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  'Edifice of legislative coming down brick by brick': Jaitley targets judiciary

  Politics | May 11, 2016 21:32 IST

  Finance minister and Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today cautioned legislators against ceding more powers to the judiciary.

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  Congress not trying to block GST bill, has some concerns: Anand Sharma

  April 05, 2016 8:11 IST

  New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma today said the party had some concerns about the Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill but it was not trying to block the proposed tax. Addressing

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  Difficult to accept Congress demand to cap GST rate: Arun Jaitley

  March 17, 2016 12:09 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that ‘it would be difficult to accept the Congress party’s demand to cap Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate in a constitution amendment bill stuck in the Rajya Sabha’.

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  'GST Bill should get Parliament's nod this time'

  India | March 17, 2016 7:28 IST

  New Delhi: Enthused by the passage of bills including real estate, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday expressed confidence that the pending GST bill can also get Parliament's nod in the second part

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  FM Jaitley expresses hope to get GST, Bankruptcy bill passed in Budget session

  March 13, 2016 14:32 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed hope that Goods and Services Tax and Bankruptcy Bills will be passed during the second part of Budget session of Parliament. Speaking at Advancing Asia conference in

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  Government slams Congress for stalling GST Bill in Rajya Sabha

  Politics | February 25, 2016 8:26 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday accused the Congress of stalling the Goods and Services Tax Bill to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi from getting the credit for

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  Budget Session of Parliament set to start on a stormy note

  Politics | February 23, 2016 10:22 IST

  New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament that begins today is set for a stormy start as the opposition Congress said that it would not shy away from raising the JNU issue along with Rohith

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  'Indian industry wants a demand-oriented budget from Arun Jaitley'

  February 05, 2016 11:44 IST

  New Delhi: MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise) sector plays a crucial role in the growth of economies like India.  No country can overlook the demands and aspirations of MSME entrepreneurs if it has to

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  Congress should 'see reason' and help pass GST: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | January 31, 2016 9:51 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hoped the opposition Congress will 'see reason' and will come round to support the passage of Goods and Services Tax (GST) that it has opposed despite being the

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  Economy moving in right direction to achieve 8% growth:FICCI President

  January 25, 2016 12:54 IST

  New Delhi:  Harshavardhan Neotia, the new President of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry), is a man full of optimism. Despite all the challenges that Indian economy is facing presently, Neotia believes

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  'Too much politics' in Rahul Gandhi's speech, students disappointed

  India | January 16, 2016 17:19 IST

  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's address at a management college in Mumbai has been accused of containing ‘too much politics' by the students. They feel that the Congress Vice-President seemed to be trying too hard to

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  GST will be cleared in 15 minutes if govt agrees to our terms: Rahul Gandhi

  Politics | January 17, 2016 9:12 IST

  Mumbai: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said that the Congress party would help pass the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Rajya Sabha "in 15 minutes" provided that the government acceeded to its

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  BJP, PM Modi against GST Bill; not Congress: Jairam Ramesh

  Politics | January 09, 2016 20:31 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Denying allegations that Congress is against the GST Bill, senior leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday claimed that actually BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are opposed to it."The truth is that BJP, Narendra Modi

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  GST Bill: Venkaiah Naidu appeals parties to unite for nation building

  Politics | January 08, 2016 21:57 IST

  Hyderabad: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today hoped that the long-pending GST bill will be passed in Parliament at the earliest, and called on political parties to unite for building prosperous and stable India."I request

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  GST: Naidu meets Sonia, says govt ready for early Budget session

  Politics | January 07, 2016 15:43 IST

  New Delhi: As the deadlock over passage of the Good and Services Tax (GST) Bill continues, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and sought cooperation for the early

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  Cong lacks convincing arguments against GST Bill: Bibek Debroy

  December 28, 2015 11:41 IST

  New Delhi:  Bibek Debroy, the renowned economist who is presently the member of NITI Aayog, is of the opinion that Congress is avoiding a debate on GST Bill in parliament because the party lacks convincing

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  Petroleum products to be out of GST for now: Chief Economic Advisor

  December 27, 2015 20:28 IST

  Kolkata:  Petrol and other petroleum products would not be brought under the GST (Goods and Services Tax) regime for some time after its rollout, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said on Sunday."Constitutionally petrol and other

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  Govt to compensate industry in another way for GST delay: Piyush Goyal

  December 21, 2015 7:55 IST

  Jaipur: On the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill currently stalled in the Rajya Sabha, the government said on Sunday it will "find another way" to bring benefits of the law to

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  Positive signals from Opposition for passage of Bills: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | December 20, 2015 16:19 IST

  Hyderabad: The government has got positive signals from the opposition regarding passage of some important Bills in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today."I think from Monday onwards

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  GST Bill: Why don't you settle differences in BCCI meetings, Rajan Mittal asks Rajeev Shukla

  December 19, 2015 23:03 IST

  New Delhi: With each passing day, industry leaders are sounding more and more exasperated over the failure of the parliament to pass the crucial Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.Rajan Mittal, Vice Chairman and Managing