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GST at Eight Years: Report Highlights Growth in Revenue and growing Women’s Inclusion in Formal Economy

July 22, 2025 revoi editor 0

There are over 1.52 crore active Goods and Services Tax (GST) registrations, and one-fifth of registered GST taxpayers in India now have at least one woman, and 14 per cent of registered taxpayers have all female members (on the basis of the constitution of business), an SBI report revealed on Tuesday. This representation is substantially […]

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Mishap: 20 dead as China-made BAF training aircraft crashes into Dhaka school campus

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly 20 people, including school students, died and around 100 were wounded when a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) training aircraft crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka on Monday afternoon. According to military and fire officials, the Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar, […]

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Roving Periscope: India, B’desh worried over China’s mega-dam project in Tibet

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Two weeks after the 14th Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday on July 6 in the presence of Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, China has started the construction of the world’s largest dam project on the Brahmaputra’s source in Tibet, the media reported on Monday. Earlier this […]

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India becomes global leader in fast payments as UPI processes 18.39 billion transactions in June: IMF

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

India has emerged as a global leader in fast payments, with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processing over ₹24.03 lakh crore through 18.39 billion transactions in June, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Sunday. In June last year, UPI had recorded 13.88 billion transactions. The rise to 18.39 billion this year marks a sharp […]

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Israeli fire kills 67 people seeking aid in Gaza, medics say, as hunger worsens

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

At least 67 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for U.N. aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday, the Gaza health ministry said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders for areas packed with displaced people. The ministry said dozens of people were also wounded in the incident in northern Gaza. It was […]

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Japan’s shaky government loses upper house control

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

Japan’s ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s grip on power even as he vowed to remain party leader, citing a looming tariff deadline with the United States. While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s administration will fall, it heaps pressure […]

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Parliament’s Monsoon Session begins today amid opposition heat over Operation Sindoor, electoral roll row

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to begin on Monday, marking the first sitting since Operation Sindoor, India’s precision airstrikes targeting terror camps in Pakistan in the wake of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address both Houses before proceedings officially commence. The session, running from July 21 […]

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Over three lakh perform Amarnath Yatra in 18 days

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

Over 300,000 yatris have undertaken the ongoing Amarnath Yatra in the 18 days since it began on July 3. With 20 days still left for the yatra’s conclusion on August 9, the figure is likely to exceed the official estimate of 3.5 lakh this year. Officials said that as of Sunday, 3.07 lakh pilgrims had […]

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Sensex, Nifty open flat amid India-US trade deal uncertainty

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

India’s benchmark indices opened on a cautious note Monday, as uncertainty surrounding the India-US trade deal weighed on investor sentiment and capped early gains. The Nifty rose 30.60 points, or 0.12 per cent, to open at 24,999, while the Sensex added 160.80 points, or 0.20 per cent, to start at 81,918.53. However, both indices quickly […]

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Calm reported in Syria’s Sweida, Damascus says truce holding

July 21, 2025 revoi editor 0

Residents reported calm in Syria’s Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city and a U.S. envoy signalled that a deal to end days of fighting was being implemented. With hundreds reported killed, the Sweida bloodshed is a major test for interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, […]