[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Consumers not complaining about GST, only a few traders unhappy: FM

Daily Newsletter | Sunday, July 02, 2017 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Consumers not complaining about GST, only a few traders unhappy: FM Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that with the government ensuring reasonable rates consumers were not complaining about the introduction of goods and services tax and wondered why certain traders are upset although buyers bear the burden of indirect taxes. Become a #DigitalPro in 3 months TimesPro in collaboration with Dentsu Aegis Network brings to you PGDDM-Classes start on 24 July'17 Recommended by Colombia Mixed bag on 1st day: Shops yet to adapt to GST Fewer footfalls at popular markets but a rush at malls. That’s how the first day of GST played out in the capital as showers drove people to malls with outlets still offering discounts in multiple sales in order to clear stocks. Cars, iPhone get cheaper; ghee becomes costlier While several companies, ranging from Procter and Gamble, Mahindra, Honda and LG, are still doing their pluses and minuses, others such as Samsung have gone ahead and raised prices of white goods in line with the change in tax rates. CITIES MORE » Play Online Poker, Get Rs 100 FREE on Signup. Play poker on India’s most trusted website & win big. Signup with code TIMESFREE, Get Rs 100 FREE. Recommended by Colombia Maoist launches indefinite hunger protest A 37 year-old Maoist on Saturday reportedly launched an indefinite hunger protest demanding the prison department to transfer her from the Special Prison for Vellore to the Central Prison in Coimbatore. Uttarakhand CM serves strong social message; stops fleet to help accident victim Donning the hat of a good Samaritan chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, while returning from a function stopped his cavalcade in Lacchiwala area on Saturday to help a person lying unconscious on the roadside after meeting an accident. TECH MORE » Moto M smartphone gets Android Nougat update in India Lenovo-owned Motorola has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for its mid-range smartphone – Moto M. The company launched the device in December last year priced at Rs 15,999. Along with the latest Android, the update also brings Duo video ... GST sale: 12 hot deals on smartphones, TVs and more Comparison: Honor 9 vs Honor 8 Comparison: Honor 9 vs Honor 8 SPORTS MORE » Team India coach to be selected on July 10: Ganguly The interview to select the next India coach will be held on July 10 in Mumbai, former India captain Sourav Ganguly who is also part of the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) said on Saturday. BCCI committee mulls Sports Code's 12-year-1-break tenure The BCCI's eight-member committee on Saturday deliberated on the issue of three-year 'cooling off' period with a couple of alternate suggestions, including a 12-year tenure for office bearers in the proposed draft bill of National Sports Code. FIFA shifts India's U-17 World Cup group matches to Delhi Heeding to the government's request, football's world governing body, FIFA on Saturday shifted India's group matches of the upcoming U-17 World Cup from Mumbai to the national capital. BUSINESS MORE » Government notifies Goods and Services Tax identification number rules The intent of notifying these rules is to start the process of issue of registration certificate, GSTIN, to taxpayers who have already been issued provisional ID for registration (PID) as well as to the new taxpayers, a Finance Ministry statement said here on Saturday. GST Launch: This is what PM Modi said From quoting Albert Einstein's take on tax system to pulling out shloka from the Rig Veda to giving insights on ophthalmology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at his eloquent best at the launch of GST on the midnight of Friday and Saturday. Here are the highlights of his 'tryst with destiny' moment GST impact: Steel sector to witness more organised form of business Listing the positives of the GST for steel trade, SUFI said, the new tax regime abolished the special additional duty (SAD) on imported goods which was a very cumbersome procedure. There will be a shift from unorganised players to organised form of doing business. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Watch: Making of Anushka-SRK’s ‘Radha’ song Imtiaz Ali’s upcoming film ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ has already caught the attention of the audience with its mini trails and the song ‘Radha’. Pics: Maanayata Dutt sets the mercury soaring in Cannes  Sanjay Dutt and family is currently holidaying in the serene surroundings of Cannes and the pictures being shared by Maanayata Dutt are proof that they are having a blast. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2017 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service