Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi has stepped down from his post after key coalition parties withdrew their support for his government on measures tackling the high cost of living.
The new GST rate for pre-packed, labelled food items including rice, wheat, atta, paneer, curd, jaggery, lassi, buttermilk, labelled meat (except frozen) and fish has now been fixed at 5 percent.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to hoist the national flag of India at their homes and offices between August 13 and 15 to strengthen the Har Ghar Tiranga Movement.