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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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Topic: GST Act

GST reform: Nirmala Sitharaman announces two-tier slabs of 5% and 18%

New Delhi: In a significant simplification in the GST regime, which will benefit the common man, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced consolidation...

SubscriberWrites: Seven years to GST implementation, the story so far

Even after so many years, the opposition to GST is because many of the businesses irrespective of size do not want to play by the book.

Man with ready cash, secret compound, ‘odour memory’: Peeyush Jain, who stashed away Rs 177 cr

Tax raid by GST intelligence found piles of cash in seven cupboards in bedroom and basement at Jain’s Kanpur residence. Charged with evading GST, Jain is in judicial custody.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.