(PTI) After two days of discussion, the Maharashtra Assembly on Monday unanimously cleared the Goods and Services Tax (GST) ratification bill, paving the way for a uniform tax rates for goods and services across India from July 1. The bill will now be sent to the legislative council for approval and is expected to get the upper house’s nod on Monday itself. State finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said the new tax regime would help strengthen Maharashtra’s economy and would also eliminate the tax terrorism being faced by the common people. Mungantiwar claimed that the state’s economy was strong enough to…
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(PTI) Triple talaq is inhumane, unconstitutional and a tool to exploit women and hence must go, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said. “The arguments during the triple talaq issue hearing in the Supreme Court makes it clear that such a practice is not justified under Shariat law,” Rawat told PTI. Women constitute one half of society and this section is being “exploited”, he said, adding that the practice must end forever. Saying that triple talaq was neither humane nor constitutional, the chief minister said, “It (triple talaq) can’t be supported because it is against humanity. It is nothing but cruelty…
(PTI) Oil Ministry may block any attempt by state-owned GAIL, IOC, ONGC and BPCL to buy 10 per cent stake of France’s GDF International in Petronet LNG Ltd as it is keen to keep the liquefied natural gas importer a private limited company. GDF, a unit of French energy giant Engie SA, has written to sell its entire stake in Petronet to the company’s principal promoters — gas utility GAIL India Ltd, explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and refiners Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL). At present, the four companies hold 49.99 per cent stake…
(PTI) The Election Commission has told a parliamentary committee that it does not support state funding of elections but instead seeks “radical” reforms in the way funds are spent by political parties. State funding of polls imply the government providing funds to parties and candidates to fight elections, replacing the existing system of ploughing in private or party funds for the job.”The Election Commission is not in favour of state funding as it will not be able to prohibit or check candidates’ own expenditures or expenditures of others over and above that which is provided by the state (government). “The Election…
(DJ) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ रविवार सुबह मोरादाबाद पहुंचे। यहां एक कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत वो दिव्यांगों को उपकरण बांटे। मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ रतूपुरा में दिव्यांगों को उपकरण वितरित करने के लिए 9:40 बजे मूंढापांडे हवाई पट्टी पहुंचे। इसके साथ ही उन्होंने समाजवादी पार्टी और बसपा का नाम तो नहीं लिया लेकिन उन पर निशाना साधने से नहीं पीछे हटे। उन्होंने कहा कि प्रदेश में 15 साल से गंदगी थी, साफ करने में समय तो लगेगा और अब प्रदेश में कानून का राज होगा। कार्यक्रम की शुरुआत उन्होंने भारत माता की जय और वंदेमातरम से की। बोले, आजादी के बाद पहली बार किसी सरकार…
(DJ) मंत्री पद से बर्खास्त कपिल मिश्र का आम आदमी पार्टी (AAP) और उनके नेताओं पर आरोप लगाने का सिलसिला जारी है। इस कड़ी में रविवार को एक बार फिर पत्रकार वार्ता कर कपिल मिश्रा ने एलान किया कि आज से अरविंद केजरीवाल के खिलाफ आंदोलन शुरू किया जा रहा है। वहीं, कपिल मिश्रा ने अरविंद केजरीवाल से आठ सवालों के साथ 400 करोड़ रुपये के घोटाले का भी जिक्र किया है। मोबाइल नंबर जारी किया है कि इस पर लोग समर्थन देने के लिए कॉल करें। इंडिया अगेंस्ट करप्शन के पुराने लोग आज मेरे साथ आ रहे हैं। उन्होंने कहा…
(ET) BJP president Amit Shah today exuded confidence that his party will win the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with even bigger mandate than what it got in 2014. Praising the Narendra Modi government, he said it has send out a positive message to people that the BJP-led regime was decisive. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as most popular leader of the country after country’s Independence, there is no doubt in this,” he told reporters during a press conference. With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, he is on a 110- day country-wide tour, which began in Jammu…
(AU) उत्तरी कश्मीर के कुपवाड़ा जिले में सेना ने शनिवार को घुसपैठ की कोशिश को नाकाम कर दिया। इस दौरान दो आतंकी ढेर किए गए जबकि सेना के दो जवान भी शहीद हो गए। सूत्रों से प्राप्त जानकारी के मुताबिक कुपवाड़ा जिले से सटी एलओसी के नौगाम सेक्टर में शनिवार को आतंकियों का एक दल घुसपैठ कर रहा था।इसी दौरान सेना ने बड़े पैमाने पर सर्च ऑपरेशन शुरू किया। इलाके में संदिग्ध हलचल दिखने पर जवानों ने आतंकियों को ललकारा, जिस पर आतंकियों ने जवानों पर गोलीबारी शुरू कर दी। जवानों ने आतंकियो को मुंहतोड़ जवाब देते हुए दो आतंकियों…
(DNA) Confronting the conspiracy narrative of Aam Aadmi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Trinamul Congress that the recent Assembly elections, especially in UP, were rigged, the Election Commission on Saturday declared open the challenge to break into its Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). “The EVM Challenge will begin on June 3 onward. Each political party will get a time slot of four hours, during which they will be granted access to EVMs, VVPATs and ballot units for EVM challenge,” announced Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi at a press conference called to demonstrate the robustness and non-tamperability of EVMs and related machines.…
(PTI) With companies indicating a possible rise in prices on the Goods and Services Tax rollout from July 1, the finance ministry today warned India Inc against raising rates arbitrarily in anticipation of the GST. The tax department may invoke the anti-profiteering clause after the mechanism is put in place and may look into balance sheet of companies if they have gained from the GST and whether the benefits have been passed on to consumers. “The machinery for the anti-profiteering authority may not be ready at present but any change in prices will be called into questioned,” Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia…