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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday that the GST rate cut would spur growth in the economy which would offset the drag due to the adverse impact of the US tariff hike on Indian exports. She also said that India would continue to...

Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed unchanged after a volatile session Friday as gains in oil & gas and auto shares were offset by losses in IT and FMCG shares. After a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex closed lower by 7.25 points...

Bhubaneswar: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with the Odisha government to design and implement Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) 3.0. The company has been working with the state government since 2005, beginning with the integrated Odisha Treasury Management System. This collaboration progressed through the...

New Delhi: The Centre will keep vigil to ensure that the benefits of GST rationalisation are passed on fully to consumers, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday, stating that the industry has given him assurance that the entire fall in taxes on various items will...

The Festival High and the Sugar Crash. It starts with just one piece of laddoo. And before you know it, you've gone through a platter of sweets, endless fried snacks, and festive drinks that taste like heaven and hit like a sugar bomb. Sound familiar?...

New Delhi: Bank of Baroda, one of India's leading public sector banks, has declared the loan accounts of Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) and its erstwhile Director, Anil Ambani, as 'fraud', according to an exchange filing. This classification pertains to loans taken before RCom entered the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order implementing the US-Japan trade agreement, the White House said. "Under the Agreement, the US will apply a baseline 15 per cent tariff on nearly all Japanese imports entering the US, alongside separate sector-specific treatment for...

Washington: US President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States. “This is taking our country to a new level,”...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said that Odisha will majorly benefit from the reforms in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) announced during the 56th GST council meeting held in New Delhi. Speaking to media persons, CM Majhi said, as promised by Prime...

New Delhi: The government's decision to exempt individual health and life insurance premiums from Goods and Services Tax (GST) complements Ayushman Bharat and PMJAY by expanding private coverage, reducing out-of-pocket expenditure, and driving the mission of Health for All, the Health Ministry said Thursday. This...