In a strong re-election pitch to the business community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a collateral-free loan of up to Rs 50 lakhs, Rs 10-lakh accidental insurance to GST-registered entities, credit card facility for traders, a pension scheme for small shopkeepers and a new retail policy.

An emergency situation is developing in Delhi due to large scale eviction of micro and small traders from their business premises. Nearly 4 lakh 'Pagdi Shopkeepers', under the pretext of bona fide need, are facing major troubles in Delhi.

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Thursday said traders from across the country are expected to participate in a strike against the Walmart-Flipkart deal on September 28.

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday called for an all India traders strike against the Walmart-Flipkart deal on September 28.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday raised the threshold limit for Composition Scheme to Rs 1 crore from the current Rs 75 lakh to ease tax filing for small traders.

Police in Srinagar on Tuesday intervened to break a traders' sit-in against the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) outside the legislature complex.

Worried at the opposition to the GST by a large section of traders in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Ministers will fan out an "explain the benefits of the single tax system".