The genesis of Swaasth India was during the Pravasi Bharitya Diwas (PBD 2010) in Jaipur.
One of the prime accused of the Mumbai serial train blasts in 2006 may have been involved in the Ahmedabad blasts. The intelligence agencies are trying to track Zulfikar Kagzi, a native of Rajasthan, and Sayyad Sheikh in connection with the Ahmedabad blasts.Kagzi is considered to be an expert in manufacturing bombs by using ammonium nitrate. Both accused were members of the banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India.
India moving in right direction on GST, says Panagariya.
The party's research department is quietly collecting data, facts and figures to puncture the Modi government's claims on the note ban, the goods and services tax, and the economic growth.
Smart City Mission has unleashed an unprecedented enthusiasm and expectations both within and outside the country.
The Council also discussed process to make return filing simpler with just one return to be filed every month.
Karra alleged that the central and state government's policies of "unabated genocide", continued denial of the dangerous ground realities, insensitive and ad hoc approach towards the Kashmir issue and blatant policy of dealing with Kashmiris by way of "oppressive, repressive and suppressive measures" were the other reasons for his resignation.
Goods and Services Tax would usher in an unified indirect tax regime.
The Minister said government is aware that regional language barriers have impeded the e-governance initiatives in rural India.
These have to be passed in this session to meet the September 15 deadline for switching over to the new indirect tax regime, Jaitley said.
Rizvi along with some Mahantas from Ayodhya will also approach the Supreme Court before December 5 with a solution to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
Defying all odds, an 11-year-old football prodigy from an impoverished area of Bhubaneswar has been selected to train at Germany's most iconic club Bayern Munich, as an academy player for two months.
oyous and emotional scenes were witnessed at Thanachimadam village in Tamil Nadu where celebrations broke out on the arrival of 5 fishermen, who had escaped the gallows after spending 3 years in a Sri Lankan prison, with families and friends greeting them.
The Congress said arrogance of the BJP has touched its zenith as it turned 'blind' to farm distress.
Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu also suggested that couples may be allowed to seek police protection from the registrar where marriage is to be performed under the Special Marriage Act.
In a nation divided by many things, the 12-digit unique identity number is holding lives to ransom.
A case against the crew were registered under sections of Maritime Zones Act, Suppression of Unlawful Activities Against Safety of Maritime Act.
The Jan Dhan scheme restricts the scope of life insurance cover to bring down burden on the exchequer.
Facing severe attack in the wake of difficulties thrown up by demonetisation, the government on Thursday night extended till December 15 the facility of using old Rs 500 notes in public utilities
PM urges lawyers to fight cases for the poor for free.
Infrastructure for all-IP next-generation, wireless broadband infrastructure across all the 29 states in India is being laid, says Mukesh.
Tomorrow, we will be celebrating our 60th Republic Day. I extend my good wishes to our citizens from all walks of life, living in the country and overseas.
With the Congress already opposed to the proposed law, regional parties might become the swing factor, says T N Ninan.
GST, which will replace almost all central and state taxes, could have two components of 8 per cent each -- one will go to the Centre and the other to the states, according to sources familiar with the talks between the Centre and the states. However, it will not cover tax on petroleum products and Customs duty.
Here's everything you need to know about the Goods and Services Tax Bill.
The group had protested against K Raheja corp's project at Verna industrial estate, 20 km away from Panaji. The reaction stems from recent statement by senior Congress leader Shantaram Naik disclosing that Chief Minister Digamber Kamat will meet three SEZ promoters to discuss alternate land proposal to set up industry (not SEZ).
The new real estate hubs could typically take between 5 and 10 years to develop depending on the state of economy of the city and the state.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said no loss of life was reported in any of the minor incidents reported in some parts of Punjab.
The Allahabad high court on Thursday stayed with immediate effect caste-based rallies throughout Uttar Pradesh, while issuing notices to central and state governments, the Election Commission and four major political parties. "We stay caste-based rallies throughout the state of UP," the Lucknow bench of the court comprising justices Uma Nath Singh and Mahendra Dayal said on a PIL filed by a local lawyer Motilal Yadav.
"At present, there are two main rate slabs under which sa majority of goods are covered -- five per cent and 12.5 per cent -- which will now increase to three (five per cent, 12 per cent and 18 per cent).Will this result in multiple litigations is anybody's guess."
Currently, the Department of Agriculture runs two crop insurance schemes, one of which is weather-based.
Banking services across the country were hit on Wednesday by the day-long strike by 10 central trade unions and 14 bank unions, but workers of largest lender SBI and a few other banks stayed off the agitation.
A Indian fisherman was killed and 30 others were allegedly kidnapped by Pakistani Maritime Security Agency, which took them away in five boats from international waters off Jakhau coast in Gujarat, a member of fishermen boat association said in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
According to the consumer affairs department, these chit funds are operating at a small level.
Fitch frowns at government pay hikes.
Rs 19 crore -- that is the compensation paid so far by the central and state government to victims of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
The die-hard supporters of the sport along with major political parties in the state have been demanding an ordinance for conducting Jallikattu.
Poor predictability, credibility and effectiveness of fiscal performance have been key reasons for successive governments failing to deliver on their promises.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday underlined the threat posed by the 'Do it Yourself' breed of terrorists who gain information in bomb-making and suicide attacks over the internet to perpetrate terror acts.
The rupee is expected to remain volatile in the new financial year.
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