New Delhi, September 3, 2025 – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a major overhaul of India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure, simplifying it to just two main slabs. Beginning September 22, 2025, only the 5% and 18% GST rates will remain in force, marking a significant step towards tax rationalisation. The GST […]
New Delhi, Aug 28 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that his visits to Japan and China would further the country’s national interests and priorities. PM Modi made the statement ahead of his departure for Japan, the first leg of his two-nation visit, which will also take him to China for the SCO Summit […]
New Delhi, Aug 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that villages identified early under the Vibrant Villages Programme will prove to be very significant tools to protect the country and its borders. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) workshop, HM Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by […]
Bhopal, Aug 25 Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that the government did not allow the import of farm goods from the US, as it considers the interest and welfare of India’s farmers as paramount. Addressing the convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Science, Education, and Research (IISER) […]
Ahmedabad, Aug 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the foundation stone laying ceremony of Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya in Ahmedabad via video message, calling on society — especially the youth — to embrace Swadeshi products and strengthen India’s self-reliance. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Modi said that when efforts are made with […]
New Delhi, Aug 21 As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to visit Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit later this month, a high-level conference held in New Delhi on Thursday called for a strategic reset in India-China relations. Eminent diplomats, military leaders, and policy experts gathered at the India International Centre for the […]
Ahmedabad, Aug 20 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked by a man during a public hearing at her residence on Wednesday, sending shockwaves across the political divide in the national capital city. The accused has been identified as Rajesh Khimji Sakariya, a 41-year-old resident of Rajkot, Gujarat. He was immediately taken into custody. Court […]
New Delhi/Chandipur, Aug 20 In a significant boost to India’s strategic defence arsenal, the nuclear-capable Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on Wednesday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur, the Ministry of Defence said. In a statement, the ministry said: “The intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-5 was successfully test-fired from Chandipur on […]
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday and held a fresh round of Special Representatives (SR) dialogue on the boundary question. Wang Yi arrived in India late Monday afternoon on a two-day visit. The meetings could see both sides deliberate on a […]
New Delhi, Aug 18 IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Monday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after his successful mission to the International Space Station — a first ever by an Indian. The meeting, which took place at the PM’s official residence in New Delhi, saw Shukla apprising the Prime Minister of his mission, […]