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Sitaram Yechury Won't Get Third Term In Rajya Sabha, Say Sources
Senior CPM leader Sitaram Yechury will not get a third term in the Rajya Sabha, his party has decided, sources told NDTV. The CPM's central committee, the party's highest executive body, met in Delhi over three days and voted against sending Mr Yechury to the upper house with the help of the Congress.
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President Election A Fight Against Narrow-Minded Communal Vision, Says Sonia Gandhi
Presenting Meira Kumar and Gopalkrishna Gandhi before lawmakers, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said the presidential poll is a fight against "narrow-minded communal vision". The interaction between the opposition lawmakers and the candidates for president and vice president's post took place on Sunday evening - hours before today's Presiden...
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He Tried To Force Open Plane Exit Mid-Air, Sent For Mental Assessment
A little before 10 pm on Monday, passengers in an AirAsia flight were horrified to see a man suddenly leaping up and trying to wrench open the emergency door while the plane was still mid-air, preparing to land at Jharkhand's Ranchi.
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Rahul Gandhi Didn't Want To Ask This. Sitaram Yechury Did It Instead
When senior Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav talked of raising the farmer unrest in the country to corner the Modi government at Tuesday's meeting of Opposition parties, many leaders present wanted to know whether Mr Yadav was speaking for himself or for his party, which is led by Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has recently been seen...
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On Flight To Ranchi, A Passenger Tried Opening Exit Door Before Landing
Passengers on board an AirAsia flight from Delhi to Ranchi had a close shave with disaster and went through some tense moments when a disruptive passenger tried to open the emergency door while the plane was in air.
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Opposition Parties Not Sure If Sharad Yadav's Views Reflect JDU's
When Janata Dal-United or JDU parliamentarian Sharad Yadav spoke about raising the issue of farmers protest to corner the Narendra Modi government at a meeting of the opposition parties on Tuesday, many opposition lawmakers had one question - Was Mr Yadav articulating his own views or his party's?
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Veg-Only For Economy Fliers In India 'To Cut Wastage', Says Air India
Economy passengers of Air India's domestic flights will find "on board meals a strictly vegetarian affair" as the airline decided to serve only vegetarian meals for economy fliers.
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Hours Before Launch, Here's What's Happening At The GST's Nerve Centre
The silence inside the headquarters of Goods and Services Tax Network or GSTN, housed on the fourth floor of an imposing glass building aptly named World Mark I right next to Delhi's international airport, is misleading.
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4 Days Before Midnight GST Launch, Opposition Parties Consider No-Show
Main opposition party the Congress is not quite sure yet whether it will participate in the midnight launch in Parliament House this Friday of the India's biggest ever tax reform the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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Our System Will Be Glitch Free, Says GST Network Chairman Nabin Kumar
As India gets ready to roll out its most ambitious tax system - the Goods and Services Tax or GST - to replace a maze of indirect taxes with an online-based system in less than 10 days, the attention is turning to the IT system that will have to handle tax returns filed by 8 million businesses.
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GST Rates Revised: Movie Tickets, Insulin Will Be Cheaper
Weeks before India ushers in the goods and services tax or Goods and Services Tax or GST regime - billed as the biggest tax reform to create a uniform Indian market - the powerful GST council cut tax rates for 66 items.
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Scientists Want GM Mustard To Be Given Go Ahead For Commercial Production
On World Environment Day on Monday, top government scientists came together to demand a commercial go ahead for genetically modified or GM mustard.
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Major Confrontation If Air India Sold, Warns RSS-Linked Labour Union
The NDA government's plan to go for a strategic sale of ailing Air India is likely to face some turbulence. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or BMS, the trade union affiliated with the RSS has "warned" the government of a "major confrontation" if it goes ahead with policy think tank NITI Aayog's suggestion to exit the airline business.
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Rift In BJD Seen To Widen As Jay Panda's Family Firm Goes To Court Against Odisha Government
Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Baijayant Panda, better known as Jay Panda, seems on collision course with his one-time mentor and party chief Naveen Patnaik, who is also Odisha Chief Minister.
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Employment Generation Is PM Modi's Top Priority, Says Minister
From the Opposition to the government's own data, one consistent criticism against the Modi government has been that it has failed to create jobs in good numbers.
