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GST reforms have reduced the tax burden on people: Nirmala Sitharaman

Govt warns firms against not passing GST cuts to consumers

"If we feel reduced GST hasn't been passed on, it will be treated as an unfair practice. We will take class action against those who don't pass on GST benefits," she said, assuring that consumer complaints will also be addressed promptly. Sep 22, 2025
Over 30 killed as Pakistan Air Force drops bombs, unleashes terror on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village

Over 30 killed as Pakistan Air Force drops bombs, unleashes terror on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village

Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets dropped LS-6 bombs on the Pashtun-majority village of Matre Dara in Tirah valley in the early morning air strikes. The massive blasts have destroyed a large part of the village with videos and images of the attacks and its devastating aftermath going viral on social media, inviting scathing criticism from people, including several human rights organisations, from all over the world. Sep 22, 2025
CPEC landed Pakistan in $9.5 billion debt trap

CPEC landed Pakistan in $9.5 billion debt trap

The article points out that one of the main challenges to CPEC has been the political infighting in Pakistan. In 2015, when Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) was in power, it considered itself the chief architect of the initiative. However, the Opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) accused the PML-N of corruption and inflating the cost of projects. Sep 22, 2025
EAM Jaishankar, Marco Rubio to meet today amid H-1B visa fee hike concerns

EAM Jaishankar, Marco Rubio to meet today amid H-1B visa fee hike concerns

This marks the third in-person meeting between Jaishankar and Rubio this year. Their last interaction took place on July 1 during the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Washington. Prior to that, Jaishankar had met Rubio in January, just days after the latter assumed office, also on the sidelines of a Quad meeting in Washington. Sep 22, 2025
Sensex, Nifty open with gains as potential rate cut in US boosts sentiment

Stock market opens marginally lower, Nifty IT down 2.68 pc

As of 9.26 am, the Sensex was down 189 points, or 0.23 per cent at 82,772 and the Nifty was down 40 points, or 0.16 per cent at 25,286. Sensex and Nifty had opened with dips of 0.40 per cent and 0.33 per cent respectively, but later cut down on the losses. Sep 22, 2025
Afghan officials rebuke Trump's Bagram demands, vow defence of sovereignty

Afghan officials rebuke Trump's Bagram demands, vow defence of sovereignty

Zakir Jalaly, political director of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dismissed the notion of a US return, stating that Afghans have "never accepted foreign troops on their territory" and that any dialogue with Washington must exclude military reoccupation, reports Xinhua news agency. Sep 21, 2025
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