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The reform road map that the GST needs

The Goods and Services Tax (GST), launched in 2017, was meant to be a “good and simple tax”. Finance minister Arun Jaitley had rightly said during its launch, “There will be problems. We'll see where the shoe pinches as we go along and take steps.” The GST regime is now in its ninth year — a good time to see if the shoe still pinches.

3 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

US. PREPARES TO OFFER AIR AND INTEL SUPPORT TO POSTWAR FORCE IN UKRAINE

The US has said it is prepared to provide intelligence assets and battlefield oversight to any Western security blanket for postwar Ukraine and take part in a European-led air defence shield for the country, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

ECI SEEKS PUBLIC VIEWS ON FIVE QUERIES LINKED TO BIHAR S.I.R

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday sought public opinion on a set of questions linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The step comes at a time when the revision exercise has led to a political standoff between the state’s ruling and opposition parties.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

India must move fast to be ahead: Kant

Former NITI Aayog CEO and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Tuesday unveiled a five-point roadmap to fast-track India’s clean transport transition, warning that dithering over fuel efficiency standards is undermining both climate goals and industrial competitiveness.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Late winner makes Ngumoha the youngest ever scorer for Liverpool

Liverpool needed a 100th minute winner from 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha to beat Newcastle 3-2, after blowing a two-goal lead against 10 men, in a Premier League thriller on Monday.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

RUDE ON THE RAMP: MODELS CALL OUT TOXICITY

After Kirandeep Chahal’s viral call out post, models and show directors speak about claims of backstage mistreatment at fashion shows

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

SC JUDGE RECUSES FROM ELGAR CASE ACCUSED'S TRIAL

Justice M M Sundresh of the Supreme Court on Tuesday recused from hearing the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

US issues draft notice to hit India with 50% tariffs

WASHINGTON: The US formally confirmed that an additional 25% import duties on Indian goods will take effect from Wednesday, bringing the total levy to 50% as President Donald Trump's punitive tariff regime over India’s Russian oil purchases comes into force.

2 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

3 MINORS AMONG 4 HELD FOR RAPING ODISHA TEENAGER

Seven months after a 16-year-old girl from Balasore district was gang-raped by her friend and three minors, police on Tuesday apprehended the accused and produced them in a court.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Buzzcut and a quick win, Alcaraz gets off the mark

The Spanish world No.2 speaks more about his shaved head than tennis after his first round win

3 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Gurugram, beyond the litter

An aspect of the Millennium City

2 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

HC acquits 6 in 2020 riots case, raps police

A Delhi court on Monday acquitted six people in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots case, while taking strong exception to them being falsely framed. The court also pulled up the investigating officer in the case for avoiding the defects, causing an improper judgment.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

TRUMP MOVES TO FIRE FED GUV, ESCALATING EFFORT TO CONTROL CENTRAL BANK

Donald Trump's move to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has marked a dramatic escalation in his effort to control the US central bank — ina step that risks the institution's independence.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Mission Sudarshan Chakra will require colossal integration: CDS

India’s proposed national defence shield under Mission Sudarshan Chakra will involve a colossal amount of integration of capabilities and the development of robust infrastructure and processes for the detection, acquisition, and neutralisation of the enemy's air vectors using soft and hard kill options including kinetic and directed energy weapons, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

3-yr-old run over while playing on Karol Bagh road

A three-year-old boy was allegedly killed in a road accident in central Delhi's Karol Bagh on Sunday afternoon after being hit by a speeding mini truck, police said.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

‘Swadeshi should be mantra of life’: PM pitches for self-reliance

Swadeshi should be everyone's life mantra and irrespective of who is investing, production must take place domestically, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, making a pitch for Make-in-India products a day before US President Donald Trump's additional 25% tariffs kick in.

3 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Justice Nagarathna’s dissent on transfer flagged ‘grave reasons’

{ DISSENT FOCUSED ON CONSISTENCY, TRANSPARENCY

4 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

MCD inspectors to work with RWAs to find dog feeding spots

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) subcommittee on community dogs has decided that sanitary inspectors in each zone will work with Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) to identify designated feeding spots for stray dogs, officials said on Monday.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

{ 1ST MEET IN DHAKA SINCE REGIME CHANGE } Chiefs of India, B’desh border forces hold talks

An ll-member delegation led by Border Security Force (BSF) chief Daljit Singh Chawdhary on Tuesday started the border coordination conference with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Dhaka, officials aware of the matter said.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

India, US hold dialogue on trade and energy under 2+2 mechanism

THE DIALOGUE IS PART OF PREPS FOR THE 2+2 MEETING BETWEEN THE DEFENCE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES

2 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Sanjay Dutt's daughter pens cryptic note about 'manipulative' family

Psychotherapist Trishala Dutt, daughter of actor Sanjay Dutt and the late actor Richa Sharma, went viral recently after she shared a cryptic Instagram note (inset) about parents who prioritise \"family image\" over their child's mental health.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

17-YR-OLD TRIBAL GIRL GANG-RAPED IN JHARKHAND

A 17-year-old tribal girl was allegedly gang-raped in Jharkhand’s Dumka district by four to five men, police said on Tuesday.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Adopt constitution by Oct 30 or face action, says FIFA

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) could be suspended if it fails to get its constitution ratified by October30, according to a letter from FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) sent on Tuesday. Suspension would mean India’s national teams and clubs being scratched from international competitions.

2 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Designated officers must attend all 'jan sunwai' camps: CM

Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday ordered mandatory attendance of designated officers at “jan sunwai” (public hearing) camps, warning disciplinary actions against officers who miss these hearings.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindu Rashtra is egalitarian, No Hindu vs others: RSS chief

HT Correspondent

3 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

City sees patchy rain, but no relief from stifling humidity

Several parts of the Capital reported sudden showers again on Tuesday, with overcast skies dominating the skyline and extending the spell of wet days that has defined August so far.

2 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

56 RETIRED JUDGES SLAM 18 FORMER JUDGES OVER SHAH-REDDY ROW

A collective of 56 retired judges criticised the statement of 18 former judges over Shah’s remarks

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Women top in drinking, doing drugs in MP: State Cong chief; BJP hits out

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari has kicked up a huge controversy by claiming that women in the state consume more alcohol and drugs than anywhere else in the country, drawing criticism from chief minister Mohan Yadav, who demanded his removal.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

SC EXTENDS VIKAS YADAV'S BAIL BY A WEEK IN KATARA CASE

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended by a week the interim bail of Vikas Yadav, a convict in the Nitish Katara murder case.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

TN COP STIRS ROW WITH ‘HARASSMENT’ REMARK AT WOMAN

A Chennai policeman on night patrol stoked a controversy with his “harassment” remark at a woman feeding scores of stray dogs at Thiruvanmiyur beach and he reportedly snatched her mobile for recording the altercation between the two, but later returned the handset.

1 min  |

August 27, 2025