The Government of India has recently made a major cut in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a number of essential and widely used items. The step is intended to bring immediate relief to ...

As part of the new GST ate structure, a high tax slab of 40% has been introduced for luxury items and sin goods. (Image: PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced big changes in the Goods ...

A new 40% commodities and Services Tax (GST) slab, the highest in the regime, has been imposed by the government on "sin goods" and some luxury items. The new structure lowered taxes for the majority ...

In a major tax reform, the GST Council on Wednesday agreed to cut GST slabs to two: 5% and 18%. The existing 12% and 28% will be eliminated, effectively reducing the prices of several items. In a late ...

A specific phthalate used to make plastics softer has been linked to heart disease deaths around the globe, according to a new study published in The Lancet's EBioMedicine Journal. Phthalates are a ...

A growing body of research suggests that plastics (such as the takeout container kind) and chemicals used to create them, called phthalates, increase heart disease risk by causing inflammation and ...

For some people, eating highly acidic foods like citrus fruits, tomatoes, onions, chocolate, coffee and peppermint causes heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), says Cedars Sinai. Eating ...

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In Alaska, it's possible to experience all four seasons in one day – which means you need to be extra strategic when packing for your cruise. Based on our own experiences, we've compiled a complete ...

Carrageenan is a food additive derived from red seaweed used to thicken and stabilize processed foods. While its degraded form, poligeenan, increases cancer risk, carrageenan does not. Carrageenan is ...

It’s certainly an unusual New York City mayor’s race. If you recently started paying attention, here’s the extremely abridged version: Our incumbent Mayor Eric Adams should have had an easy path to ...