Air-conditioners (ACs), refrigerators, washing machines, digital cameras and video games are set to become cheaper with the government preparing to lower the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on most consumer goods, sources told NDTV on Wednesday. While the GST on ACs, digital cameras and video games is at the highest slab of 28 per cent, refrigerators and washing machines are taxed at the rate of 18 per cent. To simplify the indirect tax regime, the government plans to move most goods to a GST of 18 per cent and below.
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Maruti Suzuki's passenger vehicle sales grew about 36% year-on-year during April-August 2026, while the entry-level segment recorded growth of over 96%.
The probe agency registered a case on August 26, following a complaint alleging that Rakesh Kumar Sinha had demanded a bribe of Rs 40 lakh. Vinay Kumar Kantheti, a 2009-batch revenue officer, was also named in the case.
After receiving the complaint, Bengaluru City Lokayukta officials laid a trap and allegedly caught Singh while accepting the money through a mediator.
The charge will be paid by the merchant, not the customer. It will be capped at Rs 300 for transactions of Rs 75,000 and above.
There is no single Modinomics textbook or formula. Instead, the term has come to describe a collection of choices made during the PM Modi years.
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