(PTI) Proper implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India can be worked upon and is not an “unfixable problem”, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said, reiterating that demonetisation was “not a well-planned, well thought-out” move. With the Modi government bringing in ambitious reforms like GST and demonetisation, Rajan said it would be good if such measures were better implemented. “On the Goods and Services Tax, we will figure it out eventually. It will be nice if we could implement much better than we do. But it’s (GST) not an unfixable problem. We can work on it. I…
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(PTI) Police in Uttar Pradesh today registered an FIR against ruling BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the alleged gangrape of a minor girl in Unnao, hours after the government said it would hand over investigation into the case to the CBI. Till the premier investigating agency takes over, the local police will continue with the probe, Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar said. The letter for handing over the probe to the CBI for maintaining total transparency in the case will be sent today, he told reporters. The decision on whether to arrest the accused MLA will be taken…
(HT) In a bid to quicken the award of licences, the Cabinet on Wednesday allowed ministers of finance and petroleum to award oil and gas blocks to winners in the ongoing auction, bids for which are due on May 2. Till now, only the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister had the powers to approve the award of a block or area for the exploration and production of oil and gas. “In line with the government’s initiative of ease of doing business, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for delegating the powers to minister…
An Indian Consortium consisting of IOCL, BPCL and HPCL and Saudi Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here today to jointly develop and build an integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex, Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (RRPCL) in the State of Maharashtra. Saudi Aramco may also seek to include a strategic partner to co-invest in the project. The strategic partnership brings together crude supply, resources, technologies, experience and expertise of these multiple oil companies with an established commercial presence around the world. A pre-feasibility study for the refinery has been completed, and the parties are now finalising the project’s overall configuration.…
(PTI) The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the “first among equals” and occupies a unique position having the “exclusive prerogative” to allocate cases and set up benches to hear cases, the Supreme Court ruled today. The verdict assumed significance as it came in the backdrop of the January 12 unprecedented press conference of senior-most judges including Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph raising the issue of improper allocation of cases. Significantly, senior advocate and former law minister Shanti Bhushan has also recently filed a PIL seeking clarification on the administrative authority of the CJI…
(PTI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today said the BJP is dangerous for society as it conspires to polarise votes on communal lines. He also alleged that farmers are committing suicides, youth are hunting jobs and traders are facing problems under the BJP government. “BJP is dangerous for society…this party conspires to polarise the votes on communal lines besides creating rifts in society and diverting attention from development issues,” Yadav told partymen in a meeting at the party headquarters here. The SP chief said if all remained united they will be able to effectively stop the saffron party in the 2019 Lok…
(AU) इंटरनेशनल मार्केट में कच्चे तेल की कीमतें 71 डॉलर प्रति बैरल के पार जाने के बीच केंद्र सरकार ने तेल मार्केटिंग कंपनियों से पेट्रोल-डीजल की कीमतों में एक रुपये प्रति लीटर खुद वहन करने के लिए कहा है। पेट्रोल, डीजल पर एक्साइज ड्यूटी कटौती को लेकर सरकार ने कुछ नहीं कहा है। मिलेगी थोड़ी सी राहत सरकार के इस कदम से आम आदमी को थोड़ी सी राहत मिलने के आसार हैं। ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि पेट्रोल-डीजल की कीमतें इस वक्त पिछले 4.5 साल के सबसे उच्चतम स्तर पर हैं। इसमें अभी राहत मिलने की संभावना भी कम है, क्योंकि कच्चे तेल के दाम लगातार बढ़ते जा…
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that real education must help to build the character, capacity, calibre and conduct. He was addressing the Annual Convocation 2018 of the Birla Institute of Management and Technology, in Noida, UP today. The Vice President said that India’s very young human resource capital is our greatest wealth and the country must be able to effectively harness nation’s demographic dividend. He further said that this is rich human potential can turn into a force multiplier only when the youngsters acquire adequate skills and expertise in tune with the requirements of various…
(Hindustan) प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने विधायक से कॉन-कॉल में उन्हें जनसेवा के मंत्र दिए। उन्होंने कहा कि विधायक व अन्य जनप्रतिनिधि किसानों को आय दूनी करने के लिए जरूरी जानकारियां दें। उन्हें जागरूक करें। दलित बस्तियों में प्रवास करें। उनकी समस्याएं हल कराएं। क्षेत्र में पदयात्रा निकाल कर लोगों को कल्याणकारी योजनाओं की जानकारी दें। मोदी कॉन-कॉल में विधायकों-सांसदों से बात कर रहे थे, जिसमें सिद्धार्थनगर की इटवा सीट से भाजपा विधायक डॉ. सतीश द्विवेदी को उनसे बात करने का मौका मिला। विधायक सतीश द्विवेदी से मोदी ने कहा कि जिन गांवों में दलितों की आबादी 50 फीसदी से ज्यादा…
In line with the Government initiative of ease of doing business, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for delegating the powers to Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Finance Minister to award the Blocks/Contract Areas to successful bidders under Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) after International Competitive Bidding (ICB) based on the recommendations of Empowered Committee of Secretaries (ECS). Under HELP, Blocks are to be awarded twice in a year. Therefore, this delegation of powers will expedite the decision making process on awarding blocks and give a boost to the…