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Ajit Pawar's son faces probe over Rs 300 cr Pune land deal

A Rs 300-crore land deal in Pune involving a firm linked to Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth was embroiled in charges of irregularities and set off a political row,......

Gujarat cabinet rejig: A look at new ministerial portfolios

Following a major reshuffle-cum-expansion of his cabinet, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday allotted the important portfolios of home and industries to Harsh Sanghavi who has been......

Maha portfolio allocation: Fadnavis gets Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

Cooking gas to be costlier by Rs 50 from Tuesday

The domestic cooking gas Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) price on Monday was hiked by a steep Rs 50 per cylinder across India and CNG by Re 1 per kg, while the government raised taxes on petrol and......

Hemant Soren distributes portfolios; keeps home, gives finance to Cong

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday distributed portfolios among the new ministers, keeping key departments such as home, personnel and several others to himself, according to a......

Govt plans to levy excise duty on tobacco, cess on pan masala

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced two bills in the Lok Sabha to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, and a new cess on manufacturing of pan masala, which will......

Selling Land Is Not a Service, Rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has said that selling land or property is not a service under the Finance Act, 1994, so such sales cannot be charged with service tax. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The......

Budget 2026: Nirmalaji's Challenges, Opportunities

The best course for the government at this time would be to tighten the seat belt a little more, without compromising on its investments in creating better infrastructure and giving a push to......

GST 2.0 Needs Deeper Reforms

Since items in the 12% category account for only about 5% of total GST, the additional boost to consumption may not be significant, points out M Govinda Rao. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff ......

Will The GST Cut Make A Difference?

These changes certainly bring India's GST a lot closer to what an ideal GST would look like, points out Karan Bhasin. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff During the global financial crisis,......

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Ajit Pawar's son faces probe over Rs 300 cr Pune land deal

Gujarat cabinet rejig: A look at new ministerial portfolios

Maha portfolio allocation: Fadnavis gets Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde...

Cooking gas to be costlier by Rs 50 from Tuesday

Hemant Soren distributes portfolios; keeps home, gives finance to Cong

Govt plans to levy excise duty on tobacco, cess on pan masala

Selling Land Is Not a Service, Rules Supreme Court

Budget 2026: Nirmalaji's Challenges, Opportunities

GST 2.0 Needs Deeper Reforms

Will The GST Cut Make A Difference?

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