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Topic: GST

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

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

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

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

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

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.