Taxes - Different Truths

April 5, 2025
Shail Raghuvanshi
News in Verse

Focus: Twisting the Chicken Neck, Dirty 15 & Godman’s Takeover Bid

Shail explores the danger looming large over a chicken neck, the US creating a Dirty 15 set of nations to tariff-dance with, and a godman’s comic attempt at taking...

March 9, 2022
Anumita Roy
Economy, Gender, Special Feature

Expensive Periods

During a research about taxes, the author’s attention was drawn to the facts of luxury taxes. There she discovered that tampons and pads come under the umbrella of luxury...

February 23, 2021
Enakshi J
Economy, People, Potpourri

Unwanted Taxes, Increased Fuel Price, and Ignorant Public

Ignorant public is paying unwanted taxes. Increased fuel prices and rising inflation have hurt us, opines Enakshi. An exclusive for Different Truths. Fuel prices are skyrocketing, hotels and restaurants...

June 4, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

It is High Time NDA Addressed Core Economic Issues

Though there is not much of a difference between a dynasty and a single-party supreme leader in terms of his or her writ being run unquestioned, the fact remains...

May 29, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Politics

In Four Years, Modi has Transformed Despair into Hope: India is Now Fastest Growing Major Economy

The country’s mood from despair has transformed into hope and aspirations. Good governance and good economics have been blended with good politics. The result of this has been that the BJP...

May 23, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Fossil Fuel

Indian Economy on a Slippery Oil Slope: Centre Must Give up Part of Bounty Collected through Duty

It is appalling to see the authorities openly stating that the time had not come to cut excise duty as global crude prices had not reached that high. Embarrassingly,...

May 19, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Challenges in Indian Economy this Fiscal: Corruption Continues to Eat into Vitals

The road ahead is bumpy for India’s growth story. Though India has been in a sweet spot umpteen times in the last couple of decades, its economy never grows...

May 2, 2018
Different Truths News Service
Politics, Tribute

May Day Celebrations in Trans-Yamuna Area of Allahabad

On the occasion of the 132nd anniversary of May Day and in the 200th birth anniversary year of Karl Marx workers across the rural belt in trans-Yamuna paid homage...

March 9, 2018
IPA Service
Business, Economy, Health

Health Watch: Why Pharmaceutical Marketing Code Must be Mandatory

The NPPA, after hearing all the stakeholders, did not agree to increase the price of stents. No wonder it would have irked the industry, which would have lobbied intensely...

February 14, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Oil Price Spike to Upset Fiscal Stability and Consumers: Petro Products Must Be Brought Under GST

It is small wonder that the RBI monetary policy review, coming close on the heels of the Survey, warily warned against the implications of firming up of crude oil...

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