Terming tax disputes as a scourge of tax-friendly regime, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, presenting the Union Budget for 2016-17, on Monday unveiled a new dispute resolution mechanism to minimise litigation....
The government's announcement that farmers' income would be doubled in the next five years is an "impossible idea", former prime minister and noted economist Manmohan Singh said on Monday....
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday hailed the general budget and said "if the budgets were like annual exams for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then I must say he has passed the exams with flying colours". ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the general budget was "focused on development of agriculture, farmers, women and rural areas"....
Congress on Monday gave notice for a privilege motion against HRD Minister Smriti Irani and created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha for a while shortly before Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stood to present the General Budget 2016-17. Soon after the house met, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan asked Jaitley to present the budget but Congress memb...
The government on Monday described as “unfortunate†a letter written by 34 US lawmakers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over violence against religious minorities in India. “It is unfortunate that these members of Congress while applauding India as a pluralistic society with a longstanding commitment to inclusio...
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has made the opposition’s job a “bit tougher†with his general budget not focused on the affluent of the nation. “By not focusing the benefits of #UnionBudget2016 on the #suitboot people Arun Jaitley has cleverl...
Pakistan and India are engaged in a bitter contest to win over the United States amid the ever-present trust deficit, diplomatic sources said on Sunday. Since the partition in 1947, the two South Asian nations have fought four wars, including one undeclared war and many border skirmishes and military stand-offs, The Nation reported. The Kashmir...
Four days after a VHP leader was murdered in Agra, the city was on Monday gripped by communal tension. ...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his car was attacked in Ludhiana in Punjab. "My car attacked with sticks and stones in Ludhiana. Front glass pane broken. Badals and Congress nervous? They can't break my spirits," he tweeted....
