NEW DELHI: Officials from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) will keep a close eye on price movement of 54 commonly used consumer items over the next six months to ensure that the benefits of lower GST are passed on to consumers.In a recent advisory, CBIC has asked officers to compile monthly…
When people disagree in politics, they’re supposed to argue with words, not weapons. But sometimes violence takes over, and that can hurt both families and whole countries. Recently, Charlie Kirk was killed. That’s very sad for his family and friends, but it’s also scary for society. Why? Because it shows how dangerous political violence can…
File photo: French President Emmanuel Macron (Picture credit: AP) France’s sovereign credit rating has been cut by Fitch to A+ from AA-, with the agency warning that public debt will keep rising until at least 2027 unless urgent corrective steps are taken. The move marks the lowest rating France has received on record from a…
Albania’s AI minister opens a whole new can of worms Tiny Albania is fully focused on seeing its 2.8mn people join EU by 2030. For membership, EU set the Balkan state that’s used for laundering… Source link
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs issued much-awaited clarifications to address problems faced by businesses when companies offer discounts to sellers. The move follows a discussion in this regard at the last all-important meeting of the GST Council, where GST rates were reduced.Very often dealers are offered discounts to push products…
Political violence, unchecked, can upend governance Charlie Kirk’s killing is troubling at two levels. There’s the private tragedy of a young life cut short and a family bereaved. It affects all decent people, even those who disagreed with Kirk. Then there’s the public tragedy of a political assassination, which shows we haven’t changed much in…
NEW DELHI: Public sector banks need to aspire to global competitiveness, strengthen governance and operational resilience, and expand their role as sectoral champions across both traditional and emerging industries, a top official told the two-day brainstorming session of state run banks. M Nagaraju, secretary department of financial services, underlined that public sector banks have moved…
The announcement of former chief justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister could help restore a measure of normalcy to turbulent Nepal. The country is in the midst of its third Jan Andolan in 35 years — a people’s movement against corruption led largely by its younger generation. Whether Karki, who has been chosen by…
PM Modi inaugurates Rs 8,070 crore worth Bairabi–Sairang project (Picture credit: PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Mizoram’s first-ever railway line, the Bairabi–Sairang broad-gauge project, marking a historic moment in the state’s connectivity journey. Built at a cost of Rs 8,070 crore, the 51.38-km line is regarded as one of the most complex…
Unexpected but true: Mumbai’s elite have a new passion, and it’s called mahjong! Living rooms and club lounges from Chembur to Churchgate echo with the clack-clack-clack of 144 tiles shuffling — a sound that has decisively dethroned the genteel clinking of silver tea services and the buzz of kitty parties. Forget idle gossip or the…
