Cricket played in Apia, Samoa. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) Former New Zealand cricket star Ross Taylor has announced his return to cricket after a four-year retirement to help Samoa qualify for the upcoming T20 World Cup.The 41-year-old ex-Blackcaps captain will represent Samoa, his mother’s native country.“It’s official -– I’m proud to announce that I’ll…
NEW DELHI: The rationalisation of GST sets India’s clean energy transition on turbo-charge by partially shifting the tax burden from green energy products to fossil fuels, raising the cost of oil and gas production along the ‘polluters pay’ principle. From Sept 22, renewable energy products will attract 5% GST against 12% at present, which, says…
CHENNAI: While cars, two wheelers and SUVs may have gotten cheaper, the new GST slabs have thrown up a Rs 2,500 crore pinch for passenger vehicle dealerships. With the compensation cess set to lapse on Sept 22, passenger vehicle dealers stuck with old stock at higher tax rates will face a sharp pinch with no…
The Conjuring: Last Rites is set to shake up the Indian box office this weekend. The horror film, said to be the last in the epic ‘Conjuring’ franchise, is poised to scare off all the competition in Indian theatres, with this outing that is tipped to break all records and potentially become the highest-earning Hollywood…
Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Pakistan secured their spot in the T20I tri-series final with a commanding 31-run victory over the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. Fakhar Zaman‘s unbeaten 77 and Abrar Ahmed‘s career-best bowling performance were the highlights of the match.Zaman’s explosive innings of 77 not out from 44 balls…
Shikhar Dhawan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan appeared for questioning before ED here on Thursday in connection with his alleged endorsement of 1xBet app, an online betting platform.Earlier, another cricketer Suresh Raina was questioned by ED on Aug 13 in a case linked to the same betting app. Sources claimed the…
NEW DELHI: The Centre’s single-mindedness helped it get states sign off on the massive cuts in GST rates Wednesday, making it likely that the lower prices of a whole range of goods and services become a reality much before by Diwali.While states such as Karnataka and Kerala were vocal inside when the GST Council met…
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has approved a two-tier rate structure of 5% and 18%. Announcing the new GST reforms, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said “We’ve reduced the slabs. There shall be only two slabs, and we are also addressing the issues of compensation cess”. The revised rates will take effect from…
NEW DELHI: A party that has unleashed ‘language terrorism’ and tortured Bengalis would never win in Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday, the concluding day of the special assembly session convened to protest against attacks on Bengalis in BJP-governed states.Banerjee unleashed a multi-pronged attack on Centre on Thursday, slamming it on the language issue…
NEW DELHI: Bigger bike makers, primarily Royal Enfield, were a dejected lot as benefits from GST rate cuts only helped motorcycles below the 350cc segment, with the powerful machines seeing the tax go up from 28% to 40%.While Royal Enfield will still see a big portion of its motorcycles being spared (as their volume models…
