Government
SC stays centre's notification on sale of cattle for slaughter
11 Jul 2017
The SC order comes on a petition filed by Hyderabad-based advocate Mohammed Abdul Faheem Qureshi, who argued that the 26 May notification was "against the freedom of religious practice to sacrifice animals" and violated the right to food
Cornered by CBI, Laloo says Modi, Shah trying to destroy him
08 Jul 2017
Lalu Prasad considers the CBI action as a move prompted by the BJP to shatter a grand opposition alliance by initiating criminal proceedings against him and his family members
GST rollout: key facts
01 Jul 2017
Fertiliser GST rate pared, levy on cell phones
01 Jul 2017
India ushers in GST at historic midnight session of Parliament
01 Jul 2017
GST, which works as a tax on consumption, subsumes central levies, including excise duty and service tax, as well as state value-added tax and levies such as octroi and converts the country into a single market
GST all set for midnight launch
30 Jun 2017
GST will help faster and cheaper movement of goods and services across the country, and thereby help boost India's GDP growth by 1-2 percentage points
Cabinet approves Pay Commission recommendations on allowances
28 Jun 2017
The approval, though delayed, comes with a lower trigger for raising house rent allowance, which has now been set at 25 per cent increase in dearness allowance against 50 per cent earlier
Denied bail by SC, absconding ex-judge Karnan tracked down, arrested
21 Jun 2017
More than a month after the Supreme Court sentenced him to six months imprisonment for contempt of court, former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan was arrested Tuesday night, after failing to get interim bail from Supreme Court
Opposition in disarray over Ram Nath Kovind as presidential nominee
20 Jun 2017
The opposition, now a depleted force sans BSP’s Mayawathi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, hesitated to question Ram Nath Kovind's credentials and decided to meet on 22 June to chalk out a strategy
GST set for midnight launch on 30 June
19 Jun 2017
The Goods and Services Tax is all set to be officially launched on the midnight intervening 30 June and 1 July after the GST Council cleared all GST rules and finalized all rates
RBI cautions states on the risks of competitive farm loan waivers
08 Jun 2017
According to a report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, various state governments in India are expected to waive off loans worth Rs2,50,000 crore
Govt announces purchase policy to boost 'Make in India'
24 May 2017
Under the new policy, for procurements worth Rs50 lakh and less, and where the nodal ministry determines that there is sufficient local capacity and local competition, only local suppliers will be eligible
GST to bring down prices of smartphones and medical devices
23 May 2017
The present total tax incidence on smart phones works out to more than 13.5 per cent against 12 per cent proposed in GST, while medical devices will see a lower tax burden with 12 per cent GST rate against the current incidence of over 13 per cent
Govt’s market borrowings down marginally in FY17
23 May 2017
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