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GST rates have been changed on nearly 400 items, with a reduction in the case of 375. The number of slabs has decreased, while several procedures have been changed. How tough was the task for you and your team?■ The work didn’t start a week ago or 10 days ago. The group of ministers (on…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his fiery address in Lok Sabha shared new details about Operation Sindoor. The PM said that US Vice President JD Vance had called him on May 9, to inform him about an impending ‘huge’ strike by Pakistan. “On the night of 9th May, the Vice President of America…
Shashi Tharoor (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor avoided media questions on Operation Sindoor on Monday, responding with just one word — “Maunvrat, Maunvrat” — as he entered Parliament, signalling his refusal to comment.His reaction came ahead of a scheduled 16-hour-long Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor, as announced by…
NEW DELHI: Parliament witnessed a major face-off between the Centre and opposition on Monday during the first day of the Monsoon session, with opposition MPs demanding discussion on US President Donald Trump’s claims about Operation Sindoor.The day’s proceedings were marked by intense sloganeering and heated exchanges, particularly over Trump’s claim that he had brokered a…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Seeing a “sinister design” by the Narendra Modi-led government in Census 2027 and the subsequent delimitation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday said the remarks of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs over the proposed delimitation exercise were “vague” and further…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked those arrested in the 2023 Parliament security breach case the reason for choosing a specific date and place for protests when they were aware of earmarked spots for protests in the capital. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar posed the query while…
NEW DELHI: The Insurance Amendment Bill, which proposes 100% FDI in the insurance sector, may be introduced in Parliament in the upcoming monsoon session, sources said. The draft bill is ready and will be placed before Cabinet for its approval soon, sources said, adding, after Cabinet nod the Department of Financial Services under the finance…
Can the Waqf Bill be another turning point in Indian history, just as the Shah Bano episode proved to be in the 1980s? Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of Shah Bano, which mandated that she be granted maintenance by her husband in accordance with the civil law of the country, many Muslims viewed…
For two days during this recently concluded Budget session, MPs were in Parliament from 11 am to 4 am the next morning. Seventeen hours on the trot. Surely, parliamentary democracy is all energised and in top form. Right ? No. Completely wrong. Don’t let the contrived all-night-long sessions deceive you. To borrow a sentence first…
“Want to ask which Congress-ruled or non-BJP-ruled state allocated funds for Waqf board”: JD(U) leader Neeraj Kumar NEW DELHI: JD(U) leader Neeraj Kumar on Friday defended his party’s support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, as backlash from within escalated with a fifth leader resigning in protest. Kumar challenged critics by questioning the commitment of other…
