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April 18, 2025 8:50 PM April 18, 2025 8:50 PM

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Finance Ministry Labels Reports on GST on UPI Transactions as False and Baseless

The Government today stated that claims suggesting it is considering levying GST on UPI transactions over two thousand rupees are completely false, misleading, and without any basis. In a statement, the Finance Ministry clarified that currently, no such proposal is under consideration by the Governm...

April 18, 2025 6:32 PM April 18, 2025 6:32 PM

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MoS L Murugan Reviews Preparations for WAVE Summit in Mumbai

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Shri. L Murugan, chaired a crucial review meeting in Mumbai today for the upcoming World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025. Held at Jio World Convention Centre, the session brought together nodal officers from the Government of I...

April 18, 2025 1:56 PM April 18, 2025 1:56 PM

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No Decision Yet on Satellite-Based Tolling from May 1:Government Clarifies

The Government today clarified that no decision has been taken regarding the launch of a satellite-based tolling system from the 1st of May. Refuting claims made by sections of the media, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that neither the Ministry nor the National Highways Authority o...

April 18, 2025 1:40 PM April 18, 2025 1:40 PM

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Centre introduces new rules for radar speed measurement to boost road safety

The Centre has notified new rules for radar equipment used to measure vehicle speed, under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, in a statement today, said the rules, aimed at boosting road safety and fairness in traffic enforcemen...

April 18, 2025 1:32 PM April 18, 2025 1:32 PM

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PM Modi discusses tech, innovation collaboration with Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk and discussed collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation. In a social media post, Mr Modi informed that he talked about various issues, including the topics that he covered with Mr Musk during his meeting in Washing...

April 18, 2025 1:18 PM April 18, 2025 1:18 PM

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India rejects Bangladesh’s remarks on West Bengal

India has rejected the remarks made by Bangladesh officials on the developments in West Bengal. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal termed the remarks a disguised and disingenuous attempt to correlate with India’s concerns over the ongoing persecution of minorities in Bangladesh, ...