Working day and night to transform India, PM tells ASEAN
November 13, 2017 Showcasing economic reform initiatives of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited the ASEAN countries to ramp up their investment in India and said the task of transforming the country is proceeding at an “unprecedented scale”. Addressing the ASEAN Business Forum, the prime minister said India’s ‘Act East policy’ puts the […]
Our fight for one GST rate with 18 per cent cap will continue: Rahul
New Delhi, Nov 11: Claiming that it was the pressure exerted by the Congress that led to the GST Council reducing the tax rates on several items from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party’s fight foe a single GST rate with a cap at […]
Pakistan lets Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife meet him. Why India needs to be careful
11 November 2017 Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Pakistan’s decision to allow Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife to meet him would be a morale booster for the former Indian Navy officer who has been in Pakistani custody on espionage charges since March 2016. “We are trying out best to get him released and bring him back to India […]
‘Thank You Gujarat’, Tweets P Chidambaram After GST Cut
November 11, 2017 NEW DELHI: Congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted “Thank You Gujarat” after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a big overhaul of new national tax GST on Friday. Hinting that the BJP government has timed the GST review with an eye on next month’s crucial elections in Gujarat where small traders are upset over the […]
Congress and BJP lock horns over Himachal Pradesh
November 09, 2017 The hill state of Himachal Pradesh goes to polls with traditional rivals, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party locking horns in all 68 constituencies where 337 candidates including 62 MLAs are in the fray. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, 10 ministers, eight Chief Parliamentary secretaries, Deputy Speaker Jagat Singh Negi, former chief minister […]
Himachal must totally wipe out the ‘termite called Congress’: Modi
November 04, 2017 Addressing an election rally in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi likened the Congress to termites, saying it must be totally finished off as he seeks three-fourths majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state. “I haven’t come here to ask you to make BJP win. I have come here […]
India to be high-middle income country by 2047: World Bank CEO
New Delhi, Nov 4 (Agencies) Lauding India’s increasing per capita income, World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva on Saturday said she has no doubt that India will be a high-middle income country by 2047 when it completes its centenary year of independence. “In the last three decades, India’s per capita income has quadrupled. I have no […]
PM Modi hints at more measures for businesses on GST
November 04, 2017 New Delhi, Nov 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exuded confidence that India’s ease of doing business ranking will further improve next year when the impact of GST – the biggest tax reform – is taken into account. Modi said India has in three years jumped 42 places to break into top […]
Rahul likely to be elevated to Cong prez after polls
November 03, 2017 Rahul Gandhi is likely to be elevated as Congress president after the two upcoming assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, say reports. At a recently held meeting of Congress general secretaries on demonetisation at the AICC headquarters, Rahul Gandhi, who is the party’s vice-president was urged to set a date for his […]
Easier to do business in India than ever before, says PM
New Delhi, Nov 3:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that it is now easier to do business in India than ever before after the country leaped 30 places to break into top 100 nations worldwide. The jump to 100th rank on this year’s World Bank Ease of Doing Business index, from last year’s 130, […]
