New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday hit back at BJP chief J P Nadda over his swipe at Rahul Gandhi and asked why the BJP brought up Pakistan every time there was an election in the country. Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said it seems the BJP chief has decided to contest elections in Pakistan and … Read more
New Delhi: The government aims to catapult India to among the top 10 countries in World Bank‘s ease of doing business rankings with the comprehensive labour reforms which are likely to be completed after Parliament approves three draft codes in the ongoing session, a senior official said on Tuesday. Under the labour reforms, the Centre … Read more
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Sunday passed two key farm bills amid a bedlam as opposition members charged towards the podium of the presiding officer, flung the rule book at him, tore official papers and heckled him over their demand for a division of vote. The Upper House, which witnessed a brief adjournment due to … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday defended ordinance to amend the tax laws saying it was needed to provide immediate relief to taxpayers from statutory compliances in wake of Covid19 pandemic. “There was an urgent need to give relief to the taxpayers… amendments in the clauses was needed to extend compliance dates, waive or defer … Read more
New Delhi: India has proposed to cap the surcharge levied on the dividend income of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) that use a trust structure at 15% against 25-37% charged now, offering them significant relief after the row that broke out over the so-called super-rich tax last year. FPIs that operate as trusts now face a … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has recommended that the Monsoon Session of Parliament be held from September 14 to October 1, sources said on Tuesday. According to them, there will be in total 18 sittings and its dates will be notified later in the day. Hectic preparations are underway for the Monsoon … Read more