Delhi is set to get its third woman chief minister, after Congress' Sheila Dikshit and Bharatiya Janata Party's Sushma Swaraj, as Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi has been chosen to succeed Arvind......
Terming Naxals the biggest human rights violators, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said security forces have been carrying out 'offensive operations' instead of defensive against the......
'Don't be surprised if the Census forms come with a caste box.''I will be surprised if it doesn't. It will be a point conceded to Rahul Gandhi and his allies,' asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: People......
The Bihar government on Friday transferred 22 IAS, 79 IPS and 45 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers. IMAGE: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar......
Several BJP-backed state governments have unveiled schemes targeting the poor, women, farmers and students, following the party's setback in the Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Rajasthan Chief Minister......
Of the two rate structures on the table, one suggests tax slabs of 8 per cent, 16 per cent, and 24 per cent.The other proposes tax slabs at 9 per cent, 18 per cent, and 27 per cent. Illustration:......
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......
Term life insurance policies, and senior citizens' health insurance premium are likely to be exempted from GST as most members of a state ministerial panel favoured cutting taxes to benefit the......
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,......
Highlights of the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Standard deduction in new tax regime......