Simultaneous polls could save Rs 7 lakh crore: Joint parliamentary panel chiefHolding Lok Sabha and state assembly polls together could save India Rs 7 lakh crore. This significant saving can be channeled into develop...
20 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
Income tax refund rules change from April 2026: Check these 2 important updates for Tax Year 2026-27Two significant changes to income tax refund rules are effective from April 1, 2026, impacting Tax Year 2026-27. The Finance Act 2026 clari...
29 Apr, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
'Congress-abuse address': Jairam Ramesh hits out at PM ModiCongress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national address, calling it a 'distress address'. The party challenged the PM to bring...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.06 PM IST
Modi calls GST Good and Simple tax: 11 things prime minister said about India's landmark taxIn the making since 2000, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) got a big endorsement from PM Modi, who called it India's biggest move since Ind...
01 Jul, 2017, 12.11 AM IST
GST debate live: Congress terms Bill a baby stepFor GST, 7 hours have been allotted for today's debate, with union minister Arun Jaitley putting his argument first for this reform.
29 Mar, 2017, 07.08 PM IST
Government may table GST Bills in Parliament tomorrowThe Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha is likely to meet tomorrow to decide on the duration of discussion on the Bills, the sourc...
26 Mar, 2017, 02.34 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may reach out to Congress for GST passageJaitley is likely to court senior leadership of Congress, whose opposition to certain clauses in GST Bill has remained stumbling block in p...
05 Jul, 2016, 07.57 PM IST
GST Bill: Government will again try to convince Opposition, says Venkaiah NaiduThe GST Bill was passed by Lok Sabha in May and is pending ratification by Rajya Sabha where the ruling NDA does not have a majority.
21 Apr, 2016, 03.50 PM IST
Venkaiah Naidu hopeful of clearing GST in Budget SessionUnion Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today expressed hope that the GST bill will be passed in the Budget Session of Parlia...
09 Jan, 2016, 09.05 PM IST
CPI(M) blames government for GST logjamCPI(M) today blamed the government for Parliamentary logjam which was stalling the GST bill, claiming a section of the ruling dispensation ...
15 Dec, 2015, 05.20 PM IST
Stand off in Parliament not linked to GST bill : Ashwani Kumar, CongressCongress Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson Ashwani Kumar has said that the ongoing stand off in Parliament, 'is not linked to the GST bil...
12 Dec, 2015, 02.26 AM IST
Winter Session schedule to be decided after Bihar polls: Venkaiah NaiduThe Centre will try to impress upon the opposition the need to have important legislations passed in Parliament, he said, naming GST bill, ...
04 Nov, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
Government may advance Parliamentary session if GST consensus reached: Venkaiah NaiduGovernment is willing to advance the Winter session of Parliament to pass the GST Bill if a consensus is reached among political parties.
12 Sep, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
Congress red-flags government attempt to call special session of ParliamentThe party made it clear that on the GST bill, its support would depend on the government accepting the party’s proposed amendments.
09 Sep, 2015, 03.21 AM IST
Government decision on extended Parliament session likely this week: M Venkaiah NaiduNaidu said the government is keen to go in for extended session but the decision would be taken after completing consultation with the oppo...
07 Sep, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Govt urges opposition to cooperate on GST, non-commital on calling special session of parliamentHome Minister Rajnath Singh said when the GST Bill is passed in Parliament, the country's economy will get a boost.
06 Sep, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
DTC bill to be introduced in monsoon session: P ChidambaramP Chidambaram today said official amendments to the DTC bill will be introduced towards the end of Monsoon session of Parliament starting A...
16 Jul, 2013, 02.32 PM IST