[ad_1] India and Singapore held the fourth meeting of their Joint Working Group on Trade & Investment (JWGTI) at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday, focusing on ways to deepen economic cooperation and identify fresh areas of collaboration. The meeting came a day after the third India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable, marking a week of intensive…
[ad_1] Presently, the GST system has four tax tiers of 5, 12, 18, and 28 percent. (AI image) New GST tax rates soon! Come this Diwali, you will have to pay much lower indirect taxes on several items of daily use, thanks to next-generation Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms set to be unveiled by…
[ad_1] The next round of negotiations to review the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) will be held on October 6-7, 2025, at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, hosted by Malaysia, the Commerce Ministry said.The tenth round of talks concluded in New Delhi between August 10 and 14, with the Joint Committee focusing on…
[ad_1] India’s purchases of Russian crude oil have risen to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, up from 1.6 million bpd in July, according to data from global analytics provider Kpler. The increase, which came at the expense of imports from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, means Russia supplied 38 per cent of India’s…
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[ad_1] Asian stock markets showed a mixed performance on Friday, with strong Japanese growth figures offset by weaker Chinese data, while oil prices slipped ahead of a high-stakes US-Russia summit on Ukraine.As per news agency AFP, Japan’s economy expanded by 0.3% in the April-June quarter, surpassing forecasts, while the previous quarter’s output was revised upwards,…
[ad_1] The ministry of finance has released details on the proposed GST reforms, saying that a two-slab GST structure is being mulled. (AI image) Big GST relief soon! Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech announced that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) burden on the common man is set to come down…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday outlined an ambitious roadmap to drastically cut India’s reliance on imported oil and gas, announcing rapid expansion in nuclear power, deep-sea oil exploration, and other clean energy initiatives. Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the country’s 79th Independence Day, he said energy self-reliance is critical…
[ad_1] Marking the 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on India’s scientific and engineering talent to take the lead in designing and building jet engines for the country’s own fighter aircraft, a move he said was vital for true defence self-reliance.Speaking from the Red Fort, PM Modi linked the appeal to his government’s…
[ad_1] Japan recorded modest economic growth in the April–June quarter, overcoming the pressure of steep US tariffs, official figures showed on Friday. Preliminary data from the Cabinet Office indicated that gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.3% from the previous quarter, outpacing market expectations of 0.1%. The January–March reading was also revised up to 0.1% growth…