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Rahul says govt taxing common people more than corporates, BJP hits back
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the government of imposing high taxes on common people and giving rebates to its “friends”. He also tweeted a graph suggesting the…
- Mumbai
I-T dept seizes Rs 56 cr cash, 14 cr worth jewellery during raids in Maharashtra
New Delhi: The Income-tax department has seized a whopping Rs 56 crore in cash apart from jewellery valued at Rs 14 crore after it raided two major Maharashtra business groups engaged in…
- India
Over 200 Congress leaders including 50 MPs detained for protesting
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday detained more than 200 Congress protesters, including 50 Members of Parliament, from Lutyens’ Delhi, officials said. Congress on Friday called for a mass protest here…
- India
India is witnessing death of democracy: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that India is witnessing the “death of democracy” and anybody who raises people’s issues and stands against the onset of dictatorship is “viciously attacked”…
- Telangana
No amount of spin will conceal NDA govt’s ‘Jhumlanomics’: KTR
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) said that it is very disappointing to listen to what the Union Finance Minister Nirmal Sitararam said on the state of…
- India
GST collection rises 28 pc to Rs 1.49 lakh cr; 2nd highest ever
New Delhi: GST collection rose 28 per cent to touch the second-highest level of Rs 1.49 lakh crore in July on the back of economic recovery and steps taken to curb tax…
- India
Govt prepares to turn the tables on Oppn over price rise, inflation
New Delhi: The opposition parties keep targeting the BJP government at the Centre for rising inflation in the country. Since July 18, when the Monsoon session of Parliament opened, the opposition has…
- India
Kerala govt to avoid GST implementation on food products
Kochi: The Kerala government has decided to avoid the GST implementation on 13 food products, state Food Minister GR Anil clarified on Saturday while urging the Centre to withdraw the decision. “The…
- India
Rajya Sabha likely to discuss price rise early next week
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha is likely to discuss price rise early next week after it failed to function properly amid protests from the opposition parties. Sources said that an understanding has…
- India
GST on essential items after states sought levy, aimed to check evasion: Official
New Delhi: GST on pre-packaged goods/ food packets was levied after some states gave feedback of losing revenues they previously earned from levy of VAT on food items, a top government official…
- India
Chidambaram slams govt for increasing GST on scientific equipment
New Delhi: Criticising the increase in GST on scientific equipments, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday said government believes that all the scientific knowledge that we need can be gathered by…
- India
Delhi: TRS MPs protest over GST on household commodities
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs on Friday continued their protest over Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on household products. The MPs demonstrated near the Lok Sabha Podium demanding the…
- India
GST on mobility devices: How do we break shackles of policy, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday termed the issue of levy of Goods and Services Tax on the mobility devices for people with disability as a “serious matter” and wondered how…
- India
Kerala govt’s major step to save people from GST hike
Hyderabad: Avoiding confrontation with the central government, the Kerala government had decided to save the poor people of the state from the price rise as it decided to exempt the products manufactured…
- India
Oppn continues protest on GST rates in Parliament, PM meets top ministers
New Delhi: Congress and other like-minded opposition parties held a joint protest against the price rise and increase in the GST rates of essential commodities in the Parliament House complex even as…
