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BJP says Budget all-inclusive, Oppn terms it as anti-people, mere rhetoric

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hailed the Union Budget as an "all-inclusive" document which reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "farsighted" leadership to make a new India,......

Freebies: Nothing Called A Free Lunch

To help the country emerge as a true welfare State, political parties must put the country's interests first before strategising to win elections and short-term goals, argues Ramesh Menon.......

Meet Mamata's 'ceremonial' finance minister

Analysts have their doubts how much independence she has as finance minister.As Amit Mitra advises the chief minister, day-to-day work is done by the finance secretary and the chief secretary.......

'Waiting for 3rd wave': TMC raps EC over 'delay' in holding Bengal bypolls

Voicing displeasure over the "delay" in holding elections to seven West Bengal assembly seats, crucial for Mamata Banerjee's uninterrupted continuance as the chief minister, the Trinamool Congress......

Amit Mitra likely to step down as Bengal finance minister

Noted economist and senior Trinamool Congress leader Amit Mitra is likely to step down as the West Bengal finance minister and even retire from active politics due to ill health,......

GST Council meet on Dec 31, to discuss rate rationalisation

The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on December 31 and discuss, among other things, report of the panel of state ministers on rate rationalisation. This will......

Why Amit Mitra is important to Mamata

No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of......

Panels set up to review GST exempt list, rate merger

The finance ministry has set up two committees of state finance ministers which would rework rate slabs, review GST exempt items and identify potential evasion sources. Four years after the roll......

GST meets become toxic, consider course correction: Amit Mitra to FM

Stating that GST council meetings have become "almost toxic" with the erosion of trust between the Centre and states, West Bengal minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday urged Union Finance Minister......

It's the Centre not states who don't want GST on fuel

The Centre may not be keen to bring the change because it earns much more from taxes on petrol and diesel. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Many states are open to the idea of petrol and......

When Patriotism Sets In, The Game Suffers A Rout

Just as the umpire's decision is no longer final, what is disdainfully rejected is the age-old dictum that the game should be played and watched in the spirit of the game, sighs Uddalok......

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