GST Council meet highlights: GST Council reforms to kick in from April 2027  India TodayGST Council lowers time limit to acknowledge refund claims to 10 days: FM Nirmala Sitharaman  The HinduGST Council scraps tax officers’ arrest powers, eases refund rules  The Times of IndiaGST process reforms to stabilise over next one year: Sitharaman  ThePrintGST rejig: Credit relief, export push and simpler rules make Diwali come early for industry, says EY’s Bip  The Economic Times  Read More

GST Council meet highlights: GST Council reforms to kick in from April 2027  India TodayGST Council unveils reforms to ease refund, registration and reduce litigation  The HinduGST council removes arrest powers of tax officers, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore  Telegraph IndiaGST reforms: Top things announced by FM Sitharaman-led GST Council & what they mean for businesses  The Times of IndiaPM Modi welcomes fresh round of GST reforms  ThePrint  Read More

Trump says US will not attack Iran before midterm elections in November  ReutersIran war live: Trump says no attack before vote; ‘productive’ talks ongoing  Al JazeeraTrump rules out Iran strikes before midterms  AxiosTrump Is Considering a Plan to Strike Iran Before the Midterms  The AtlanticTrump says Iran is a ‘failed nation’ as Operation Epic Fury pressures regime  Fox News  Read More

Plane billows smoke at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks  Reuters’Be Alert, Stay Indoors’: Advisory For Indians In Saudi Amid Houthi Attacks  NDTVAir India, IndiGo cancel and divert Riyadh flights after missile threat  The HinduAir India Delhi-Riyadh flight returns after Houthi attack on Saudi airport; flights ops suspended till october 10  The Times of IndiaTwo Kochi-Riyadh flights cancelled amid security disruption at Riyadh airport after Houthi attacks  Telegraph India  Read More

42 former judges defend ECI, slam ‘calculated campaign’ driven by ‘vested political interests’  The Hindu42 Former Judges Write Open Letter, Warn Against Vote Theft Allegations  NDTVSIR Judgment Must Be Recalled As ECI Played Fraud On Supreme Court By Misrepresenting Facts : Ex-SC Judge …  Live Law‘Sorry, there’s no decision’, says Harish Salve on EC dissent, calls for end to controversy  Telegraph India’Calculated campaign driven by vested political interests’: 42 ex-judges back Gyanesh Kumar in open letter  The Times of India  Read More

Indian Opposition Leaders Detained as Protests Over Voter Rolls Intensify  The New York Times’Dhappa’ gets a Day 3 twist as police allow Rahul, INDIA bloc MPs to protest at Raj Ghat  The Times of IndiaBJP accuses Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka of misconduct with policewomen  The HinduOpposition MPs hold sit-in at Raj Ghat against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, say will continue protest  Telegraph IndiaUP Cong observes ‘black day’ over lathi-charge on Rahul, Priyanka; state chief, others detained  ThePrint  Read More

GST arrest powers dropped, prosecution threshold raised in key reform  The Indian ExpressGST Council scraps arrest powers of GST officers, ups prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore  The HinduIn Major Reform, GST Council Scraps Tax Officers’ Arrest Powers  NDTVGST council removes arrest powers of tax officers, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore  Telegraph IndiaPM Modi welcomes fresh round of GST reforms  ThePrint  Read More

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepts three Houthi ballistic missiles  Al Jazeera’Be Alert, Stay Indoors’: Advisory For Indians In Saudi Amid Houthi Attacks  NDTVTwo Kochi-Riyadh flights cancelled over security concerns  The HinduAir India Delhi-Riyadh flight returns after Houthi attack on Saudi airport; flights ops suspended till october 10  The Times of IndiaIndia advises nationals in Saudi to remain vigilant  Rediff  Read More

Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL among IT firms suspended from U.S. green card programme  The HinduIndian IT Firms Suspended From US Programme Sponsoring Workers For Green Card  NDTVUS Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft  Bloomberg.comU.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green-card labor program in foreign worker crackdown  CNBCUS visa chaos: Tata, Wipro among IT firms suspended from PERM scheme; what it means  The Times of India  Read More

As Munir’s military takes on Gulf role, Pakistan’s parliament is not involved  ReutersOpinion | Pakistan’s Saudi Pact Is Now Entering Dangerous Territory – As Expected  NDTVPakistan sends troops to Saudi Arabia without parliamentary vote as Asim Munir gains power  Telegraph IndiaBeyond defense pacts: Building lasting security in the Middle East  CGTNPakistan, Turkiye and Saudi deterrence against Houthis: What that means  Al Jazeera  Read More