Supreme Court verdict will not change GST regime, says finance ministry

The Centre and state governments are not bound to follow the GST Council’s recommendations, the court had said.

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· 10 hours ago

Sensex falls over 1,400 points due to inflation woes

The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 2.61% to 52,792.23, while Nifty ended down 2.65% at 15,809.40.

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· Yesterday · 11:22 am

Pieter Elbers to replace Ronojoy Dutta as IndiGo CEO

Elbers is currently serving as the president and chief executive officer of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

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· May 18, 2022 · 08:20 pm

Rupee slips 16 paise to hit record low of 77.60 against US dollar

The decline was led by rise in crude oil prices and US Federal Reserve’s move to increase rates to keep inflation in check.

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· May 18, 2022 · 05:57 pm

First vaccines, now wheat: India falls short of its lofty soft power goals, yet again

Weeks before it banned wheat exports, the Modi government had promised to plug the deficit created by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Manavi Kapur, qz.com

· May 17, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Rupee recovers by 7 paise after touching record low of 77.79 against US dollar

It eventually closed at 77.48.

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· May 17, 2022 · 06:58 pm

Wholesale inflation rises to 15.08% in April from 14.55% in March

The indicator of price rise in wholesale markets has remained in double digits for the 13th consecutive month.

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· May 17, 2022 · 05:13 pm

‘This deal cannot move forward’: Elon Musk hints at revising $44 billion offer to buy Twitter

Replying to a post that suggested that the amount was ‘too high’, Musk said his bid was based on Twitter’s claims that less than 5% of its users were fake.

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· May 17, 2022 · 03:37 pm

Life Insurance Corporation shares plunge on debut after record initial public offering

The shares were listed at Rs 872 apiece on National Stock Exchange, 9.4% lower than its IPO price of Rs 949 per unit.

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· May 17, 2022 · 02:22 pm

India’s abrupt wheat ban is yet another instance of shoddy policymaking that disregards consequences

The knee-jerk move will damage the country’s reputation as a credible exporter and harm the welfare of farmers.

Deepanshu Mohan

· May 17, 2022 · 09:00 am

Wheat prices rise globally after India bans exports

The rate jumped to 436.25 euros (Rs 35,401.81) per tonne, up by 4.68%, during the intraday trade in the European market.

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· May 16, 2022 · 10:10 pm

Nom-dom status and other imperial policies that still influence life in Britain today

A new generation of international elites is using relics of the empire for its gain.

Hunter Harris, The Conversation

· May 16, 2022 · 09:30 pm