GST News

Prime minister Narendra Modi gave a national address to reiterate the necessity of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was earlier criticized by other opponents who dubbed it as the Gabbar Singh Tax. Modi emphasized that his government did not introduce a new charge known as GST but a major overhaul of an already disjointed system of levies including sales tax, VAT, excise duty and octroi.

India had won a decisive six wicket match against Pakistan in a tense Super 4 match of the Asia Cup that was marked more by political tensions than cricketing drama.

India has rolled out GST 2.0 on 22 September 2025, marking one of the most significant reforms in its indirect tax system since GST was first introduced in 2017. The new regime streamlines the tax structure by reducing the number of slabs and making compliance easier for businesses while aiming to bring visible relief to households.

The new GST rates on clothes in India have been a welcomed reprieve to shoppers in different parts of the country because they have come into effect on September 22, 2025. The relocation, which is meant to reduce the cost burden on consumers, is favorable to middle class right before the festive season.

Smriti Mandhana, the vice-captain of India has brought another feather in an already shining career and she is rewriting the record books with a spectacular show of strength hitting. In the third and final ODI with Australia at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi, the glamorously dressed opener smoked to a 50 in only 23 balls making her the fastest Indian woman to do so in ODI cricket.