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Nationwide Truckers' Strike Continues, Receives Mixed Response from States - 23.07.2018
All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) started a nationwide indefinite strike on July 20, and their demands include a reduction in central and state taxes by getting diesel under the GST so that price of the deregulated commodity can be reduced.
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TV, Fridge, Washing Machine: Here's a List of All Items That Will Get Cheaper With GST Rate Cuts - 22.07.2018
Apart of bringing down rates, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council also exempted GST on sanitary napkins, rakhis, fortified milk and idols of deities made of stone, marble and wood.
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Cheaper Household Appliances, Simplified Return Filing: GST Council Brings Cheer to Middle Class, Bizmen - 22.07.2018
Interim finance minister Piyush Goyal said apart from revenue collection, the GST council would also focus on job creation and growth.
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Padman Star Akshay Kumar in 'Tears of Joy' After Sanitary Napkins Exempted from GST - 22.07.2018
The GST on sanitary pads has been cut from 12 per cent to zero.
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Supreme Court Gives Life Term to a 'Dead' Man, Recalls Order After Receiving Death Certificate - 22.07.2018
Punjab and Haryana High Court informed the Supreme Court bench that Gurpal Singh had died in August 2015 and thus, the order cannot be executed.
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After SC Rap, Sabarimala Board Likely to Support Women's Entry in Kerala Temple - 22.07.2018
When the CPI(M)-led state government supported the move to open temple doors for women, the TDB took a different position in the apex court on Thursday, saying that women in the 10-50 age group were barred from entry to the temple because they could not observe the required 41-day fast.
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Bihar Government to Grant Reservation in Promotions to SCs/STs - 22.07.2018
This has been done following an advice received from the Union Personnel and Training Department in the light of the orders passed by the Supreme Court on May 17 and June 6 on a special writ petition.
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After Months of Protests, GST Council Exempts Tax on Sanitary Napkins - 21.07.2018
The GST Council on Saturday exempted sanitary napkins from the tax, ending months of outrage over the government’s decision to levy a 12% charge on the essential commodity.
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'You Can't Impose Moral Paternalism': Kerala HC Quashes College's Order to Expel Students For Affair - 21.07.2018
Striking down the decision, the court said choosing a life partner or a way of life was a discretion based on individual autonomy.
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Third Party Insurance for Two, Four-wheelers be Made Mandatory: Supreme Court - 21.07.2018
The apex court said this while referring to the recommendations of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety and observed that over one lakh people were dying in India every year in road accidents.
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