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Friday, October 24, 2025
TopicGST Council

Topic: GST Council

Ending ‘lahu ka lagaan’, GST council scraps the tax on sanitary napkins

Keeping in mind the budget of the middle class, the council also reduced GST on selected consumer durables from 28 to 12 percent

Sugar cess goes against idea of tax reforms through GST, say experts

GST Council said it will help farmers, several states opposed the proposal that has been called discriminatory by experts.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.