Higher tax for tobacco: Centre mulls new bill for Parliament’s winter session; compensation cess stays for now

The central government is likely to propose legislation during Parliament’s winter session to implement a tax on tobacco and related products, potentially replacing the existing GST compensation cess levied on these items.The present compensation cess, applied alongside the 28% GST, is expected to remain for a minimum of three months, allowing the government to complete…

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Déjà Vu: Why Carlos Alcaraz’s dismantling of Novak Djokovic is reminiscent of Roger Federer beating Andre Agassi in the 2005 US Open final | Tennis News

Andre Agassi’s Open is, without doubt, one of the finest — if not the finest — sporting autobiographies ever written. It charts his meteoric rise, his rebellion against tennis’s hierarchy, his follicular rebellions and acceptance, his flirtation with mind-altering substances, the father-son dynamic with his trainer Gil, and his epochal comeback after tumbling out of…

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Who could replace Powell? Donald Trump eyes Fed chair post for Hassett, Warsh, Waller; Bessent opts out

President Trump has identified three candidates as frontrunners to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair: his advisor Kevin Hassett, former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, and sitting Fed governor Christopher Waller.At the White House, Trump told reporters that Scott Bessent was initially considered, but the Treasury secretary declined interest. “I had four,” Trump said. “Now…

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