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500 micro cuts: Compliance burden weighs heavy on MSMEs that have to adhere to over micro regulations every year

The number of regulations that an entrepreneur has to comply with is much like a tangled web. And if they trip, it can prove costly….

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From highways and rail corridors to sea bridges, influencers are reeling in viewers with aerial footage of India’s mega projects

Rajan Singh, 32, has driven nearly 300,000 km in six years, initially in a Maruti Swift, now in an S-Cross. That’s like circling the Earth…

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‘Propaganda’: Peter Navarro slams Elon Musk after his X post on India’s Russian oil purchases gets fact-checked

Peter Navarro, Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing for US President Donald Trump, launched an attack on Elon Musk after his post on India buying…

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GST reforms could add Rs 20 lakh crore to GDP: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Rationalisation of GST rates along with Income Tax relief in the 2025-26 Budget will take India’s economy “to another level”, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said…

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MCA likely to simplify process for transfer of unclaimed shares

New Delhi: The corporate affairs ministry (MCA) on Saturday said it is planning to simplify the documentation process to expedite low-value transfer of old shares…

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US reciprocal tariffs: Donald Trump signs order granting exemptions to some goods

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has modified his April 2 executive order pertaining to reciprocal tariffs and expanded the list of exempted goods, the…

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GST rate cuts to benefit 10 crore dairy farmers: Ministry of Cooperation

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts on dairy products, farm inputs, and food processing items will directly benefit over 10 crore…

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GST overhaul a people’s reform, touches every family: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Calling the landmark GST overhaul a ‘people’s reform’, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that rationalisation of rates for a wide swath of products…

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GST reductions to boost cooperatives, farmers, rural enterprises

The sweeping GST reforms unveiled this week will strengthen the cooperative sector, make their products competitive, increase demand for their products and increase the income…

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GST reforms got nothing to do with any external factors: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Works for the recently-unveiled next-generation GST reforms had started around one-and-a-half years ago, and it has nothing to do with any external factors, Union minister…

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