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Path to a simple and rational GST
Hindustan Times Navi Mumbai
|December 23, 2024
Indirect tax regime needs to be rejigged and an honest debate on fiscal federalism and the politics and economics of welfare is essential
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Social media went pop over popcorn on Saturday, sharing details on the differential Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on variants. In all fairness, such idiosyncrasies aren't unique to India; the developed world is replete with similar instances for various products and services (not necessarily popcorn). But, two larger issues with India's indirect tax regime need to be promptly addressed.
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Driven by Dhoni biopic, Pakistan’s unorthodox spinner targets India
Pakistan's Usman Tariq left his cricket ambitions back home to start a salesman’s job in Dubai, before a biopic about India great Mahendra Singh Dhoni changed his life.
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Junaid’s fifer takes UAE to victory over Canada
In 2010, Junaid Siddique had been selected in Pakistan’s U-19 camp but never made the squad of 15.
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Poll won, BNP needs to rebuild politics in Dhaka
Thursday’s election in Bangladesh has been a consequential one for the country.
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Indian PM launches outreach to rebuild ties with Bangladesh
As the first reports came in of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) comfortable victory in the general election on Friday, Prime Minister ‘Narendra Modi launched the outreach to Dhaka for rebuilding bilateral ties by telling BNP chief Tarique Rahman that India stands ready to strengthen relations and to work for regional peace and progress.
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BNP clinches massive mandate in B'desh polls
Bangladesh's opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from months of unrest and economic disruption.
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GOVT MAY ORDER 20-YR WAIT FOR OFFICIALS TO PUBLISH BOOKS
The government may consider introducing a cooling-off period of 20 years for senior officials in positions of power, including military officers, before they can author books after retirement, top officials aware of the matter said on Friday.
1 min
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Jamaat’s victory in border districts raises concern in India
Even as the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swept the general elections with its allies to form government after 20 years with 212 of the 297 seats, academicians and intelligence officers in India have expressed concern as Jamaat-e-Islami and its 11 allies secured 77 seats, a sizeable chunk of which are located in the districts bordering West Bengal.
1 mins
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Railways plans green energy push to save ₹1 tn by 2030
In what will rank among the largest green energy tenders in the country, the Indian Railways plans to invite bids for 3 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy projects worth ₹18,000 crore in the next fiscal, according to two government officials aware of the development.
1 mins
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Udyog Bhawan Metro stn now Seva Teerth Bhawan
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday confirmed that Udyog Bhawan Metro station is being renamed Seva Teerth Bhawan station, following an announcement by Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
1 min
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Ahead of India vs Pakistan game, everyone is talking about Tariq
An unconventional action means the batters will take some time to get used to it
4 mins
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