(AU) संसद भवन में आयोजित विदाई समारोह में दिए गए अपने अंतिम भाषण में राष्ट्रपति प्रणब मुखर्जी विपक्ष के साथ-साथ सरकार को भी सचेत कर गए। संसदीय कार्यवाही में व्यवधान पर जहां चिंता जता कर विपक्ष को तो बार-बार अध्यादेश का सहारा लेने पर सरकार को नसीहत दी। संसद में चर्चा के गिरते स्तर, बहिष्कार, व्यवधान को देशवासियों के साथ अन्याय बताया और चर्चा के लिए लगातार कम होते समय पर गहरी चिंता जताई। इस दौरान उन्होंने खुद को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की ऊर्जा का मुरीद बताया और पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री इंदिरा गांधी को अपना मेंटर बताया। राष्ट्रपति ने कहा कि…
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(OD) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hails Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) authorities for organising event for Kargil martyrs. On the occasion of 18th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the JNU organised a programme to commemorate India’s glorious victory and to pay homage to the Indian Army and the Kargil martyrs. Addressing the gathering, Pradhan said, “The JNU has set an example in the country for its respect for the Indian Army. I congratulate the JNU VC for organising this kind of historic event. It is a proud day for every citizen of the country.” “Right since Independence there…
(TOI) The impact of the demonetisation drive and the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) will make it tough to deal in cash, leading to greater compliance, digitisation and widening of the tax base, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday. “Net impact of the demonetisation exercise coupled with the GST exercise… will certainly lead to greater compliances, greater digitisation. The first signs of greater digitisation, expansion of the base of direct and indirect taxes are already visible,” Jaitley said in his opening address at Delhi Economics Conclave, a gathering of top economists and
(AU) बिहार में महागठबंधन में जारी खींचतान के बीच मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार और कांग्रेस उपाध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी के बीच तेजस्वी पर लगे भ्रष्टाचार के आरोपों पर चर्चा हुई है। समझा जाता है कि इस बैठक के दौरान नीतीश ने राहुल से साफ कहा है कि सार्वजनिक जीवन में शुचिता और शुद्धता का ख्याल रखना ही होगा। जदयू प्रमुख के इस रुख से साफ है कि तेजस्वी के इस्तीफे की मांग का अध्याय अभी बंद नहीं हुआ है। राजनीतिक रुप से सबसे अहम राहुल से मुलाकात के बाद नीतीश कुमार मौजूदा राष्ट्रपति प्रणब मुखर्जी के लिए आयोजित प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के…
(TOI) In a quiet display of dissent, numerous taxpayers across the country have opted to file their tax returns manually, via snail-mail, rather than get an Aadhaar card. Many others filed their returns online early, prior to June 30, when the Aadhaar linkage was not mandatory. “Technically you should be able to file online even if you don’t have an Aadhaar card, but the e-filing system does not allow it,” said docu filmmaker Rakesh Sharma, who considers the Aadhaar requirement a potential violation of privacy and a possible tool for state surveillance and data mining. The I-T department’s e-filing portal does not accept…
(FE) The government is actively working on cleansing the opaque political funding system in the country through the electoral bond mechanism, finance minister Arun Jaitely said on Saturday. He, however, lamented that no party had come up with a suggestion to make such funding more transparent, even as they resorted to “empty rhetoric”. “For the past 70 years, the Indian democracy has been funded by invisible money, but elected representatives and relevant institutions, including Parliament and the Election Commission, have failed to check such opaque system of political funding,” he said. “I asked political parties, both orally in Parliament and…
(PTI) Finance minister Arun Jaitley will on Friday launch a pension scheme for elderly with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings. It can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme, the finance ministry said in a statement on Thursday. PMVVY is a pension scheme announced by the government exclusively for the senior citizens aged 60 years and above which is available from 4 May 2017 to 3 May 2018. “Scheme provides an assured return of 8% per annum payable monthly (equivalent to…
(AU) यूपी विधानसभा में बुधवार को बजट चर्चा के बाद नेता सदन व मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ के भाषण पर बृहस्पतिवार को समूचा विपक्ष बिफर पड़ा। विपक्ष ने सरकार पर विपक्ष को डराने-धमकाने का आरोप लगाते हुए विधानसभा का बहिष्कार किया। विपक्ष का कहना था कि लगता है सरकार पूरे विपक्ष को जेल में डालना चाहती है। समूचा विपक्ष पहले से ही बहिष्कार की तैयारी करके आया था इसलिए सरकार का पक्ष सुने बगैर और विधानसभा अध्यक्ष हृदय नारायण दीक्षित की अपील की अनसुनी करते हुए सदन से बाहर चला गया। सरकार की ओर से संसदीय कार्यमंत्री सुरेश खन्ना ने आरोपों…
(ET) Union finance minister Arun Jaitley will head a panel that will oversee and speed up Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s acquisition of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Steps will be taken to ensure that the “cultural uniqueness” and “brand identity” of HPCL, India’s third-largest oil refiner, are maintained after ONGC takes over, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefed on Wednesday evening. ET has reviewed the broad points of the briefing. The ONGC-HPCL union will “give enhanced capacity to ONGC to neutralise” global oil price volatility, the committee was told. CCEA accorded “in-principle approval”…
Petroleum Minister chairs meet of apex body on “Roadmap to achieve 10% reduction in import dependency in O&G by 2021-22” Importance of concerted and coordinated efforts by all Ministries, stressed upon Energy Conservation and efficiency, Oil demand substitution, tapping Bio-fuels, waste to wealth etc. highlighted at meeting Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the first meeting of apex body for policy formulation and implementation of ‘Roadmap to achieve target of 10 % reduction in import dependency in oil and gas by 2021-22 under an institutional mechanism ‘Integrated Monitoring and Advisory Council’ (IMAC) which…