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Nitish seeks ‘respectable’ share for allies in Union Cabinet
IPA Webdesk Ahead of the expected Union cabinet rejig, alliance partners have begun exerting pressure for more representation in the new ministry. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), the second largest constituent of the BJP-led NDA, for instance asserted on Saturday that alliance partners ought to have...
5% GST To continue on Covid vaccines
IPA Webdesk The GST Council, which met in Delhi on Saturday, decided to reduce the tax on medicines, some hospital equipment and other items needed in the fight against COVID-19. No tax will be charged for medicines like Tocilizumab and Amphotericin B, used for treating Black Fungus, an opportunistic...
G7 moots alternative to China’s Belt And Road
Carbis Bay, United Kingdom: G7 leaders on Saturday launched a plan to help build infrastructure in poorer nations, offering a “values-driven, high-standard and transparent” partnership in opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The adoption of the US-inspired “Build Back Better World” (B3W) project came after President Joe Biden...
