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Govt set for showdown in last-ditch attempt to salvage GST bill
12 Aug 2015
The BJP-led NDA government is making a last-ditch attempt to get the goods and services tax (GST) bill passed in the Rajya Sabha today
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Congress becoming a liability to India's economy: Arun Jaitley
11 Aug 2015
The finance minister pointed out that the Congress was a 'liability' to the country's economy when it was in power and continues to so out of power too
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GST bill to come up in Rajya Sabha amidst Cong blockade
11 Aug 2015
The GST bill, however, is unlikely to be deliberated in Parliament as the Congress, which initiated the bill, does not want the Modi government to get the credit for securing passage of the bill
Govt plans `Suraksha Bandhan Drive’ to facilitate enrolment under social security schemes
10 Aug 2015
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Govt, Naga rebels sign historic peace accord
04 Aug 2015
The peace pact ends six decades of insurgency in the North East and puts Nagaland on the path of development
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Centre reverts to NDA's land bill in bid to end logjam
03 Aug 2015
In a major climb-down over the controversial land bill, the government has agreed to retract all amendments to the UPA's 2013 bill
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Govt plans Rs70,000-cr capital infusion in state-run banks in four years
01 Aug 2015
Government expects the fresh capitalisation to improve valuations of PSBs, unlock value from non-core assets and improve capital productivity, enabling banks to raise an additional Rs110,000 crore from the market
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Justice delayed, not denied: Yakub Memon hangs, finally
30 Jul 2015
Yakub Memon, one of the masterminds of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts that left 257 people dead and over 700 injured, was hanged to death at Nagpur central jail early on Thursday
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SC to hear Yakub Memon's mercy plea tomorrow
27 Jul 2015
The Supreme Court, which took up the mercy plea of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Yakub Abdul Razak Memon today, decided to continue hearing the petition against his death sentence on Tuesday
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SIT traces black money to P-Notes, shares and cricket
27 Jul 2015
With half of the Rs2,70,000 crore overseas investment using P-Notes coming through tax havens, the SIT on black money wanted market regulator Sebi to identify the final beneficiaries these instruments
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