Inter-state Council

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council in Kolkata tomorrow where issues like security along the inter-state borders, smuggling along the India-Bangladesh border,

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged southern states to explore joint solution for river water sharing issues.

The Inter-State Council, which works to promote and support cooperative federalism in the country, has been reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as chairman and chief ministers of all states and six Union ministers as members.

Acting on complaints by Andhra Pradesh, management boards of Godavari and Krishna on Saturday directed the Telangana government not to go ahead with new projects across the respective inter-state rivers till the proposals were appraised and sanction obtained from the top council of the two states.

The Inter-State Council, which is mandated to investigate and advise on disputes between states, has been reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairman and six Union ministers and all chief ministers as members.

The e-way bill introduced under the GST regime will apply to inter-state transportation of goods worth over Rs 50,000 through road

GST Council has recommended the introduction of e-way bill for inter-State movement of goods across the country from April 1

A day-long meeting of the powerful GST council to revisit compliance rules for businesses and make what have been described as "structural changes" in the new national tax regime, has concluded. The review comes after feedback and complaints from businesses and amid criticism from the opposition over the way GST has been implemented. The focus toda...

Days after the Inter-State Council meeting, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he was not allowed to carry his mobile phone inside the meeting venue and was asked to keep it outside.

With the Centre indicted by the Supreme Court for wrongly orchestrating the removal of Congress governments in both Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, several chief ministers used a weekend meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ask that his government respect and promote the cooperative federalism that he pledges repeatedly. The Inter-S...

A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pitched for abolishing the Governor's post, MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav today demanded that the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Councils be removed as these are a "total waste of hard-earned public money".

DMK president M Karunanidhi today faulted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for not personally attending the 11th Inter-State Council meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it did not augur well for the state's welfare.

The Narendra Modi government on Saturday assured all states that it wants to promote federalism in India, saying the country will progress well only if the Centre and states work as a "Team India".

In the backdrop of reports claiming some persons from Kerala joining certain banned terrorist outfits abroad, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today asked the Centre to offer more support and assistance for collection of intelligence in this regard.

Highlighting the debt burden, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today sought formation of a committee headed by the Union Finance Minister to look into the issue of waiver and restructuring of the outstanding loan of the states.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council in Kolkata tomorrow where issues like security along the inter-state borders, smuggling along the India-Bangladesh border,

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged southern states to explore joint solution for river water sharing issues.

The Inter-State Council, which works to promote and support cooperative federalism in the country, has been reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as chairman and chief ministers of all states and six Union ministers as members.

Acting on complaints by Andhra Pradesh, management boards of Godavari and Krishna on Saturday directed the Telangana government not to go ahead with new projects across the respective inter-state rivers till the proposals were appraised and sanction obtained from the top council of the two states.

The Inter-State Council, which is mandated to investigate and advise on disputes between states, has been reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairman and six Union ministers and all chief ministers as members.

The e-way bill introduced under the GST regime will apply to inter-state transportation of goods worth over Rs 50,000 through road

GST Council has recommended the introduction of e-way bill for inter-State movement of goods across the country from April 1

A day-long meeting of the powerful GST council to revisit compliance rules for businesses and make what have been described as "structural changes" in the new national tax regime, has concluded. The review comes after feedback and complaints from businesses and amid criticism from the opposition over the way GST has been implemented. The focus toda...

Days after the Inter-State Council meeting, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he was not allowed to carry his mobile phone inside the meeting venue and was asked to keep it outside.

With the Centre indicted by the Supreme Court for wrongly orchestrating the removal of Congress governments in both Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, several chief ministers used a weekend meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ask that his government respect and promote the cooperative federalism that he pledges repeatedly. The Inter-S...

A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pitched for abolishing the Governor's post, MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav today demanded that the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Councils be removed as these are a "total waste of hard-earned public money".

DMK president M Karunanidhi today faulted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for not personally attending the 11th Inter-State Council meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it did not augur well for the state's welfare.

The Narendra Modi government on Saturday assured all states that it wants to promote federalism in India, saying the country will progress well only if the Centre and states work as a "Team India".

In the backdrop of reports claiming some persons from Kerala joining certain banned terrorist outfits abroad, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today asked the Centre to offer more support and assistance for collection of intelligence in this regard.

Highlighting the debt burden, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today sought formation of a committee headed by the Union Finance Minister to look into the issue of waiver and restructuring of the outstanding loan of the states.