What Puja Is Nirmalaji Performing?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 48th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council in New Delhi on Saturday. The FM then flew to Chennai on Sunday to inaugurate Nandavanam, the......

Munambam: The Politics Of Waqf Land

The specter of how the Munambam issue was exploited during the November by-elections is proof of the price Kerala is paying for its emergent politics.Controversies become the stuff of slow-burn and......

Political parties won't be taxed on old notes deposits, conditions apply

The government on Friday said political parties depositing old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in their accounts will be exempt from income tax provided the donations taken are below Rs 20,000 per......

Govt to introduce 16 bills, but election results likely to cast shadow on winter session

The results of the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are likely to play out during the winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday. The government plans to introduce 16 bills......

Will GST Council cut taxes on insurance premium?

The GST rate is also proposed to be cut on food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato, to 5 per cent from the current 18 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The GST Council, in......

Consensus eludes GoM on GST rate rationalisation, over 100 items discussed

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on goods and services tax (GST) rate rationalisation, which convened in Goa on Wednesday, reviewed the GST rates for over 100 items, including textiles, handloom goods,......

India's exports marginally up; trade deficit narrows

Snapping th$e two-month slide, the country's merchandise exports rose marginally by 0.5 per cent to $34.58 billion in September while the trade deficit narrowed to a five-month low at $20.78......

Govt's plan to let ED share info with GSTN irks opposition ruled states

Several opposition ruled states expressed concern over Centre's decision to allow enforcement directorate (ED) to share information with GST Network, with finance minister of AAP-ruled Punjab......

Sports Shorts: Cuest Advani wins 17th world title

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Pankaj Advani. Photograph: PTI Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched his 17th world title on Sunday after he......

'Getting an Olympic medal in athletics is my one-point agenda'

'We keep climbing one step and slipping three. In 2004, our relay team was 7th in the world. Then we slipped from there. Otherwise, today our 4x400 metres relay team would have been gearing for a......