With 2019 general elections less than a year away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal mobile application NaMo app has begun the sale of Brand Modi merchandise.

Last month, the GST Council brought down the tax rates on several general-used items like TV (below 26 inch), washing machines and refrigerators from 28 to 18 per cent. The industry was demanding a lower GST rate on white goods ever since the GST was rolled out.

Over the last one year, the Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister and comprising state ministers, has slashed rates in 191 items.

With around 93 per cent of the registered taxpayers set to benefit from the GST Council's decision to allow quarterly return filing for businesses with turnover of up to Rs 5 crore, India Inc not only foresees increased compliance but also improved ease of doing business.

Apart from ratonalising tax rates under the Goods and Services Tax, the GST Counil also approved simpler tax GST return filing and two simplified forms - Sugam and Sahaj - for B2C and B2B traders.

In its 28th meeting, the GST Council rationalised tax rates on consumer electronics among other items, while exempting sanitary napkins and small handicraft items from the ambit of the unified indirect tax regime.

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The country's largest state-run lender State Bank of India (SBI) had filed separate insolvency proceedings against two Videocon group companies, which were part of the second list of big corporate defaulters put out by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

DTDC works on training employees and keeping costs in check.

Despite being a consumer-friendly economy, India has seen a decline in consumer durable financing. Offline stores, in wake of sluggish demand, display discounts round the year. Your mobile phone is buzzed with daily notifications from e-commerce websites offering various eye-catching deals, but sale results are not enough.

It's that time of the year again when not just the biggesttech companies but even startups come up with some innovative tech on the floorof Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2018) at Las Vegas.

Earlier this month, the Council brought down taxes on over 200 consumer goods. As many as 178 items of daily use were shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 per cent to 18 per cent, while a uniform 5 per cent tax was prescribed for all restaurants, both air- conditioned and non-AC.

This coach has been touted as the first-of-its-kind in India.

The Goods and Services Tax regime allows tax credit on stock purchased during the previous tax regime. This claim is available only up to 6 months from the date of implementation of GST.

Videocon has approached banks for debt restructuring after making huge losses in telecom and picture tube plant revamp. Is the company staring at insolvency?

Even after the revolutionary rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Bill, the e-commerce sector is still offering huge discounts.

Traders and retailers can file declarations within 90 days claiming tax credit for transition stock after the GST rolls out from July 1.

The staff went on to serve the food from the same fridge and hid the fridge's portion where cockroaches and other bugs were present with menu cards.

This Mumbai-based start-up offers gadgets, games and other aspirational products on rent, and is now looking to scale.