UCC, 'One Nation, One Election' to be implemented in next term: Amit ShahIn a wide-ranging interview with PTI, Shah said the Modi govt in its next term will also implement 'One Nation, One Election' as the time h...
26 May, 2024, 09.47 PM IST
BJP manifesto 2024: Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented, says party in poll pitchBefore the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the largest party in the ruling alliance, unveiled its highly antici...
14 Apr, 2024, 11.12 AM IST
One nation, one election: Former President Kovind panel set to submit report before Lok Sabha pollsThe panel's next meeting is scheduled for February 10 and, before that, it may hold consultations with some more legal luminaries and polit...
30 Jan, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
India gets elected to the Governing Council of UNIDROIT with big supportTo be elected to the Governing Council, 21 votes were required. India will be a member of the Governing Council for the period 2024-28.
15 Dec, 2023, 07.51 AM IST
Factbox: What are Europe's landmark AI regulations?They will thrash out details in the coming weeks that could alter the final legislation, which is expected to go into force early next year...
09 Dec, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Reservations are there all over India, you have to give: Mohammad Azharuddin on BJP manifestoBJP in its manifesto said that it will remove unconstitutional religion-based reservations and provide this to OBCs, SCs and STs. "Every pa...
19 Nov, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
View: Collecting just the right amount of tax is paramountThe fact that even a strong government can make a retreat bodes well for India's investment climate and the larger national interest. Corpo...
08 Aug, 2021, 11.43 PM IST
After Kerala, Punjab says GST needs a fresh lookFalling goods and services tax collections seems to be driving a wedge between states and the Centre.
04 Oct, 2019, 10.25 AM IST
View: Simultaneous Parliament and assembly elections- Neat for polling, messy for democracyAll distractions from governance would be avoided by holding simultaneous elections.
19 Jun, 2019, 03.47 PM IST
Simultaneous national and state elections: A look at what could work and what may notPM Narendra Modi has repeatedly advocated returning to the simultaneous national and state elections that prevailed in India till 1967.
30 Sep, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
Law panel seeks public views on uniform code, triple talaqIn an accompanying questionnaire, the Commission has asked whether the existing personal laws and customary practices need codification and...
07 Oct, 2016, 06.33 PM IST
GST a legislative accomplishment by Narendra Modi: US expertThe GST will levy a tax on the value-added at each stage of production, but it will also provide for offsetting tax credits for every purch...
19 Aug, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
GST certainly doable in 2016; in constant touch with Congress: FM Arun Jaitley"I hope that in the next session (of Parliament), the GST (Goods and Services Tax) will make headway," Jaitley said.
28 Dec, 2015, 07.57 PM IST
India wins re-election to UN Commission on International Trade LawIndia would continue to play a constructive role in the UNCITRAL which is recognised as the core legal body of the United Nations.
10 Nov, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
Committee of ministers to work on designing the contours of an environment regulatorInitially, the Court had ordered that the regulator be in place by March 31, given that elections were due, the deadline was extended.
05 Sep, 2014, 01.41 AM IST
No agreement on food security better than a bad one, says Anand SharmaAnand Sharma said New Delhi would prefer "no agreement" over a bad one, thus raising the risk for collapse of the WTO talks here.
06 Dec, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
ET Awards' Agenda for Renewal 2011: Good governance would be worth a trillion dollars, says Anil K GuptaGiven good governance, India could easily overtake China to become the world’s fastest-growing economy; by 2020, it could become the world’...
25 Nov, 2011, 10.19 AM IST