NHRC report urges strengthening of Garima Greh to uplift transgender community

New Delhi, Sept 4 (UNI) India has made significant legislative strides in recognsing transgender rights, but societal acceptance of the community remains a challenge, Justice V. Ramasubramanian, Chairperson, NHRC, today said, calling for critical reforms to improve their welfare and inclusivity. Justice Ramasubramanian was speaking at the national conference on ‘Rights of Transgender Persons: Revamping…

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Kharge slams Modi govt on GST, says ‘one nation, one tax’ turned into ‘one nation, 9 taxes’

New Delhi, Sept 4 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today strongly criticised the Modi government’s handling of the GST, alleging that the original vision of “one nation, one tax” has been distorted into “one nation, 9 taxes”. Kharge claimed on X that multiple tax slabs have complicated the tax structure and hurt small businesses. “For…

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GST reforms transformational, and nutraceutical industry is one of the biggest winners: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Sep 4 (UNI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today said the sweeping GST reforms will be transformational for businesses, with the nutraceuticals industry being one of the biggest beneficiaries. “The reduction in GST rates will provide a tremendous and unprecedented boost to consumption demand and businesses will gain from larger opportunities, while…

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