Sin and super luxury products will attract 40% GST rate after 2-slab structure was approved. These include paan masala, cigarettes, gutka, and other tobacco products like zarda, bidis, etc. Aerated waters containing added sugar or other sweeteners, caffeinated and carbonated fruit beverages, mid-size and large cars, motorcycles of engine capacity exceeding 350 cc, etc will also get costlier.

Shilpa Shetty's Bastian in Bandra will be replaced by Ammaakai, South Indian restaurant, stated CEO Ranjit Bindra. The statement read, "Ammaakai pays homage to South Indian culinary traditions, recipes steeped in heritage." Meanwhile, clarifying confusion, Shilpa wrote, "Your Favourite Bastian is going to Juhu, with the name of Bastian Beach Club. So Bastian is staying, going nowhere!!!!!"

The combined wealth of US President Donald Trump's family grew by $5 billion as the family's crypto token World Liberty began trading. Trump-affiliated entities own 22.5 billion of the tokens and several tokens were privately sold at 1.5-5 cents per coin. The coin's value fell on its first day of trading on Monday but later rose to about 23 cents.

GST on condensed milk, cheese, butter, citrus fruits, pasta, cakes, biscuits, namkeens, hair oil, shampoo, toothpaste, photographic plates and films, nipples of feeding bottles, etc, has been reduced to 5%. Meanwhile, ACs, TVs, dishwashers, small cars, bikes less than 350cc, buses, trucks, ambulances, all auto parts, three-wheelers, cement, etc will face 18% GST now.

After the GST Council approved a two-slab rate structure of 5% and 18%, PM Narendra Modi said the reforms are aimed at ease of living for the common man and strengthening the economy. He stated that the changes will benefit farmers, MSMEs, the middle class, women and youth. "The reforms will ensure ease of doing business for all," he added.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the GST on ultra-high temperature milk, chena or paneer and all Indian breads like roti or chapati has been reduced from 5% to nil or 0%. "I want to express my gratitude to PM Narendra Modi first...because...almost for 8-9 months he has been after me to give relief in GST," Sitharaman said.

GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, exempted health and life insurance premiums from GST. Currently, health and term insurance policies attract 18% GST. The exemption will be applicable on individual life insurance policies, including term life, ULIP and endowment policies; and individual health insurance policies, including family floater and senior citizen policies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said "everyone must have equal rights" from an international law point of view. Calling India and China "powerful economies", Putin said, "Now that...colonial era is over, they've to realise they cannot use this tone in speaking with their partners." His remarks come amid US President Donald Trump's 25% penalty tariffs on India for Russian oil purchase.

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran has said he feels that US' additional 25% tariffs will be "short-lived". Explaining his point, Nageswaran added that in the past few days, there have been signs that "they kind of realised that...it's becoming more counterproductive". He added that India doesn't need to do "a lot more" about the additional tariffs.

A fresher shared on Reddit how their manager dismissed requests for leave during a family crisis, exposing the dangers of empathy-lacking leadership. Despite a spotless record, the employee now plans to quit. The story shows why managers must prioritise compassion, insensitive responses fuel toxic culture, harm mental health, and drive costly attrition.