Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday evening, September 21, called on the citizens to promote swadeshi (indigenous) products. He urged citizens to step towards self-reliance by reducing dependence on foreign-made goods.

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.