Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the implementation of the next-generation Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms from September 22, marking what he called a major step towards the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Addressing the nation ahead of the rollout, PM Modi said the reforms would usher in a countrywide “GST Bachat Utsav,” benefiting poor, middle-class, farmers, traders, and entrepreneurs alike. “From the sunrise of the very first...

The fresh GST rates with revised slabs, approved by the central government-led GST council, will take effect tomorrow, i.e., September 22, coinciding with the first day of Navratri. Here’s a complete list of lifesaving medicines and drugs that will become cheaper under the ‘two-tier’ tax system.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal sharply reacted to US President Donald Trump’s recent order to hike H-1B visa fee to USD 100,000 (Rs 88 lakh). Here’s what he said.