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Price Cut Alert! Honda Scooters And Bikes Now Up to Rs 18,887 Cheaper – Full List
New Delhi: Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) has welcomed the government’s 2025 GST reforms. The company has decided to pass on the full GST benefit to its customers. From September 22, 2025, Honda bikes and scooters will get price cuts of up to Rs 18,887.
Thanks to the new GST rules, two-wheelers with engine capacity under 350cc now attract just 18% tax. Earlier, the tax rate was 28%. This means popular Honda models like the Activa, Shine 125, Unicorn, and CD 350 will become more affordable. However, bikes above 350cc will now face a higher tax of 40%, up from the earlier 31%.
Model-Wise Price Cut
Activa 110- Up to Rs 7,874
Dio 110- Up to Rs 7,157
Activa 125- Up to Rs 8,259
Dio 125- Up to Rs 8,042
Shine 100- Up to Rs 5,672
Shine 100 DX- Up to Rs 6,256
Livo 110- Up to Rs 7,165
Shine 125- Up to Rs 7,443
SP 125- Up to Rs 8,447
CB125 Hornet- Up to Rs 9,229
Unicorn- Up to Rs 9,948
SP 160- Up to Rs 10,635
Hornet 2.0- Up to Rs 13,026
NX200- Up to Rs 13,978
CB350 H’ness- Up to Rs 18,598
CB350RS- Up to Rs 18,857
CB350- Up to Rs 18,887
The top-selling Honda Activa 110 now gets a price cut of up to Rs 7,874. The Activa 125 becomes cheaper by up to Rs 8,359. Similarly, the Honda Dio 110 and Dio 125 now cost up to Rs 7,157 and Rs 8,042 less, respectively.
Honda Shine 100 and Shine 125 also witnessed price reductions of up to Rs 5,672 and Rs 7,443, respectively. The newly launched Shine 100 DX now costs Rs 6,256 less.
Other commuter models like Honda Livo 110, Unicorn, SP125 and SP160 are now up to Rs 7,165, Rs 9,948, Rs 10,635, and Rs 8,447 cheaper, respectively. The Honda CB125 Hornet now costs up to Rs 9,229 less, and the Hornet 2.0 gets a price cut of up to Rs 13,036.
Even the Honda NX200 has seen a drop in price by up to Rs 13,978. For premium models, the CB350 H’ness, CB350RS and CB350 are now more affordable by up to Rs 18,598, Rs 18,857 and Rs 18,887, respectively.
A day earlier, Hero MotoCorp also announced to pass on the full benefit to its customers, effective Sept 22, 2025. With this, Hero models are now cheaper by up to Rs 15,743. In an official statement, Hero MotoCorp said, “The company believes that this move will further enhance accessibility, affordability and mobility – particularly in rural and semi-urban regions and for the lower middle class segment.”
The wait is finally over for over 1 crore central government employees and pensioners. The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has officially approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC). The Commission is expected to submit its recommendations within 18 months from the date of its formation. (Image: AI-Generated)
The Central Pay Commission is set up every few years to review and revise salary structures, retirement benefits, and service conditions. (Image: AI-Generated)
Historically, a new Pay Commission is implemented roughly every 10 years. (Image: AI-Generated)
The salary hike depends largely on the fitment factor, which is a multiplier used to calculate the revised basic pay. In the 7th Pay Commission, the fitment factor was 2.57, raising the minimum basic salary from Rs 6,000 to Rs 18,000. (Image: AI-Generated)
For the 8th Pay Commission, different fitment factors are being considered. Here’s how they could impact salaries: if the fitment factor is set at 1.83, the basic salary could rise from Rs 18,000 to around Rs 32,940. A slightly higher factor of 1.86 would increase it to Rs 33,480. However, if the government applies a more generous fitment factor of 2.47, the revised basic pay could reach Rs 44,460. These figures help illustrate how significantly the fitment factor influences salary revisions under the Pay Commission. (File Photo)
Gross salary includes Basic Pay, Dearness Allowance (DA) – linked to inflation, revised twice a year, and House Rent Allowance (HRA) – based on city category (30% for metro cities, 20% for Tier-2 cities, and 10% for Tier-3 cities). (Image: AI-Generated)
Let’s calculate the gross salary using a fitment factor of 2.47 and assuming: Basic Pay: Rs 44,460; DA: Rs 0 (for simplicity); HRA (30% for metro): Rs 13,338. The New Gross Salary = Basic Pay + DA + HRA, which is 44,460 + 0 + 13,338 = Rs 57,798. (Image: AI-Generated)
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Aadhaar Card Update: Is Aadhaar A Proof Of Date Of Birth Or Citizenship? Govt Issues Clarification
New Delhi: The Ministry of Communications has issued a latest circular on clarification on the Properties and Usage of Aadhaar by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
The three-point clarification was issues regarding the properties and permissible usage of the Aadhaar number and related documents.
UIDAI said that an Aadhaar number may be used for establishing the identity of the Aadhaar number holder subject to authentication or offline verification.
Further, Aadhaar number or the authentication thereof, is not a proof of citizenship or domicile in respect of Aadhaar number holder.
UIDAI also added that Aadhaar number is not a proof of date of birth and hence, must not be used for establishing the date of birth of the Aadhaar number holder conclusively.
Members of the NASUWT union are set to be balloted on industrial action over class contact time.
The union accused the Scottish Government of failing to meet the SNP manifesto commitment ahead of the 2021 election of reducing contact time by one-and-a-half hours per week.
Announcing the move, NASUWT national official for Scotland Mike Corbett said teachers are “arguably worse off in terms of workload” than before the last election.
“The commitment on class contact time was a recognition by the Scottish Government that additional time away from the classroom was necessary to give teachers sufficient time and space to plan, prepare and assess pupils’ work in order to help students achieve their best and raise attainment.
“Since 2024 we’ve had agreements to work ‘at pace’ and the establishment of working groups by the Scottish Government and Cosla to make meaningful progress on class contact time reduction.
“But the reality is that teachers today are arguably worse off in terms of their workloads and working hours than they were in 2021 when this commitment was first made.
“A reduction in class contact time is as needed now, if not more so, than in 2021.
“It is regrettable that we have been forced to declare a trade dispute and move to a ballot in order to try to force the Government to give teachers the working conditions it itself acknowledges they require to do the job effectively.”
The union’s general secretary Matt Wrack said it had “exhausted all avenues” to reduce contact time, adding: “Where ministers and employers continue to fail our teachers, we will stand up for their right to working conditions which would enable them to deliver the highest quality of learning for our children and young people.”
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “Ministers have been clear that reducing class contact will help support the time and space necessary for teachers, to allow them to drive improvement and reform in our schools and improve outcomes for their pupils.
“We are committed to working with teaching unions and Cosla to agree our approach to delivering a reduction in class contact time at pace.
“That is why we are providing local authorities with increased funding of £186.5 million to restore teacher numbers – this additional funding was agreed to by local government on the understanding that they make ‘meaningful progress’ with reducing class contact.
“Ministers respect union members’ right to withdraw their labour, but are disappointed that the NASUWT has taken this action while these constructive discussions are ongoing.”
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