The panel has suggested a revenue neutral rate for GST of 15-15.5 per cent and a standard rate of 17-18 per cent
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As a lot of people depend on small savings schemes, the Finance Minister said, "we as an elected government have to look at it in addition to the economic principles with a sense of political pragmatism"
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Enabling the chemical industry, environment, infrastructure and duty structure, will be the objective of National Chemical Policy
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There were at least two clear-cut instances of the government’s new-found accommodation towards the Opposition concerns in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday
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Chennai airport will remain shut till 6 December in the wake of battering rains that have left the facility unusable, Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced on Wednesday.
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Air India's first non-stop flight from New Delhi to San Francisco has landed here amid rousing welcome, becoming the first Indian airline to provide a direct air connection to the West Coast in the US.
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The government is taking steps to further streamline the patent examination process at the Intellectual Property Office in order to bring it at par with the standards of US and UK by ensuring that the pendency of cases does not exceed three months
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The union minister urged the industry to come up with sanitation related innovative technology for the rural sector
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Not only is the Indian economy picking up thanks to the growth in consumption (and vehicle, fuel sales) but the real estate market in Mumbai also has some news to cheer about. The aggregate of residential unit sales in the city in previous four quarters has jumped up 28 per cent when compared to the corresponding period one year ago. This shows an improvement in the otherwise lackluster market.
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Factory activity deteriorated across much of Asia in November, with China sinking to a three-year low, as policymakers braced for an expected rise in U.S. interest rates later this month that could jolt the global economy.
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