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Government eyes GST roll-out by 1 April 2017

04 Aug 2016

Delhi HC verdict junks Kejriwal govt, says Jung is King

Delhi HC verdict junks Kejriwal govt, says Jung is King

04 Aug 2016

The verdict is seen as a major setback for the AAP government, which has been fighting a series of escalating battles with the Lt Governor for control over the Delhi government

Rajya Sabha clears GST bill; AIADMK stages walkout

Rajya Sabha clears GST bill; AIADMK stages walkout

04 Aug 2016

The bill, which will pave way for most important tax reform in post-Independence India, was passed with all 203 members present backing it and 13 AIADMK members staging a walkout just before the voting

Rajya Sabha clears GST bill; AIADMK stages walkout

Rajya Sabha clears GST bill; AIADMK stages walkout

04 Aug 2016

The bill, which will pave way for most important tax reform in post-Independence India, was passed with all 203 members present backing it and 13 AIADMK members staging a walkout just before the voting

West Bengal to be renamed 'Bengal' in English and 'Banga' in Bengali

02 Aug 2016

Four in race to be Gujarat CM after Anandiben Patel steps down

02 Aug 2016

Drama at the airport

Drama at the airport

30 Jul 2016

Quite often an IAS officer's posting in a state is made at the behest of local politicians close to the chief minister, with many an officer unwittingly caught in the crossfire between rival political factions, says former IAS officer Vivek Agnihotri, who retired as the secretary general  of the Rajya Sabha

SC rejects petition seeking governor’s rule in J&K

30 Jul 2016

Government vows to make generic prescriptions mandatory

29 Jul 2016

SC warns government against misusing defamation laws

29 Jul 2016

Opposition stalls Rajya Sabha thrice over Aadhaar-linked benefits

28 Jul 2016

'No legal ground' for restitution of Kohinoor: UK minister

27 Jul 2016

Govt notifies revised pays of central staff, defence personnel

27 Jul 2016

India tells staff to pull out students from Pak schools

26 Jul 2016

Avoid pellet guns in Kashmir, Rajnath tells security forces

25 Jul 2016

I-T Dept to seek details of over 7 lakh non-PAN high value transactions

22 Jul 2016

Claims on saving through LPG subsidy cuts ‘misleading’

20 Jul 2016

Life paralysed for 11th day in Kashmir, newspapers closed

19 Jul 2016

Governor insists on floor test in Arunachal today

16 Jul 2016

Aadhaar law to ensure direct benefits reach all: Jaitley

16 Jul 2016

Taking the road less travelled

Taking the road less travelled

15 Jul 2016

During a career in civil services there are opportunities and threats based on your ‘recognised’ strengths and weakness.  But on the day of reckoning, it is just a matter of perception. By Vivek K. Agnihotri, former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha

India begins evac ops of 600 citizens in South Sudan

14 Jul 2016

Congress back in Arunachal as SC restores status quo ante

Congress back in Arunachal as SC restores status quo ante

13 Jul 2016

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court restored the status of 15 December in the state, when the Congress government was in power. Arunachal Pradesh had been under President's Rule since 26 January

‘Nirbhaya’ rape-murder convicts object to amicus curae

13 Jul 2016

Ex-CBI director Ranjit Sinha tried to `influence’ coal scam probe: SC panel

12 Jul 2016