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July 18, 2017 2:30 PM
Minister of State, PMO Dr Jitender Singh today said the consumers across India have unanimously hailed the GST reform introduced by the Centre. Dr Singh said there were some initial reservations among certain sections of trading community during the transition phase following GST rollout but it has ...
July 18, 2017 2:12 PM
Government has clarified that accommodation in any hotel having a declared tariff of a unit of accommodation of less than 7500 rupees per unit per day will attract GST at the rate of 18 percent. <br/><br/>A Finance Ministry statement said star rating of hotels is, therefore, irrelevant f...
July 18, 2017 2:10 PM
The Supreme Court today decided to set up a nine-judge bench to decide whether right to privacy can be declared as a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. <br/><br/>A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said, that the larger bench would examine the...
July 18, 2017 2:07 PM
The government informed the Lok Sabha today that the country has adequate stocks of wheat to meet any unforeseen shortage in the markets. Replying to a question, Minister of State for Agriculture S.S. Ahluwalia said the stock position of wheat in the Central Pool as on the 1st of this month was almo...
July 18, 2017 2:02 PM
Foodgrain production in the country has been estimated at a record level of over 273 million tonnes during 2016-17. This was stated by Minister of State for Agriculture SS Ahluwalia in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. <br/><br/>He said the earlier record production of foodgrai...
July 18, 2017 2:01 PM
In a stern message conveyed by the top Army brass, India told Pakistan that it reserves the right to retaliate appropriately against any incident of ceasefire violation along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. <br/><br/>In a yesterday telephonic conversation, Lt. Gen. A K Bhatt, the Director ...
July 18, 2017 1:59 PM
Textiles Minister Smriti Irani took additional charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at Shastri Bhawan this afternoon. She was given the additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry after M Venkaiah Naidu resigned from the Cabinet to contest the vice-presidential poll.
July 18, 2017 1:53 PM
The Rajya Sabha witnessed two adjournments today following uproar by opposition parties over several issues including attacks on dalits and atrocities on minorities across the country. <br/><br/>The House was adjourned first for 35 minutes till noon and then up to 2 PM. As soon as the Ho...
July 18, 2017 1:53 PM
Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has been given additional charge of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, while Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given additional charge of Urban Development Ministry. <br/><br/>Both the posts fell vacant after Senior BJP leader M V...
July 18, 2017 1:45 PM
The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Coucil of India (MCI). A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said the Centre had proposed the names of five eminent doctors to replace the o...
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