NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Sunday address to the nation on GST marked a strong rebuttal to opposition’s allegations, dismissing the tax reform as ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’. In his 19-minute speech, he directly addressed the insinuation that GST was a levy conjured up by his govt, driving home the fact that the reform was…
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NEW DELHI: Congress lashed out at govt on Sunday, alleging that PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Sunday evening to claim “sole ownership” of amendments made to GST regime by GST Council. Calling the latest reforms “inadequate”, the party said the PM’s talk of a “savings festival of Rs 2.5 lakh crore” was like…
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan with young innovators and entrepreneurs at IIT Madras in Chennai on Sunday CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu can’t expect the Centre to relent on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan funding while stubbornly refusing to accept the National Education Policy (NEP), Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday while accusing the DMK govt of…
Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan, left, drinks water during the Asia Cup match against India. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has launched a scathing attack on Salman Ali Agha’s team’s “timid” approach as they suffered another defeat against an unstoppable-looking India.“This match wasn’t enjoyable,” Latif told TimesofIndia.com after Pakistan’s six-wicket loss in…
Afghanistan rejects Trump’s Bagram demand, says independence non-negotiable Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s call to hand over control of the strategic Bagram Air Base, condemning Washington’s demand in strong words. Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, in an interview with Tolo News, said “not even one metre of Afghan land…
NEW DELHI: Federal auditor CAG, in a first of its kind report on state finances – a decadal study on economic performance of states – has found that 16 states are revenue surplus. Surprisingly, leading them is Uttar Pradesh – once clubbed as a prominent member of Bimaru states – with Rs 37,000 crore surplus…
Expressing concern over the appreciable jump in states’ debt highlighted by CAG, Congress said the public debt of states has trebled in the last decade, rising from Rs 17.5 lakh crore in 2013 to Rs 59.6 lakh crore in 2022. It said states are victims of “coercive federalism” being followed by the Modi government which…
NEW DELHI: A new UN report, “Gender Snapshot 2025”, has cautioned that emerging data shows nearly 28% of jobs for women globally are at risk from artificial intelligence compared to 21% of men’s jobs. Noting the digital future could also be a great equaliser, it calls for urgent measures to bridge the “gender digital divide”.The…
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The India–Pakistan Asia Cup clash in Dubai was already tense, with on-field confrontations and the continuing no-handshake row, but what happened on Pakistani television during the match has left fans stunned. A clip from a talk show has gone viral where the presenter openly asked a…
