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August 8, 2016 6:08 PM

Lok Sabha takes up GST Bil for consideration and passage

The Lok Sabha has taken up Amendments to 122nd Constitution Amendment Bill as approved by the Rajya Sabha for consideration and passage. The bill will pave the way for the roll out of Goods and Services Tax, GST regime across the country. <br/><br/>Finance Minsiter Arun Jaitley moved the...

August 8, 2016 6:07 PM

J&K CM meets Rajnath Singh; discusses Kashmir valley situation

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and discussed the situation in Kashmir valley. <br/><br/>She discussed the unrest in Kashmir in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with sec...

August 8, 2016 5:59 PM

E-filing of I-T returns rises by 9.8%

Over 226 Lakh e-returns filed in this financial year so far as compared to around 71 Lakh for the same period in last financial year. <br/><br/>Financial Ministry in a release said, the growth is over 9.8 per cent even if comparison is made with E-returns filed of around 206 Lakh as on S...

August 8, 2016 5:43 PM

Corruption in MGNREGA stopped by direct payments: Govt

Government today said that the corruption in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme has been stopped by making payment of wages directly to the bank accounts of labourers and strengthening the monitoring system. <br/><br/>During the Question Hour in Rajya...

August 8, 2016 5:39 PM

PM to kickstart Yaad Karo Kurbani celebrations tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the Yaad Karo Kurbani celebrations tomorrow at the birthplace of freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad at Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh to mark 70 years of Independence and 74 years of Quit India Movement. <br/><br/>Briefing media in New Delhi tod...

August 8, 2016 5:39 PM

Coalscam: SC rejects ex-coal secretary's plea for joint trial

The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, facing prosecution in several coal block allocation cases, for holding joint trial.<br/><br/>An apex court bench dismissed the plea on the ground that the FIRs were common and the alleged offences pertained to ...

August 8, 2016 5:06 PM

Lok Sabha takes up GST Bil for consideration and passage

The Lok Sabha has taken up Amendments to 122nd Constitution Amendment Bill as approved by the Rajya Sabha for consideration and passage. The bill will pave the way for the roll out of Goods and Services Tax, GST regime across the country. <br/><br/>Finance Minsiter Arun Jaitley moved the...

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