The North News New Delhi, September 4Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Thursday, during his first official visit to India since taking office earlier this year. Jaishankar said he was “pleased” to call on Wong and welcomed his “constant encouragement” for the strengthening of India-Singapore […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Union Government’s proposals for wide-ranging reforms and rate rationalisation under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) have been approved by the GST Council. Modi said the move reflects his earlier Independence Day commitment to introduce “next-generation reforms” in GST. […]
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New Delhi, September 4 The GST rate rejig will make small cars and two-wheelers cheaper and big SUVs also are set to become affordable, as the festive season inches closer. The GST Council has approved transformational changes to India’s indirect tax structure — adopting a 5 per cent and 18 per cent tax structure — […]
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Srinagar/Jammu Flood wreaks havoc in Jammu, weather likely to improve today Srinagar/Jammu, Sep 4 (IANS) Floods across the Jammu division wreaked havoc over the last 24 hours; however, with no rainfall, the water level in rivers of Kashmir started receding on Thursday morning. Officials said two persons were killed when their house collapsed in Rajouri […]
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New Delhi, September 4 After the GST Council approved historical changes to India’s indirect tax structure, several daily-use goods will become cheaper from September 22. The new tax structure, adopted on Wednesday, has two major slabs now 5 per cent and 18 per cent, and a whopping 40 per cent for sin goods. For the […]
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New Delhi, September 4 Yamuna floodwaters swamp Delhi, as river flows at 207.48 metres New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Yamuna River in Delhi continued to swell on Wednesday, with its water level recorded at 207.48 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 7 a.m., even as floodwater from the river inundated several low-lying areas […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 3 In a landmark move, the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday rationalised the indirect tax structure, cutting the current four slabs down to two — scrapping the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates, while retaining the 5 per cent and 18 per […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 3 Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian has said the state is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent decades, with more than 1.75 lakh hectares of farmland devastated and 23 districts affected. Mundian said districts including Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Mansa, Ferozepur and Fazilka have […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 3 The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has won the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) presidency for the first time in the institution’s history. Gaurav Veer Sohal, a research scholar at the University Institute of Legal Studies, secured 3,148 votes, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 3 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday urged people to extend solidarity and contribute to relief efforts for families affected by floods in the state. Mann said Punjab had always stood by others in times of crisis and now needed collective support to overcome this natural disaster. He appealed […]
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