Government
GST panel suggests standard GST rate of 17-18%
04 Dec 2015
The committee noted that the more the exemptions that are retained in the GST bill the higher will be the standard rate: the broader the scope of exemptions, the less effective the GST will be
Chennai floods: PM Modi takes stock, announces Rs1,000-cr relief
03 Dec 2015
Modi, who undertook an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts in Tamil Nadu, said the fresh relief is over and above the Rs940-cr provided earlier
Justice T S Thakur sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India
03 Dec 2015
A pragmatic person, Justice Thakur is credited with cleaning up the country’s cricket administration that was left in shambles after the IPL spot fixing scam
Army, Navy move in as rains give TN no respite
02 Dec 2015
TN deluge unconnected with climate change: Javadekar
02 Dec 2015
The environment minister’s comment delinking the disastrous rains in Tamil Nadu from climate change is strange as Prime Minister Modi has himself used it as an example of the dangers of global warming
Delhi’s Janlokpal to have attachment powers
01 Dec 2015
Cleanse minds before cleaning the streets: President
01 Dec 2015
While the Swatch Bharat Mission is a laudable initiative, Mukherjee said, it has to be seen as just the beginning of a much larger and intense effort to cleanse minds and fulfil Gandhiji’s vision in all its aspects
Parrikar mulls retirement with eye on Goa
30 Nov 2015
Indian parliament not sovereign: Ram Jethmalani
30 Nov 2015
Breakthrough likely on GST as PM meets Sonia, Manmohan
28 Nov 2015
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu will be in touch with Congress leaders to discuss the specific legislations pending in Parliament so that work can proceed next week
Tea for the president
27 Nov 2015
IAS officers always remember their first posting with nostalgia, reminiscences Vivek Agnihotri, IAS (Retd), former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha
Govt optimistic on GST, but Cong won't budge
26 Nov 2015
The opposition Congress wants to cap the rate of GST at less than 20 per cent, scrap a proposed state levy and create an independent mechanism to resolve inter-state disputes on revenue sharing
NSA may be invoked against 'Nirbhay' gang rapist
26 Nov 2015
Telecom ministry hauls up BSNL, MTNL, India Post
23 Nov 2015
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