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In May, India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections totaled 1,40,885 crore, up 44 percent from a year ago, with receipts from domestic transactions and services imports rising at the same rate, and goods … Read more
The Centre released ₹86,912 crores on Tuesday, digging into its own resources beyond the 25,000 crore balance in the GST Compensation Fund, to pay the whole amount of Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation payable … Read more
Provisional national income estimates issued on Tuesday show that India’s GDP growth dropped to a four-quarter low of 4.1 percent in the January-March period, down from 5.4 percent the previous quarter, as industrial production shrank. … Read more
According to the S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, Indian manufacturers obtained new orders at nearly the same rate as in April, despite raising prices at the fastest rate in more than eight and … Read more
Sri Lanka has chosen to seek new aid from India in the amount of $500 million in order to increase its fuel imports, as the island continues to suffer from a debilitating economic crisis that … Read more
ASHA Workers: Recognition frequently goes to people at the top of the hierarchy and remains there. Rarely does credit trickle down to the lowest worker. The World Health Organization’s recognition of India’s ASHA (accredited social … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Tokyo Quad leaders’ meeting. This was their second bilateral meeting in less than a month, as the … Read more
In a landmark decision recognizing sex work as a “profession” whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under the law, the Supreme Court has ordered police to refrain from interfering with or prosecuting … Read more
Recent events in Delhi, Varanasi, Mathura, and the Supreme Court have put the protective grip of The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991 to the test. The Act prohibits the conversion of places … Read more
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that its technical committee had received and tested 29 mobile devices suspected of being infected with Pegasus malware, giving it four weeks to submit a report to Justice R.V. … Read more