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MSMEs to benefit from cheaper inputs, easier GST compliance
The dawn of a twin-rate goods and services tax system (GST), along with easier registration, compliance and refunds, is expected to make a wide range of raw materials cheaper, providing a major stimulus for India's sprawling micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector.
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
No GST on life, health insurance: Insurers brace for cost shock
The GST exemption on individual protection and health policies will directly benefit consumers
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
A big GST stimulus: Now for the market response
Rate and slab reduction could stimulate consumption in support of India's economy. This is clearly a market-oriented reform, even if an ideal GST regime remains a work-in-progress
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Maple Highways in talks for $200 mn
Maple Highways Pte Ltd, an Indian road contractor backed by Canada's second largest pension fund, is in advanced talks to raise about $200 million through a bilateral offshore loan, according to people familiar with the matter.
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September 05, 2025
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Tech CEOs to Meet Trump in Newly Renovated Rose Garden
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Satya Nadella Are Expected to Attend the Artificial Intelligence Event
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September 05, 2025
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Chiratae Ventures expands leadership, targets growth
Chiratae Ventures named Venkatesh Peddi and Ranjith Menon as MDs to lead venture fund series; to hire a third partner
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September 05, 2025
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Facebook, YouTube banned in Nepal
Nepal on Thursday banned social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube among others for failing to register with the ministry of communication and information technology within the given deadline.
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Restaurants, hotels get tax cut, but no input tax credit
Taxes on hotel rooms priced below ₹7,500 and on crucial inputs like utensils are set to fall
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
GST rate cut to ease logistics costs, spur economic growth
A reduction in the cost of logistics would have cascading effects, such as making the manufacturing sector more competitive
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Modi, EU leaders push for early FTA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a joint call with European Council president Antonio Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, reaffirming plans to conclude the long-pending India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement (FTA) at the earliest.
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Amazon Signs 20-Year Lease for Fulfillment Centre in W. Bengal
Amazon Seller Services, the marketplace arm of Amazon Inc., has leased 5.6 lakh sq. ft of warehousing space in West Bengal's Hooghly as it scales up its fulfillment network across India.
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Phantom loans hurting your score? Here's the silver lining
Credit report errors and ID theft are rising; here's how to fix your score, claim compensation
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
BYD slashes sales target as growth cools down
YD has slashed its sales target for this year by as much as 16% to 4.6 million vehicles, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant faces its slowest annual growth in five years and other signs that its era of record-setting expansion could be drawing to a close.
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
How Bharat Forge Is Being Rebooted
Baba Kalyani wants to turn his company into a digital powerhouse with AI, automation, and a dark plant sans people
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Medtech, life-saving drugs to get cheaper
In a landmark decision to make healthcare more affordable for millions of Indians, especially patients battling long-term and critical illnesses, the GST Council late Wednesday announced slashing of consumer tax rates on medicines and medical equipment.
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Relief for cement cos, but demand stalls
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has slashed the rate on cement from 28% to 18%, a move aimed at boosting construction activity.
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Onam feasts, with a side of art
A Mint round-up of what's happening in and around the city
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Heavy rains cause fresh flooding in Northern India, Pakistan
Heavy rain in the Himalayas continued to lash Northern India and neighbouring Pakistan on Thursday with flooding of homes and highways worsening as major rivers overflowed.
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September 05, 2025
Mint Bangalore
IOC resumes India funding after 1 yr
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to resume its funding to India under the Olympic Solidarity Programme a year after halting it, acknowledging the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) \"corrective measures\" to resolve internal disputes and governance issues.
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September 04, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Option signals flash red as bulls battle tariff storm
On Monday, puts exceeded calls by ₹1,181 crore as bulls sold puts and bears closed out their bearish call positions
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September 04, 2025
Mint Bangalore
NSE set to appoint Srinivas Injeti as its new chairman
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is set to appoint Srinivas Injeti, currently a board member of the bourse, as its chairman, subject to approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), said a person familiar with the matter.
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September 04, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Reliance plans ₹18,000 crore securities deal, report says
Reliance Industries, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is set to raise approximately ₹18,000 crore through asset-backed securities, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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September 04, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Gold adds to record run on high demand
Gold hit another record high on Wednesday, consolidating gains above the $3,500 level on growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month and concerns over US tariff policy and the independence of its central bank.
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September 04, 2025
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Google Dodges Chrome Sale, Other Penalties in U.S. Antitrust Case
Judge allows Google to keep its Chrome browser and high-stakes agreement with Apple
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September 04, 2025
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India Delivers 21 Tonnes of Aid to Earthquake-Hit Afghanistan
India delivered 21 tonnes of relief materials to Afghanistan as part of its assistance to earthquake-hit people of that country. Over 1,400 people were killed and more than 2,500 injured in eastern Afghanistan after a 6.0 magnitude quake hit the region late Sunday.
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September 04, 2025
Mint Bangalore
India's FDI Challenge: Let Us Turn Success into Sustainable Growth
Our net FDI drop was partly on account of profit repatriation and we must pitch India's high potential to lure fresh inflows
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September 04, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Indian Startups' IPOs to Surge as Market Matures
Jefferies Betting Big on Corporates, Private Equity, Equity Capital Markets
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September 04, 2025
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Mom-and-pop stores 'core' of RIL's consumer goods biz
We have seen traction in categories like beverages, along with home care and biscuits T. Krishnakumar, Director, Reliance Consumer Products Ltd
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September 04, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Cyient arm bids to upgrade SCL facility
Months after separating its semiconductor business into a wholly-owned subsidiary, IT solutions provider Cyient Ltd is actively trying to win a major government project to upgrade the state-owned chip facility Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali.
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September 04, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Demand, margin woes keep home décor stocks out of vogue
The home décor sector, which includes companies that produce plastic pipes, ceramic tiles, and wood panels, is facing significant challenges. Weak consumer demand, lower realizations, and margin pressure have depressed earnings.
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