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Fuel under GST to affect states' revenue: Chief Ministers

New Delhi: Opposing the idea of bringing fuel products under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), three Chief Ministers from different political parties on Saturday said it would have a negative impact on their revenue collection. Speaking at the Hindustan Time Leadership Summit 2018, Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of the Congress-ruled Punjab, said his state’s […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Fuel under GST to affect states' revenue: Chief Ministers

New Delhi: Opposing the idea of bringing fuel products under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), three Chief Ministers from different political parties on Saturday said it would have a negative impact on their revenue collection. Speaking at the Hindustan Time Leadership Summit 2018, Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of the Congress-ruled Punjab, said his state’s […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Jaitley disagrees with SC observation on sexuality

New Delhi: Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday expressed his disagreement with the Supreme Court’s observation that sexuality is part of free speech and said that judgements on the Sabarimala temple, homosexuality and adultery may have an adverse impact on the society. “If you want to take a progressive step, then Article 14 and 21 […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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India-Russia trade to cross $30 bn by 2025: Putin

New Delhi: As Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed hope that the mutual trade turnover between India and Russia would grow to $30 billion by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Russia to set up a dedicated defence industrial park in the country. To realise the increase in bilateral trade, Modi said the countries […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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India, Russia conclude S-400 missile deal

New Delhi: India and Russia on Friday concluded the much expected deal for the S-400 Triumf air defence missile system following the annual bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The sides welcomed the conclusion of the contract for the supply of the S-400 Long Range Surface to Air Missile […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Modi government at war with Indians, imposing suffocating ideology: Rahul

New Delhi: In a blistering attack on the Narendra Modi government, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it has gone into a war with its own people imposing a single suffocating ideology on 1.3 billion Indians. Delivering the keynote address at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2018, here, Gandhi lashed out at the Bharatiya […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Petrochemicals set to be largest driver of oil demand: IEA

New Delhi: Petrochemicals are set to account for more than a third of the growth in world oil demand to 2030, and almost half the growth to 2050, adding nearly seven million barrels of oil a day by then, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. This means oil demand growth is shifting to […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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PM Modi, Vladimir Putin hold restricted meeting

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a restricted meeting here on Friday ahead of delegation-level talks of the annual bilateral summit. Modi received Putin at the Hyderabad House here and the two leaders warmly shook hands and hugged each other obliging cameramen. Putin arrived here on Thursday evening for […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Likely RBI intervention helps rupee recover from record low

New Delhi: A likely intervention by the country’s central bank along with expectations of some short-term measures in the upcoming monetary policy to curb currency fluctuations aided the Indian rupee to recover on Thursday from its new record low of 73.82 to a US dollar. The Indian rupee closed at 73.58 per US dollar, 24 […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Cabinet nod for railways' plans to commercially develop space at stations

New Delhi: Paving the way for large-scale modernization of railway stations, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Railways’ station redevelopment plans so as to commercially develop space in and around stations, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday. The Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also provided for a longer […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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BJP appoints poll managers ahead of Assembly elections

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday appointed three senior Central Ministers as poll managers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana. BJP President Amit Shah appointed Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as party’s election incharge for Madhya Pradesh, Prakash Javadekar for Rajasthan and Health Minister J.P. Nadda for Telangana, a party statement said. In Madhya Pradesh and […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as Chief Justice of India

New Delhi: Justice Ranjan Gogoi was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Rashtrapati Bhawan. He is India’s 46th Chief Justice succeeds Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who demitted office on October 2, with Monday being his last working […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Indian solar industry can attract $70-80 bn investment: Modi

New Delhi: India wants to create a robust ecosystem for the manufacture of solar panels in the country to give a filip to the sector which can provide opportunities for investments worth $70-80 billion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Inaugurating a joint assembly here of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the Indian Ocean […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Protesting farmers end 10-day Kisan Kranti Yatra, claim victory

New Delhi: The Central government allowed the farmers to enter the national capital in the early hours of Wednesday, ending the prolonged standoff between the police personnel and protesting farmers. Led by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Naresh Tikait, over 200 tractors carrying thousands of farmers reached Kisan Ghat here. Tikait declared it as the […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Modi highlights 4Ps for cleaner world

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Swachh Bharat Mission has turned into the world’s biggest mass movement on sanitation and has given a mantra for making the world cleaner. “Political leadership, public funding, partnerships and people’s participation are the four mantras for making the world cleaner,” he said in his address […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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