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Topic: GST

‘Coaching not a luxury’. Why coaching institutes are seeking a lower GST rate from FM

Nootan Sharma -
The CFI recommended either a nil GST rate or a maximum of 5 per cent on academic coaching and competitive exam preparation services.

India’s GST boost to car sales has worsened congestion. Tax private vehicle use

R Jagannathan -
India’s urban crisis won’t end until cities make driving in crowded areas expensive.

Air purifier PIL in Delhi HC: Centre assures it will review house panel report advising GST cut

Khadija Khan -
As Delhi-NCR struggles with deteriorating air quality, Centre says it will examine a parliamentary standing committee's advice to reduce or scrap GST on air purifiers.

‘Who will pay crores?’ Noida societies served notices demanding GST on maintenance charges

Almina Khatoon -
The UP tax department is not only issuing notices to societies but also summoning office bearers of apartment owners’ associations.

GST cut fuelled Rs 6 trillion festival shopping boom in India

Bloomberg News -
Items like jewellery, electronics, apparels, furnishing, and sweets were most in demand, the Confederation of All India Traders said in a statement.

Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

Meenakashi Lekhi -
The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

Where netas differ from abhinetas & when lady justice came knocking for Bolsonaro

ThePrint Team -
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What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Trump has forced us to think clearly. New GST slabs are the first sign of change

R Jagannathan -
Thanks to Trump’s sudden decision to target India rather than any other country with massive tariffs, many things that ought to have been done earlier are now falling into place.

GST is not just an economic measure, it’s also a moral one. New tax slabs show that

Meenakashi Lekhi -
The new GST structure is a welcome step toward achieving greater transparency, efficiency and development in the Bhartiya economic ecosystem.
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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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