The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month
States are apprehensive of losing their rights to raise revenue during emergencies.
Jaitley remained steadfast in not caving in to sustained Opposition pressure.
For the government to meet its GST roll-out deadline of April 1, 2017, the states will have to ratify the Bill before Parliament's winter session, starting November.
Breaking a long tradition, the PMO has ensured that specific divisions in each ministry are allocated to junior ministers.
Top Congress sources said they would not hold up the Bill.
Last week, a Rajya Sabha committee had allocated five hours for discussion on GST.
Series of controversies related to Dalit issues have come at a time when the BJP has launched a massive campaign to win back Uttar Pradesh.
In its manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had criticised the Congress-led UPA regime for "policy and decision paralysis".
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The salary hike for government employees is likely to put an additional burden of Rs 24,000 crore on the state excheque.
Though the Cabinet reshuffle on July 5 has a clear stamp of the Prime Minister's Office, the changes have also increased the coherence between the Bharatiya Janata Party, the government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Trying to guess Subramanian Swamy's motives or next step has been a rather difficult exercise for decades, says Archis Mohan
Singling out the Congress as the only opponent to the GST, the government hopes to pass the bill after the altered numbers in the Upper House, reports Archis Mohan.
The BJP wants to win a state where it has been out of power for 15 years. The Congress wants to make its mark in a state where it has been a bit player for nearly 30 years. And the BSP wants to recapture power it lost 5 years ago.
Rajan's departure from the RBI is an end to 'outside interference' in policy making, government insiders feel.
Its current majority of 22,078 votes for the purpose of the presidential elections is considered thin, particularly when BJP might not be able to predict voting behaviour of its allies like Shiv Sena.
On the eve of the Modi government's two years in office, the RSS-linked Bharatiya Mazdoor Sabha leadership met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. After the meeting, the BMS claimed the FM told its delegation 'the government has realised that labour reforms are not essential for industrial growth in the country.'
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