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New Delhi: GST tax rates on common use items ranging from hair oil to corn flakes, TVs, and personal health and life insurance policies were slashed after the all-powerful GST Council Wednesday approved a complete overhaul of the tangled Goods and Services Tax regime. The...

New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday assured Indian exporters that the government is actively engaged in creating an enabling environment to help them navigate the challenges arising from rising trade tariffs. The minister chaired a meeting with the Export Promotion Councils...

New Delhi: Yamuna River’s water level in Delhi rose to 207.41 metres at 9 PM Wednesday, marking the third-highest level ever recorded in the capital. The rising water has triggered massive flooding across several low-lying areas along the riverbanks, severely impacting both residential and commercial...

New Delhi: The GST Council, in its ongoing meeting here, has veered around to bringing consumer goods such as shoes and clothes in the lower price range of up to Rs 2,500 under the lowest GST tax bracket of 5 per cent, according to sources....

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Wednesday dismissed allegations by former BRS leader K Kavitha of a "tacit understanding" with BRS MLA T Harish Rao, saying he "does not need to be involved with such dirty people." He added that he "should not be...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved a Rs 1,500 crore incentive scheme to develop recycling capacity in the country for the separation and production of critical minerals from secondary sources. This scheme is part of the National Critical...

New Delhi: Left parties Wednesday deplored the denial of bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others by the Delhi High Court in the "larger conspiracy" case of February 2020 riots, calling it a "travesty of justice". The Communist Party of India (Marxist) said this...

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict over a special court's order directing a magisterial court to consider the plea for an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for a statement he made in the US. Justice Sameer Jain, acting on Gandhi's...

Chandigarh: A fresh spell of heavy rains compounded the flood situation in Punjab, which is battling its worst deluge since 1988, as all 23 districts of the state have been hit and 30 lives lost so far. Rescue and relief operations are underway on a...

Jammu: In a daring operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) pressed its helicopter to launch a high-risk rescue operation to evacuate 45 civilians, including women and children, who were trapped in their flooded village in the  Akhnoor sector near here Wednesday, officials said. The rescue...