Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:24:46
Veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today launched a fresh attack on the government, saying Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had not applied his mind while rolling out GST and should be removed from his post.
Sinha, who served as Finance Minister in the Vajpayee government, said demonetisation has not achieved its goal of flushing black money out of the system.
He also charged the current regime
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Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:20:50
It’s a matter of days before Rahul Gandhi takes over as Congress president, and the decision to appoint to him to the post is unanimous, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily has said. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s elevation to the post-taking over from his mother Sonia Gandhi-has long been the subject of intense speculation. It is not clear whether the change will happen before or after t
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Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:18:00
GUWAHATI: The GST Council today decided to reduce tax rate on a wide range of mass use items - from chewing gums to detergents -- to 18 per cent from current 28 per cent, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said.
The all-powerful council pruned the list of items attracting the top 28 per cent tax rate to just 50 from 227 previously, Modi told reporters here.
In effect, the council,
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Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:13:55
The Karnataka Police on Friday detained more than 150 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Hubli in wake of Tipu Jayanti.
Speaking to ANI, Renuka Sukumar, DCP Karnataka said, "Have detained more than 150 BJP workers in Hubli protesting against Tipu Jayanti celebration."
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Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:03:28
India's emissions of the air pollutant sulphur dioxide increased by 50 percent since 2007, while China's fell by 75 percent, claims a study which found that India is yet to implement emission controls like its neighbour.
The study led by researchers at the University of Maryland in the US suggests that India is becoming, if it is not already, the world's top sulphur dioxide emitter.
Sulphur
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Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:00:38
Failing to get a BJP ticket for the local body elections, President Ram Nath Kovind's niece-in-law has filed her nomination as an Independent in Jhinjhak in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district.
Deepa Kovind was keen on contesting for the post of chairperson of the Jhinjhak Nagar Palika Parishad but did not find favour with the BJP's local unit, members of her family said.
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Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:46:59
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Anand Singh inaugurated the Tipu Jayanti event in Hosapete on Friday.
"There has been a controversy over celebrating Tipu Jayanti, and BJP, the party I represent, is against Tipu Jayanti. But, for me the people of my constituency matter the most," Singh said.
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Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:10:18
Bringing the state under a thick security blanket, "Tipu Jayanti" celebrations were held amid protests across Karnataka today to mark the birth anniversary of the controversial 18th-century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore kingdom, Tipu Sultan.
With a sharply divided opinion over Tipu's legacy and rising political temperature, opposition BJP, several Hindu organisations and individuals opposed the
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Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:03:05
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said that "attempts" by BJP to woo senior minister D K Shivakumar, under Income Tax department scanner, would not succeed even as the saffron party dismissed the allegation as a ploy to create confusion.
"He is a Congressman by birth, he began his political career in Congress... so BJPs attempts will not work with him. Attempts through IT will also no
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