Daily Newsletter | Saturday, July 01, 2017
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| GST: Freedom at midnight from tax terrorism, PM Modi says |
| The goods and services tax, a radical step towards the country’s transformation into a common market, became a reality at the stroke of midnight with Prime Minister Narendra Modi billing it a “good and simple tax” which would help businessmen by putting an end to tax terrorism and inspector raj. |
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| PM Modi says GST is ‘good and simple tax’ |
| PM Modi, who’s well known for his gift of the gab, smartly expanded GST as ‘good and simple tax’ while delivering his speech, which was received by a thundering applause by the attendees thumping the table, a common ritual at the Parliament for expressing joy or praise. |
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| Woman delivers baby in ambulance surrounded by pride of lions |
| In a bizarre incident, a pride of about a dozen lions surrounded an ambulance carrying a pregnant woman for delivery near Lunsapur village in Jafrabad taluka of Amreli on Wednesday night, forcing the woman to deliver the baby in the ambulance itself. |
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| Moto M smartphone gets Android Nougat update in India |
| Lenovo-owned Motorola has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for its mid-range smartphone – Moto M. The company launched the device in December last year priced at Rs 15,999. Along with the latest Android, the update also brings Duo video … |
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| We can do better in sports other than cricket: Modi |
| In the presence of some of India’s finest athletes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated ‘The Arena’, one of the most advanced integrated multi-purpose stadiums and appealed for the adoption of a sporting culture. |
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| GST launch divides opposition |
| The Congress, the Trinamool Congress, the Left, the BSP, the DMK, the RJD and some other parties boycotted the event, dubbing it as a “tamasha” (drama). The NCP, a key constituent of the Congress-led UPA, broke away from the Opposition ranks |
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| GST rollout: Here’s what India Inc, others say |
| India’s biggest tax reform since its independence in 1947 is set to rollout at the midnight of Friday and Saturday. GST is set to change the way trade and commerce is carried out in the country. Here’s what India Inc and other stakeholders have to say about the landmark GST launch |
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