summons case

A magisterial court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on complaints by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over non-compliance with the agency's summons issued to him in connection with a money laundering case related to the now scrapped excise policy case.

Mar 16, 2024

Sitharaman Announces Three New Railway Economic Corridors

Interim Budget 2024: Budget memes take over key points and highlights; netizens point out good, bad & ugly

Whether politically biased or politically neutral, the budget provides content creators with fertile ground to grow awareness on inflation, economy and financial struggles of common man.

Feb 1, 2024

J&K cricket scam: Farooq skips appearance before ED; cites health reasons [details]

On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate issued a summon to Dr. Farooq Abdullah to appear before the agency for questioning in the scam on Thursday.

Jan 12, 2024

Siddaramaiah slams Union Minister Shekhawat for 'denying' water to K'taka [details]

Siddaramaiah stated that he had raised a series of questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the injustices done by the Union Government towards Karnataka.

Oct 31, 2023

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman During The 52nd Goods And Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting

GST Council scraps tax on millet flour; 2023 declared as 'Year of the Millet'

In the year of the millet, the GST Council on Saturday exempted millet flour from GST.

Oct 7, 2023

'Ex-WFI chief missed no opportunity to sexually harass women wrestlers'; Delhi Police cite Tajikistan incidents in court

Delhi Police cited alleged incidents from Tajikistan in its case against Singh, claiming that these events show former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's awareness of his actions.

Sep 24, 2023

Almost 7 crore income tax returns filed till Sep 5, says govt

As many as 6.98 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have been filed till September 5, out of which 6.84 ITRs have been verified for the assessment year 2023-24, the government said on Tuesday.

Sep 6, 2023

India speeds up rice shipments to help crisis-ridden Sri Lanka

India exempts Singapore from rice export ban due to 'close strategic partnership'

India has agreed to exempt Singapore from its ban on rice exports owing to "very close strategic partnership", the External Affairs Ministry said.

Aug 30, 2023

No GST on cancer treatment drugs, special medicines; GST Council's decision hailed [details]

The GST Council in its 50th meeting on Tuesday, presided over by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, exempted cancer treatment drugs, special medicines, and food for medical purpose from levy of the Goods and Services Tax.

Jul 11, 2023

28% GST to be levied on full value of online gaming, horse racing, casinos

In a setback to online gaming companies, the GST Council on Tuesday decided that there will be a 28 per cent GST levy on full value of gaming, horse racing, and casinos.