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“Will request GST council to reconsider tax on online gaming” – Rajeev Chandrasekhar at CNN-News18 Town Hall
Mumbai: Amid the criticism over the 28 per cent goods and services (GST) tax on online gaming, minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that he would “go back to the GST council and may be request it for consideration on the new regulatory framework”. He was speaking in the inaugural session at CNN-News18 Town Hall’s Delhi edition.
“GST Council is not the Government of India. The council is represented by all state governments. It is a federal organisation. State governments and finance ministers have come together and created a GST framework. That is a consequence of three years of their work. While we may quibble with the findings, we have to recognize the process of creating a framework, which has started in January 2023,” he said.
The GST Council on 11 July decided to impose a 28 per cent tax on the turnover of online gaming companies, horse racing and casinos.
“We are only in the nascent stages of creating a sustainable, permissible online gaming framework. It is better to slowly progress and evolve these frameworks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that in digital space do everything for the next decade… It is better to do it right than to do it fast,” the minister said.
Centred around the theme, ‘India’s road to 2024 Elections,’ The Delhi chapter of ‘CNN-News18 Town Hall’ is aimed at facilitating discussions with policy makers and opinion leaders to understand how political parties plan to captivate the attention of the voters. The discussions revolve around various topics such as policies, manifestos, and strategies employed by each party.
"The #GSTCouncil is represented by all the state govts. It's truly a federal organisation. Centre and states have come together and created a GST framework": Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@Rajeev_GoI) on 28% #GST on #OnlineGaming
"We will go back to the #GSTCouncil and… pic.twitter.com/nQDzSStEgd
— News18 (@CNNnews18) July 17, 2023
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
