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January 1, 2026 4:26 PM

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GST collection grew by 6.1% last month compared to same month in 2024

  The total gross Goods and Services Tax, GST collections grew 6.1 per cent to around one lakh 75 thousand crore rupees in December, 2025, as compared to the same month in 2024. The total gross GST revenue in December 2024 was over one lakh 64 thousand crore rupees. The Central GST collection in Dec...

January 1, 2026 2:29 PM

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BSNL Launches Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) Services Nationwide Across All Circles

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today announced the nationwide roll-out of Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), also known as Wi-Fi Calling services.    The Ministry of Communications said that this service will now be available to all BSNL customers across every telecom circle in the country, ensuring sea...

January 1, 2026 1:59 PM

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Commercial LPG cylinder prices up by Rs 111 in metro cities

Oil marketing companies have increased the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders by 111 rupees across Metropolitan Cities.    As per the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, the retail price of commercial LPG gas cylinders in Delhi is now 1 thousand 691 rupees and 50 paise.    Similarly, commercial LPG ...

December 31, 2025 7:30 PM

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Oil prices up     

           Global crude oil prices rose today. Brent Crude was trading over 0.4 per cent up at 61 US dollars and 61 cents per barrel and WTI Crude was trading almost half a per cent up at 58 US dollars and 24 cents per barrel, when reports last came in.  

December 31, 2025 7:14 PM

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Broadband subscribers crosses 100 cr mark in Nov says govt

  Broadband subscriber base in India has crossed the 100 crore mark in the month of November this year. Ministry of Communications today said that in the last 10 years, the Broadband subscriber base in India has increased by more than six times. It added that there were 13.15 crore Broadband subscri...

December 31, 2025 6:08 PM

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Asian & European markets show mixed trends on last day of this year

Major Asian stock markets displayed a mixed trend in a holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell almost 0.9 per cent, and Singapore’s Straits Times Index dipped 0.2 per cent. Conversely, China's Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.1 per cent up. Meanwhile, m...

December 27, 2025 7:00 AM

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Next-generation GST reforms impacted consumption and revenue trends

The year 2025 stands as a defining chapter in India’s development journey. It saw policies translate into progress and intent into impact. In the Special Series, ‘Year of Reforms’, Akashvani News brings a report on India’s progress in the Taxation Sector in 2025.   India’s tax history reflects ...

December 26, 2025 8:11 AM

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SEBI Revises Rules to Simplify Duplicate Securities Issuance, BSDA Norms

  In a move aimed at easing investor compliance and streamlining market processes, capital markets regulator SEBI has announced a set of reforms covering the issuance of duplicate securities and the Basic Services Demat Account (BSDA)  framework.     To make the process of issuing duplicate securiti...