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March 31, 2017 8:16 PM

Malaysian PM arrives New Delhi from Cheenai

Visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia Mohammed Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak arrived in New Delhi from Chennai this evening. He was received at Air Force Station, Palam by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs S S Ahluwalia. The Malaysian Prime Minister who is on a six day visit to India had arrived...

March 31, 2017 8:15 PM

LS Speaker leading Parl delegation for IPU meet in Dhaka

A Parliamentary Delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has left for Bangladesh to attend the 136th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, being held in Dhaka from tomorrow. <br/><br/>The delegation comprises of N. K. Premachandran, Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, Vipl...

March 31, 2017 8:14 PM

European Investment Bank President calls on PM Modi

President of European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The Prime Minister had met a high level delegation of the European Investment Bank a year ago at the EU-India summit and promised support for establishment of the bank&apos;s regional office...

March 31, 2017 8:14 PM

GST Council approves draft rules

The Goods and Services Tax, GST Council today tentatively approved the drafts of four sets of rules. Briefing reporters after the 13th meeting of the Council, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the four sets of rule are GST input tax credit, valuation, transition provisions and composition rules. &...

March 31, 2017 7:38 PM

Jaitley introduces Taxation Laws (amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha which seeks to amend the Customs Act 1962, the Customs Tariff Act 1975, the Central Excise Act 1944, the Finance Act 2001 and the Finance Act 2005, and to repeal certain enactments. <br/>&l...

March 31, 2017 7:38 PM

Barmer-Munawab, Pipad Road-Bilara rail routes declared as green corridors

In Rajasthan, North Western Railway today declared the Barmer-Munawab and Pipad Road-Bilara rail routes as green corridors. <br/><br/>Railway will provide the facilities of bio toilets in these routes. Spokesperson of the North Western Railway Tarun Jain told that earlier, only three gre...

March 31, 2017 7:24 PM

Ram temple issue: SC refuses urgent hearing on Swamy's plea

The Supreme Court today refused to accord an early hearing on a batch of civil appeals pertaining to the Ayodhya Ram Temple-Babri Masjid case. During the hearing, a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar told BJP leader Subramanian Swamy that the court was made to believe that he was a party to th...

March 31, 2017 7:23 PM

LS Speaker leading Parl delegation for IPU meet in Dhaka

A Parliamentary Delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has left for Bangladesh to attend the 136th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, being held in Dhaka from tomorrow. <br/><br/>The delegation comprises of N. K. Premachandran, Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, Vipl...

March 31, 2017 6:03 PM

Malaysian PM to arrive Delhi from Cheenai today

Visiting Prime Minister of Malaysia Mohammed Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak is arriving in New Delhi from Cheenai this evening. He is on a six day visit to India. <br/><br/>Tomorrow, Prime Minister Razak will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders will ...

March 31, 2017 5:49 PM

Economic reforms to gain momentum in coming years: Jaitley

The finance minister Arun Jaitely has said that economic reforms will continue to gain momentum in coming years as the country looks to push growth and attract investment in the infrastructure sector. <br/><br/>Inaugurating permanent office of European Investment Bank in New Delhi today,...

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