Senior leaders within the Congress now say the party could accommodate the government's argument that the GST rate cannot be stipulated within the Constitution.
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
Currently the average expected time of arrival for Ola vehicles is five minutes.
The opposition, while not directly stalling Parliament, will insist all legislation goes to standing committees, delaying implementation.
The ruling party has indicated willingness to discuss opposition-sponsored motions on 'intolerance'; Jaitley has also shown willingness to accommodate concerns on GST
Amit Shah's formal leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party might have its days numbered, given the range of resentment now coming forth against him.
Most, save Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu, were silent on Bihar polls; it was business as usual for the PM.
As long as he enjoys the PM's blessings, the BJP president's position is safe.
The BJP's defeat in Bihar dents its hopes of improving its RS tally but the grand alliance victory could also present the first signs of tension when five JD-U members retire next year.
The Centre had decided to spend Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion).
The party is counting on women voters and caste calculus, among others, to swing the crucial polls in its favour
The Bharatiya Janata Party claims it has over six lakh committed workers in Bihar, a team of 10 deployed for each of the 62,200 polling booths.
Predatory pricing petitions against Ola, Uber were filed from across cities.
Estimates by retail consultancy Technopak suggest that direct subsidy to consumers because of e-commerce this year would be over Rs 12,000 crore.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's vision document for Bihar promises to shower freebies on all sections of society if comes to power.
Digital India was the flavour of the PM's recent Silicon Valley visit.
Grand alliance leaders accuse their rivals of having engineered electoral tactics to confuse its voters.
Archis Mohan & Satyavrat Mishra take a look at the silent strategists in the two rival alliances
Alipay payment service is about bringing the world's consumers and businesses together.
In August, RBI allowed 11 business houses to start a payments bank.
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