Government

Demonetisation ethical, transparent exercise: Jaitley's riposte to Manmohan Singh

08 Nov 2017

Unlike the `2G spectrum scam’, the `coal block allocation scam’ or the `Commonwealth Games scam’, the NDA government’s demonetisation exercise was an ethical measure aimed at ending corruption, Jaitly said

Delhi shuts primary schools as smog envelops NCR

07 Nov 2017

India is pushing hard for a cleaner environment at the global talks on climate change while smog has forced capital Delhi to shut

Modi’s demonetisation man Hasmukh Adhia is finance secretary

07 Nov 2017

Hasmukh Adhia was associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his days as Gujarat chief minister and was key to the successful implementation of the 8 November 2016 demonetisation of high value bank notes

High drama as cops seek to hold cartoonist Bala despite bail

07 Nov 2017

PSU banks may get Rs 70,000 crore through recap bonds this fiscal

06 Nov 2017

GST rates to fall as govt plans biggest overhaul of rate slabs

06 Nov 2017

The government is expected to offer further relief to small and medium enterprises by rationalising tax rates in sectors where the total incidence has gone up because of the GST implementation

Banks report Rs17,000-cr transactions by shell companies post demonetisation

06 Nov 2017

Infosys engages more engineers to clear GSTN glitches

04 Nov 2017

While traders blame Infosys for the GSTN imperfections, the IT major blames the government’s ever evolving policies and last-minute changes in rules for the glitches

Mobile numbers must be linked to Aadhaar by 6 Feb, Centre tells SC

03 Nov 2017

SC calls for special courts to try lawmakers with criminal cases

02 Nov 2017

CBI files charges against 490 in Vyapam scam

01 Nov 2017

More than 45 people related to the Vyapam scam, including witnesses, persons accused in the case and recently an AajTak journalist, Akshay Singh, who was investigating the case, have died after it hit the national headlines in 2013

Aadhaar a threat to national security: Subramanian Swamy

31 Oct 2017

Parliament is supreme, SC tells Mamata; asks her to file personal petition

30 Oct 2017

The Supreme Court wondered how a state can challenge Parliament's mandate and question the centre's move to make the Aadhaar card mandatory for receiving the benefits of social welfare schemes

Constitution bench formed to hear all pleas against Aadhaar

30 Oct 2017

The Supreme Court has decided to set up a five-judge constitution bench to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the Aadhaar Act of 2016 as unconstitutional and contrary to the concept of limited governance and a plea challenging the government decision to turn Aadhar act into money bill

Junaid murder case: judge seeks action against government lawyer

30 Oct 2017

Note ban foolish, GST full of holes, says P Chidambaram

30 Oct 2017

Centre looking at alternatives to Pay Commissions: report

28 Oct 2017

Reports say the errors and omissions committed by the 7th Pay Commission, necessitating revisions in the recommendations, could prompt the scrapping of pay panels altogether

Gujarat to vote on 9 and 14 December in 2-phase assembly polls

26 Oct 2017

Process to link mobile numbers with Aadhaar may be eased

26 Oct 2017

For users who do not have the 12-digit biometric identification number, a separate mechanism for e-verification — an exercise designed to weed out dummy and unscrupulous users — will be put in place

GST collections for September slightly higher at Rs92,150 cr

25 Oct 2017

HC orders end to large banners, cut-outs of living persons in TN

25 Oct 2017

Rajastan govt to revisit bill barring probe against public servants

24 Oct 2017

The bill, introduced in the state assembly in the morning on Monday, came for review by evening in the wake of widespread criticism and legal challenges even before its enactment

GST refunds stuck over mismatch between GSTR-1 and shipping bill

24 Oct 2017

Rajasthan ordinance to protect babus, politicians from probe draws flak

23 Oct 2017

PIL filed against Rajastan bill to shield babus, lawmakers from scrutiny

23 Oct 2017

A lawyer today filed a public interest litigation in the Rajasthan high court against a controversial bill introduced in the Rajastan assembly, which seeks to bar courts from taking up complaints against public servants