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....
* To reduce multiplicity of taxes and cascading, 13 taxes with collections of less than Rs.50 crore a year abolished * Income tax deptartment will expand e-sahyog to assist small taxpayers...
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio finally broke the jinx and took home his first Academy Award in the Best Actor category for his power-packed performance in "The Revenant" at the Oscars ceremony here....
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday gave relief to small tax payers, nudged the affluent to shell out more while focusing on the rural economy with much higher fiscal outlays, as he presented India's national budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha....
* Services provided by EPFO exempted from service tax * Limited tax compliance window from June 1 - September 30 for declaring undisclosed income at 45 percent including surcharge and penalties...
