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J&K finally joins GST from tonight, Assembly passes bill

J&K finally joins GST from tonight, Assembly passes bill

Srinagar, July 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir, the only state to miss the GST rollout bus on July 1, will join the new tax regime from tonight as the state Assembly passed a bill in this regard today amid opposition boycott. The Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017, moved by Finance Minister Haseeb […]

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CBI books Lalu family over hotel tender irregularities

CBI books Lalu family over hotel tender irregularities

July 07, 2017 The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday carried out searches at 12 locations after registering a corruption case against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members including his son Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav. The searches started at 7 am and were spread out at 12 locations in Patna, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar and Gurugram, […]

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Current GST imperfect, should have been delayed by 2 months: Chidambaram

Current GST imperfect, should have been delayed by 2 months: Chidambaram

July 06, 2017 Almost a week after the rollout of the landmark Goods and Services Tax, the Congress today called it “imperfect” and a “mockery” of the original draft, and added that it should have been delayed by at least two months since it fails to achieve its purpose in its current form. “The GST […]

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Farmers’ suicides can’t be fixed overnight,: SC

Farmers’ suicides can’t be fixed overnight,: SC

July 06, 2017 The issue of rising farmers’ suicide cannot be dealt with “overnight”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while agreeing with the government’s request for a year to show effective results of its pro-farmer schemes like Fasal Bima Yojana. “We are of the view that the issue of farmers’ suicide cannot be dealt with […]

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IAF’s MiG-23 jet crashes near Jodhpur

IAF’s MiG-23 jet crashes near Jodhpur

JULY 06, 2017 A MiG-23UB jet trainer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Balesar near Jodhpur in Rajasthan on Thursday. Both the pilots have ejected safely. IAF sources said that the jet crashed approximately 60 km from Jodhpur while on a routine training mission. Mig-23UB trainers are used to train pilots for the […]

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Missing IAF helicopter: possible debris spotted, crew’s fate unknown

Missing IAF helicopter: possible debris spotted, crew’s fate unknown

Itanagar, July 5 (IANS) Wreckage, possibly of the Indian Air Force helicopter which went missing in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, was spotted on Wednesday, but the fate of its three crew members is unknown, officials said. “It appears that a wreckage of a helicopter has been spotted between Yupia and Hoj Telam in Papum Pare […]

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India registers protest against Burhan anniversary rally in UK

India registers protest against Burhan anniversary rally in UK

PTI  India has protested to the UK over a planned rally to mark “Burhan Wani Day” in Birmingham on Saturday, questioning how the British government can allow the “glorification of terrorists” on its soil. The Indian High Commission in London wrote to the UK Foreign Office to register its protest. The rally is planned by […]

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Modi a weak Prime Minister, says Rahul Gandhi

Modi a weak Prime Minister, says Rahul Gandhi

Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called him a “weak Prime Minister”. “India has a weak Prime Minister,” Gandhi wrote on his Twitter handle. He attached two news reports relating to Modi’s recent US visit. One of the reports said that Modi did not raise […]

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Mamata Banerjee calls out governor for acting ‘like BJP block president’

Mamata Banerjee calls out governor for acting ‘like BJP block president’

July 04, 2017 Levelling a series of sensational allegations against West Bengal governor KN Tripathi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused him of “threatening” and “insulting” her. “He threatened me…he insulted me on Tuesday. He cannot do it. He is a nominated person. I have told him you cannot talk to me like this. […]

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Chopper carrying MoS Rijiju makes emergency landing

Chopper carrying MoS Rijiju makes emergency landing

July 04, 2017 The minister of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju, had a close shave on Tuesday afternoon when the BSF chopper he was travelling in had to make an emergency landing in a small field in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, due to bad weather. TV reports said the helicopter was caught in heavy rain […]