Pawan Kalyan to be Andhra dy CM; Naidu's son gets IT

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday designated Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan as deputy chief minister. IMAGE: Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan greets Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.......

SC likely to pass order on interim bail to Kejriwal on Friday

The Supreme Court will deliver its order on granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam on May 10. IMAGE:......

Ex-Delhi Cong chief Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP

Former Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday along with a few other leaders, including former MLAs Raj Kumar Chauhan, Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb......

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED attaches assets of accused worth Rs 205 cr

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it attached assets worth over Rs 205 crore of retired IAS officer Anil Tuteja, the Raipur mayor's brother and a former excise department special......

Why Petroleum Products Are Not Under GST

Adding petrol and diesel to GST was a challenging task due to their significant role as revenue generators for both the central and state governments. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters......

OMC shares sink up to 6% on fuel price cut

Investors shunned shares of oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Friday as they feared that the government’s decision to cut retail prices of petrol and diesel could hurt the companies’......

'Rs 1.7 trillion may be GST average collection next FY'

'We crossed Rs 1.7 trillion in three months this financial year.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal tells......

FY24 direct tax to GDP ratio may be highest since FY01

On the back of robust tax collection, the ratio of direct taxes to gross domestic product (GDP) this financial year is likely to be the highest in this century so far. Photograph: Kind courtesy......