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Begusarai: Compared with the last three state assembly elections, Left parties are contesting far fewer seats in Begusarai district this time. While in 2010 and 2015, Left parties fielded candidates for all seven seats in the district, the CPI — the main Left constituent here — is contesting only three seats – Teghra, Bachhwara, and…
Asian drug stocks fell on Friday as investors reacted to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on imported branded pharmaceuticals starting October 1.Companies without existing US manufacturing plants could face the full impact, triggering declines across major drugmakers in South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong.In South Korea, Samsung Biologics fell 1.6%, while…
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s decision to shift from four slabs to a simpler two-rate structure of 5 per cent and 18 per cent from September 22 is unlikely to weigh on government finances, ratings firm Crisil has said.In its latest report, Crisil noted that the government has estimated a short-term annualised revenue…
