J-K Speaker dares BJP to bring no-confidence motion after ruckus

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's demand for either rolling back the special status resolution passed by the House or stepping......

Massive brawl, Jai Shree Ram slogans: High drama inside J-K assembly

A brawl broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs and marshals of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Thursday after the speaker directed eviction of opposition members who had stormed the well......

No J-K House proceedings until Art 370 resolution withdrawn: BJP

Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said it would not allow the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to go on until a resolution asking the Centre to hold talks with the elected......

Uproar in JK assembly over resolution on Art 370 restoration

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution asking the Centre to hold dialogue with elected representatives for restoration of special status of the erstwhile state, prompting......

GST timeline: Twists and turns along the way

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the biggest tax reform since Independence. It has been a journey of several twists and turns from 1993 to 2016. 1993: Tax expert Raja J Chelliah suggests a......

Amit Mitra named chairman of GST panel

  West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra was on Friday named the new chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax. He will succeed Kerala Finance......

Kerala FM is new chairman of GST Empowered Committee

Kerala’s Finance Minister K M Mani has been appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST). The GST, an indirect tax regime,......

GST Bill set to be tabled as states' key demands met

Petro products may be out of GST for a few years; compensation for states will be included The Constitution amendment Bill on a national goods and services tax is likely to be tabled in the current......

SAFF: India denied victory as Kuwait forces dramatic draw

IMAGE: India and Kuwait ended up on seven points but the latter topped Group A on better goal average. Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF/Twitter Sunil Chhetri worked his magic but India had to split......

4000 sports grounds to be constructed across J & K

Jammu and Kashmir government has embarked upon an ambitious project to construct more than 4000 sports grounds in as many panchayat and community blocks in the state. Under the flagship Panchayat......

India fail Syrian 'test', lose 0-1

Defending champions India sans star striker Baichung Bhutia failed to impress as they went down 0-1 to Syria in their inconsequential last round-robin match of the Nehru Cup international football......