NEW DELHI: The GST rate rejig comes not just as a reduction in taxes on various components of the farm sector, but also as a nudge to reforms in sustainable farming, fisheries and dairy which may ultimately benefit marginal and small farmers.The sector will see reduction in GST from 12%-18% to 5% on drip irrigation…
South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke (Adam Davy/PA via AP) South Africa secured their ODI series victory against England with a 5-run win in the second match at Lord’s on Thursday. The win was anchored by Matthew Breetzke’s historic 85-run innings.Breetzke, who replaced the unwell Wiaan Mulder, made history by becoming the first player in ODI cricket…
‘Baaghi 4’ is gearing up for a strong start at the box office. Tiger Shroff’s much-awaited action spectacle has recorded impressive advance booking numbers ahead of its release today, September 5, according to early estimates by industry tracker Sacnilk. Box office collection So far, the film has grossed an estimated Rs 5.54 crore from the…
A farmhand who moved out of his two-bedroom home so that 50 students who had nowhere to go after their school collapsed in the recent rains has become an unlikely hero in Piplodi, a village of mainly tribal inhabitants in the hills of Rajasthan.The roof of the primary school in Piplodi, Jhalawar district, had given…
President Donald Trump on Thursday (US local time) signed an executive order formally implementing the US-Japan trade agreement, a landmark pact that lowers tariffs on Japanese autos to 15% and secures a $550 billion investment pledge from Tokyo, the White House announced.The White House confirmed the move in a statement posted on X.Under the agreement,…
Rohit Sharma was surrounded by a crowd of fans as he went for Ganpathi darshan in Mumbai (Screengrabs/X) India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma was greeted by a massive crowd in Mumbai as he stepped out to offer prayers to Lord Ganesha. Videos and photos circulating widely on social media show the 38-year-old cricketer performing rituals…
Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty still holds the record of having 19 films release in a single year. In a recent interview, his younger son Namashi Chakraborty, who will soon be seen with his father and sister-in-law Madalsa Sharma in Vivek Agnihotri’s upcoming film The Bengal Files, was asked if he ever questioned his father about…
NEW DELHI: Despite the NDA government being in regular touch with Congress for the nomination of MPs for the JPC on bills on dismissal of jailed ministers and chief ministers, the party is yet to provide any names, in what is viewed as being reflective of pressure on it in the wake of the committee’s…
The US trade gap widened sharply in July, hitting its largest level in four months, as businesses rushed in imports ahead of fresh tariffs from US President Donald Trump.Figures from the department of commerce on Thursday showed the deficit rose by 32.5% to $78.3 billion. Imports jumped 5.9% to $358.8 billion, while exports increased only…
South Africa have been dominant vs England in the ODI series so far (Danny Lawson/PA via AP) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed South Africa to win the 2027 World Cup after their commanding displays in the ongoing ODI series against England. Posting on X after the Proteas’ batting effort at Lord’s, Vaughan wrote:…
