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New Delhi: The 56th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state ministers, Wednesday started deliberations on 'next-gen GST' reforms, which will lower tax rates on items of mass consumption, remove duty inversion in sectors, like textiles, and ease...

New Delhi: Finance ministers of opposition-ruled states met Wednesday ahead of the crucial GST Council meeting and resolved to demand compensation for revenue losses incurred by states due to the recent GST rate revisions. Eight opposition-ruled states -- Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil...

New Delhi: In the wake of devastation due to floods, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately announce a special relief package for Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, as well as accelerate relief and rescue operations. The...

Mumbai: Activist Manoj Jarange Tuesday evening ended his five-day-old fast after the Maharashtra government accepted most of his demands, including granting eligible Marathas Kunbi caste certificates which will make them eligible for reservation benefits available to OBCs. Jarange accepted a glass of fruit juice offered...

New Delhi: India has warned Pakistan about the "high probability" of flooding in the Sutlej river, with incessant rainfall in the northern states forcing the release of excess water from major dams, sources said Tuesday. The alerts were routed to Islamabad through the Ministry of...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said India-China relations are gradually moving towards normalcy, noting that as border issues get resolved, easing of tensions is a natural consequence. At the meeting held on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit,...

Tianjin: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has reaffirmed India's stance that the fight against terrorism should remain an important priority of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). In his address at the SCO-plus meeting in Tianjin, Misri also highlighted India's readiness to share its expertise and initiatives...

New Delhi: After BJP leader Amit Malviya accused Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera of possessing two active voter ID cards in Delhi, Khera responded sharply, denying any wrongdoing and instead turning the tables on the Election Commission (EC). Speaking to IANS, Pawan Khera accused the poll...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday denied bail to activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others facing prosecution in a UAPA case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur pronounced the...

Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he was deeply pained by the hurling of abuses at his mother during Congress' recently concluded 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar, and asserted that although he may forgive RJD and the grand old party but people of the...