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GST Council meet key decisions: Tax rate on popcorn revised, GST rate on sale of used cars increased, says report – Times of India

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GST council has sanctioned a rate increase to 18% from 12% for transactions involving the sale of old and used cars. GST Council Meeting latest update: The ongoing 55th GST council meeting in Jaisalmer is addressing crucial taxation matters, including revisions for AAC blocks, fortified rice and flavoured popcorn categories.According to ET’s Deepshikha Sikarwar, the…

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‘Entitled to relief’: Vijay Mallya reacts to FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement on Rs 14,131 crore debt recovery | India News – Times of India

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Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Mallya. NEW DELHI: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya stated on Wednesday that the banks have recovered more than double the amount owed in the Kingfisher Airlines case. He contends he is due relief.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Tuesday that the banks had recovered Rs 14,131.60 crore from Mallya. This recovery…

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Nirmala: Congress promoted ‘parivarvad’; Kharge says Modi, BJP twisting facts | India News – Times of India

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Nirmala Sitharaman and Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha. Congress mutilated statute to promote ‘dynasty’: NirmalaRajya Sabha witnessed a fiery start to the two-day-long discussion to mark 75 years of the Constitution with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launching a scathing attack on Congress for carrying out major amendments to the statute over the decades with the…

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Realign supply chains, avoid risk concentration: FM Sitharaman to cos – Times of India

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Nirmala Sitharaman (Agencies photo) NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday advised industry to realign its supply chain factoring in political and strategic considerations to ensure that there was no concentration of risks, a statement that appeared to be aimed at China.“When you talk of supply chains, when you want to restore supply chains…

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2 lakh women will be inducted as LIC agents in 3 years: Nirmala Sitharaman – Times of India

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Women aged between 18 and 70 who have completed their 10th-grade education are eligible to apply, said Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: The Bima Sakhi scheme will help increase the number of women in Life Insurance Corporation‘s agent force, said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday. Out of every 100 agents, the state-run insurer currently has…

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5.4% GDP growth doesn’t indicate systemic slowdown: Nirmala Sitharaman – Times of India

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File photo) NEW DELHI: Asserting that September quarter growth numbers do not indicate a systemic slowdown, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that economic activity will pick up in third quarter and India will remain the fastest growing major economy over the next few years.“The fourth quarter, which was very…

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Maharashtra govt formation: Fadnavis in lead, BJP MLAs to elect leader tomorrow | Mumbai News – Times of India

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MUMBAI: The suspense over new Maharashtra chief minister is expected to end on Wednesday when BJP’s state legislature party elects its new leader at a meeting in Vidhan Bhavan. All newly elected MLAs have been told to attend the meeting. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who were appointed as…

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In reply to question on patriarchy, Sitharaman cites Indira Gandhi’s example | India News – Times of India

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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday challenged the notion that patriarchy hinders women’s progress in India, citing Indira Gandhi‘s rise as prime minister. During her interaction with CMS Business School students in Bengaluru on Saturday, Sitharaman asked if patriarchy stopped women from achieving what they wanted in…

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