The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been a cornerstone of fiscal reform in India. The shift to GST aimed to dismantle the complex, multilayered national tax structure and replace it with a more transparent, technology-driven, and efficient system.As a significant indicator of economic activity and compliance, GST revenue collections not only reflect the health … Read more
Putin to visit Mongolia despite risk of arrest under ICC warrant Russian president Vladimir Putin will visit Mongolia next week, despite the country being a member of the International Criminal Court, which last year issued a warrant for his arrest, AP reports. The visit, scheduled for 3 September, will be Putin’s first trip to an … Read more
What is the most spoken language in the world? If English is your answer, you are not wrong, English does come among the top 10. On that note, let’s list the world’s top 10 most spoken languages in this article. Most spoken languages in the world Below, we have compiled the world’s most spoken languages … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Euro Stoxx 600 hits new record, recovering from early August turmoil The small movement from Europe’s Stoxx 600 has nevertheless pushed it to a new record high. The index, which includes all of the big companies in the UK, France, Germany … Read more
Christophe Beck, Chairman and CEO, Ecolab India accounts for 18 percent of the world population, but only four percent of the world’s water resources. Many parts of the country face water scarcity, with cities like Chennai and Bengaluru staring at a Day Zero crisis, a scenario in which public water supply stops completely and taps … Read more
The prosecution: Margy It’s embarrassing to be walking and talking to myself for a full 20 seconds when he’s on the floor tying his shoelaces My boyfriend, Derren, doesn’t double-knot his shoelaces, and it’s annoying. We’ll be going somewhere, and often running late (which will usually be his fault, too). I’ll be speed-walking or regaling … Read more
Brooke Bond Lipton merged with Hindustan Unilever in 1994 In the nine decades that Hindustan Unilever has been a part of the Indian business landscape, it has managed to achieve a rare distinction reserved for very few Indian businesses. The purveyors and users of its products don’t think of it as a multinational company. Instead, … Read more
Pick of the weekThe Perfect Couple More drama about the genteel torments of extreme wealth, adapted from Elin Hilderbrand’s 2018 novel. It follows the preparations for the wedding of Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson), a quirky young woman about to marry into one of Nantucket’s richest and most insufferable families. As the guests assemble at their … Read more
Wayanad: A post office littered with parcels of the dead and missing, a special police unit deployed to stop ‘selfie tourists’ and patrols to check thefts in abandoned houses is all that remains in the three Wayanad villages that were wiped off during the deadly landslides that occurred exactly a month ago. An eight-km radius … Read more
UK-based Aviva spokesperson has said, ‘We do not comment on speculation or ongoing legal matters’ | Representational An Indian tax agency has found that British insurer Aviva breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments, according to a notice seen by Reuters. In … Read more