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August 2, 2016 1:09 PM

BJP attacks Sonia Gandhi over her road shows in Varanasi

BJP has attacked Sonia Gandhi over her road shows in Varanasi today saying that whatever Congress President will do, it is not going to help the party in the next year's Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters outside Parliament, party leader and Union Mi...

August 2, 2016 1:09 PM

V K Singh to visit Indian workers in Saudi Arabia

Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh will leave for Saudi Arabia tonight to visit the worker camps in Jeddah and make an on-the-spot assessment of the ground situation. The Ministry's spokesperson Vikas Swarup told media that the Minister will reach Jeddah early morning tomor...

August 2, 2016 1:04 PM

Noisy scenes in Lok Sabha over special status for Andhra Pradesh

The Lok Sabha today witnessed noisy scenes as members from TDP and YSR Congress raised the issue of special status for Andhra Pradesh. As soon as House met for the day, members came into the well demanding suspension of Question Hour and discussion over the issue. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan asked them ...

August 2, 2016 12:45 PM

Opposition members in Rajya Sabha demand copies of amended GST bill

Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha today demanded copies of amended Goods and Service Tax bill. Raising the issue, Naresh Agrawal of the Samajwadi Party complained that several members have not received the copies after Union Cabinet gave its nod to the amendments. <br/><br/>Respondin...

August 2, 2016 12:36 PM

Govt launches Twitter service to address telecom and postal complaints

Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha today launched Twitter service to address the common man&apos;s complaints regarding telecom and postal services. The Twitter handle of Minister is @manojsinhabjp. Launching the sewa, Mr Sinha said, the initiative is in the tune of Prime Minister's vision ...

August 2, 2016 12:16 PM

Good rainfall to continue in August and September: IMD

A good amount of rainfall in July cleared the accumulated deficiency for the season until now, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast "good rainfall" precipitation for the next two months. <br/><br/>Newly appointed IMD Director General K J Ramesh talking to AIR...

August 2, 2016 12:16 PM

CVC warns of action against bank staff, spouses pooling money via NGOs

The Central Vigilance Commission has red-flagged the setting up of NGOs by employees of public sector banks and enterprises to get donations from contractors or other persons having official dealings with them and has warned them of strict action. <br/><br/>The move comes as the Commissi...

August 2, 2016 12:00 PM

Govt expresses confidence that GST Bill will be passed soon

Government has expressed confidence that Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill will be passed soon. Talking to media after BJP Parliamentary Board meeting in New Delhi today, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said, the discussion on the bill will take place in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow. He said...

August 2, 2016 10:17 AM

Govt lists GST Bill for consideration, passage in Rajya Sabha tomorrow

The Rajya Sabha will discuss the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2016 today.<br/><br/>In Lok Sabha, The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 will be introduced today. The government has listed the ...

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