Finance Minister Sitharaman opens up on GST 2.0, touching ‘lives of all 140 crore people’

Nearly 400 products – from soaps to cars, shampoos to tractors and air conditioners – will cost less when the rejig of the GST is effective from the first day of Navaratri on September 22. Premium paid on individual health and life insurance will be tax-free. A third rate of 40 percent has been earmarked for a small list of sin goods and ultra-luxury items.

Xi Jinping-Vladimir Putin hot mic moment: Presidents of China, Russia chat about possible immortality

Xi presided over a parade that marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The fighter jets, missiles and other military hardware were a display of strength intended in part to show the progress the country has made under Communist Party rule.

PM Wong and PM Modi virtually inaugurate 2nd phase of JNPort PSA Terminal (BMCT)

Visiting Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have virtually inaugurated the second phase of the JNPort PSA Terminal (BMCT). Following this, the terminal’s total container handling capacity would stand at 4.8-million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units).

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