Centre pushes insurance GST relief
NEW DELHI: The Centre has proposed exempting individual life and health insurance premiums from the 18% goods and services tax...
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From 18% to Zero? Ministers want life, health insurance exempt from GST
Updated on: Aug 20, 2025 07:22 pm IST A GST exemption for life and health insurance in the upcoming reforms...
Real money games out, esports in: Online Gaming Bill explained in 5 points
India has moved a legislation to ban online gaming involving real money due to rising instances of gambling addiction, money...
Adobe’s new Acrobat Studio places your PDFs and AI assistants in one place
Adobe is introducing a new platform that weaves together Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express and artificial intelligence (AI) automation in a...
Will AI Take Away Jobs, Permanently? Yes, 70% Americans Believe So
Will AI take away jobs? Yes, permanently. 71% of Americans say they are concerned that AI will be “putting too...
India may impose 3-year tariff on top steel producers, China to feel impact
The Indian government may impose a three-year import tariff of 11–12 per cent on some selected steel products, if it...
A bulk of India’s GST revenue to come from 18% slab even after rationalisation
Updated on: Aug 18, 2025 03:51 pm IST The 5% slab contributes around 7% to total GST revenues, while the...
Americans Pull Back From an Epic Credit-Card Binge
Consumers are growing more cautious about taking on new debt.Americans are starting to pull back from a pandemic-era credit-card binge....
What might Trumpian meddling mean for Intel?
WHEN LIP-BU TAN was summoned to the White House on Monday, he was ostensibly there to explain his investments in...
PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Decoding new private jobs scheme for India’s youth
In his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced, among other...
FASTag Annual Pass: From activation to validity, your FAQs answered
The government has launched the FASTag Annual Pass for private vehicles travelling on the national highways of the largest road...
S&P Global upgrades India investment rating: What about the Trump tariff effect?
S&P Global Ratings on Thursday bumped up India’s investment grade rating, indicating that the economy’s growth prospects won’t be derailed...
After TCS, Cognizant delays annual salary hike for 80% staff by three months
Updated on: Aug 14, 2025 02:49 pm IST Cognizant had previously announced that it would give a salary hike for...
ICICI Bank withdraws ₹50,000 minimum balance requirement after backlash
ICICI Bank Ltd. has revised lower the minimum balance requirements for its customers, days after a hike triggered widespread backlash....
AI startup Perplexity seeks to acquire Google Chrome in a $34 billion bid
Artificial Intelligence startup Perplexity has made a bold offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, to get ahead...
India’s direct tax collections contract by 1.87%, refunds up by 10%: Govt data
India’s gross direct tax collection fell to ₹7,98,822 crore in the current financial year up to August 11, from ₹8,14,048...
BSNL joins hands with global tech firms for 5G, AI, and digital skilling
NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has entered into memoranda of understanding with Ericsson, Qualcomm, Cisco, and Nokia...
Sam Altman predicts India to be OpenAI’s largest market amid ChatGPT-5 release
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has predicted that India could become the artificial intelligence (AI) giant's largest market worldwide. OpenAI CEO...
OnePlus Pad Lite review: For the price, gets it absolutely right
By launching its most affordable tablet yet in the Indian market, OnePlus is indicating two clear trends. First, Indians are...
India, Russia now explore opportunities in rare earth, critical minerals
NEW DELHI: India and Russia are actively exploring opportunities in rare earth and critical minerals, as well as coal gasification...
