'Doing Business Feels Like Punishment': Reddit User's Rant About GST Nightmare Viral

A Reddit user stated that doing business in India felt like a punishment, owing to recent hassles involving GST.

A former employee of a private firm in Noida has been arrested for allegedly generating fake invoices of around Rs 10 crore to fraudulently claim input tax credit of Rs 1.8 crore, police said on Saturday.

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 will benefit every family, boost consumption, and bolster the economy.

A two-day "karyashala" (workshop) of BJP MPs will begin on Sunday at the Parliament complex where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be felicitated for the GST reforms.

Kerala Congress unit's social media head steps down from role amid row over 'bidis, Bihar start with B' post

By ensuring both direct tax relief and rationalised indirect taxes, the government has empowered the common citizen to save more, spend more, and aspire more.

The Centre will keep vigil to ensure that the benefits of GST rationalisation are passed on fully to consumers, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has distanced his party from a viral post by the Congress's Kerala unit, saying both "Bihar and Bidi start with B"

The GST Council's decision to reduce the Goods and Services Tax on small cars and motorcycles up to 350 cc has brought a wave of happiness among the automobile and auto component industry, industry experts said.

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class also gets a new Verde Silver colour for all the variants.

GST Reforms 2025: The new GST structure will have two slabs of taxes, 5 per cent and 18 per cent, with sweeping rate cuts across agriculture, MSMEs, healthcare, labour-intensive industries, and households.

Donald Trump last month imposed a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, including 25 per cent as a penalty for buying Russian oil.

The State Bank of India (SBI), in its latest research report, said that reforms in GST through a reduction in rates will cause a minimal revenue loss of Rs 3,700 crore.

In what seems like a major public health push, the GST Council has cut GST on medicines, including 33 lifesaving drugs and 3 cancer/rare-disease medicines, to nil, and reduced GST on most other medicines and medical devices.