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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council under the chairpersonship of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, after its first meeting on Saturday since the new government… Read More »Mint Quick Edit | GST needs a remake, not just small tweaks
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Through the 1990s, Indian pharma companies had been making their mark on the world stage with their generic drugs. But it wasn’t until one legendary… Read More »When Yusuf Hamied defied Big Pharma in the battle against HIV/AIDS
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