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Sitaram Yechury Won't Get Third Term In Rajya Sabha, Say Sources
Senior CPM leader Sitaram Yechury will not get a third term in the Rajya Sabha, his party has decided, sources told NDTV. The CPM's central committee, the party's highest executive body, met in Delhi over three days and voted against sending Mr Yechury to the upper house with the help of the Congress.
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President Election A Fight Against Narrow-Minded Communal Vision, Says Sonia Gandhi
Presenting Meira Kumar and Gopalkrishna Gandhi before lawmakers, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said the presidential poll is a fight against "narrow-minded communal vision". The interaction between the opposition lawmakers and the candidates for president and vice president's post took place on Sunday evening - hours before today's Presiden...
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He Tried To Force Open Plane Exit Mid-Air, Sent For Mental Assessment
A little before 10 pm on Monday, passengers in an AirAsia flight were horrified to see a man suddenly leaping up and trying to wrench open the emergency door while the plane was still mid-air, preparing to land at Jharkhand's Ranchi.
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Rahul Gandhi Didn't Want To Ask This. Sitaram Yechury Did It Instead
When senior Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav talked of raising the farmer unrest in the country to corner the Modi government at Tuesday's meeting of Opposition parties, many leaders present wanted to know whether Mr Yadav was speaking for himself or for his party, which is led by Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has recently been seen...
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On Flight To Ranchi, A Passenger Tried Opening Exit Door Before Landing
Passengers on board an AirAsia flight from Delhi to Ranchi had a close shave with disaster and went through some tense moments when a disruptive passenger tried to open the emergency door while the plane was in air.
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Opposition Parties Not Sure If Sharad Yadav's Views Reflect JDU's
When Janata Dal-United or JDU parliamentarian Sharad Yadav spoke about raising the issue of farmers protest to corner the Narendra Modi government at a meeting of the opposition parties on Tuesday, many opposition lawmakers had one question - Was Mr Yadav articulating his own views or his party's?
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Veg-Only For Economy Fliers In India 'To Cut Wastage', Says Air India
Economy passengers of Air India's domestic flights will find "on board meals a strictly vegetarian affair" as the airline decided to serve only vegetarian meals for economy fliers.
-
Hours Before Launch, Here's What's Happening At The GST's Nerve Centre
The silence inside the headquarters of Goods and Services Tax Network or GSTN, housed on the fourth floor of an imposing glass building aptly named World Mark I right next to Delhi's international airport, is misleading.
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4 Days Before Midnight GST Launch, Opposition Parties Consider No-Show
Main opposition party the Congress is not quite sure yet whether it will participate in the midnight launch in Parliament House this Friday of the India's biggest ever tax reform the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
-
Our System Will Be Glitch Free, Says GST Network Chairman Nabin Kumar
As India gets ready to roll out its most ambitious tax system - the Goods and Services Tax or GST - to replace a maze of indirect taxes with an online-based system in less than 10 days, the attention is turning to the IT system that will have to handle tax returns filed by 8 million businesses.
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GST Rates Revised: Movie Tickets, Insulin Will Be Cheaper
Weeks before India ushers in the goods and services tax or Goods and Services Tax or GST regime - billed as the biggest tax reform to create a uniform Indian market - the powerful GST council cut tax rates for 66 items.
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Scientists Want GM Mustard To Be Given Go Ahead For Commercial Production
On World Environment Day on Monday, top government scientists came together to demand a commercial go ahead for genetically modified or GM mustard.
-
Major Confrontation If Air India Sold, Warns RSS-Linked Labour Union
The NDA government's plan to go for a strategic sale of ailing Air India is likely to face some turbulence. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or BMS, the trade union affiliated with the RSS has "warned" the government of a "major confrontation" if it goes ahead with policy think tank NITI Aayog's suggestion to exit the airline business.
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Rift In BJD Seen To Widen As Jay Panda's Family Firm Goes To Court Against Odisha Government
Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Baijayant Panda, better known as Jay Panda, seems on collision course with his one-time mentor and party chief Naveen Patnaik, who is also Odisha Chief Minister.
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Employment Generation Is PM Modi's Top Priority, Says Minister
From the Opposition to the government's own data, one consistent criticism against the Modi government has been that it has failed to create jobs in good numbers.
