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The Man Challenging 18% GST On Air Purifiers

'If a common man wants to buy an air purifier for Rs 10,000, then he will have to shell out Rs 11,800 with 18 percent GST.''If he is charged GST at 5 percent the same air purifier will cost Rs...

Air India Delhi-New York flight suffers engine damage at Delhi airport

Air India's newest Airbus A350, operating a Delhi-New York flight with over 250 passengers on board, sustained engine damage after ingesting an improperly secured baggage container while taxiing to...

Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Data from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change reveals that 30 cities recorded an increase in PM10 levels compared to 2017-18 (FY18), indicating deteriorating air quality. IMAGE:...

Relief for Delhi students as 10K classrooms to get air purifiers

Delhi education minister Ashish Sood on Friday announced that air purifiers will be installed in 10,000 classrooms to ensure clean air for students. IMAGE: Kindly note that the image has been...

'Nothing Kills More People Than Air Pollution'

'It is high time to recognise that this is the greatest issue India is confronting.''Even the BJP should be raising concerns because polluted air suffocates everybody's child.' IMAGE: A protest...

Air, Water Purifiers: GST Council May Weigh 5% Levy

Kindly note that this illustration generated using Copilot has only been posted for representational purposes. The GST Council at its next meeting may consider a reduction in taxes on air and...

Fresh Air Becomes Real Estate Must-Have

Interest in green living is rising, with clean air and open spaces becoming key selling points for residential projects, particularly as Indian cities struggle with deteriorating air quality....

Budget 2026: Next 5 Reforms Needed To Boost Growth

Sustaining 8 per cent-plus growth rates is necessary if we are to reach high-income status by 2047, points out Amitabh Kant. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff For the first half of this year,...

Modi-Trump Call: 'Headwind Becomes Tailwind': FM

The finance minister said that consolidation of state-owned banks could proceed at any time without waiting for the recommendations of the proposed high-level committee on banking. IMAGE: Finance...

Hungry IPOs Carve A Heft Slice Of Mutual Funds

In November, six primary market issuances accounted for more than 13,000 crore of net equity investments by MFs. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The ongoing flurry of IPOs is absorbing a...

Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web Review: A Neeraj Pandey thriller

It is difficult to make conveyor belt and baggage-scanning scenes thrilling -- which is how most people trying to sneak out through the Green Channel are caught -- but Neeraj Pandey and co-director...

Kaalidhar Laapata Review: Worth A Watch

Watch Kaalidhar Laapata because clean family-viewing films are getting scarcer by the week, recommends Deepa Gahlot. The 2019 Tamil film KD was a delightful story of an unlikely bond between an...

BWF Gives Clean Chit To Under-Fire IG Sports Complex!

The India Open was being viewed as a key test event ahead of the World Championships, and concerns over readiness had raised questions about the venue's suitability. IMAGE: The Indira Gandhi...

Asian C'ships: Rudrankksh Patil storms to gold, India sweep team title

Rudrankksh Patil's gold medal victory at the Asian Championship, along with Arjun Babuta's silver and team golds, underscores India's dominance in 10m air rifle shooting. IMAGE: Rudrankksh Patil...

Bird droppings halt Prannoy-Loh match at India Open

'It was bird shit that kind of halted the game,' Prannoy said in the mixed zone after his 21-18, 19-21, 14-21 loss. IMAGE: HS Prannoy in action against Singapore's Loh Kean in a second-round match...

Birds Return To Haunt India Open!

IMAGE: Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of Korea in action against Chinese pair Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning during the women's doubles semifinal which was halted briefly after particles from a bird's...

History beckons NZ in Indore, but focus is on process

'India is a very tough place to play and they are an incredible side. A white-ball series here is completely different and very few teams have managed to do that.' IMAGE: According to all-rounder...

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