Analysts say markets to be impacted by monsoon, inflation trajectory.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss key issues with state finance ministers.
Donald Trump blamed the Democrats after the bill, which would have provided short-term funding for the Pentagon and other federal agencies, did not receive the required 60 votes.
Jaitley increased the excise duty on most tobacco products by 10-15 per cent.
GST is the biggest revenue shake-up since independence
On the eve of Winter session of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the Congress "strongly" believed that the government should reach out to the Opposition on certain issues.
The winter session of Parliament beginning on Thursday is expected to be a stormy affair, with the opposition set to raise the 'intolerance' issue.
GST is a landmark reform considering the sweeping changes it brings about in the indirect tax regime in India.
The Centre and states are likely to settle for this threshold.
Only three percent of Indians pay income tax; our tax-GDP ratio is among the lowest in the world. This must change. Our elites must realise that India's poverty has damaging consequences for them, and that they can help decrease it. The food security bill, with all its limitations, will hopefully contribute to generating such awareness, says Praful Bidwai.
Sources in the Fifteenth Finance Commission said that they will implement the provisions after the bill is enacted and the President makes a reference to it.
Officers from various departments including the finance ministry to be part of rehearsal event
Any judgement on whether the March numbers reflect sustainable growth in GST collection should ideally await the numbers that will be out in May, points out A K Bhattacharya.
'The professional or the freelancer needs to pay taxes from his pocket first and then wait for payments from his clients.'
Top Congress sources said they would not hold up the Bill.
Global events will continue to be in the limelight, besides domestic policy.
There was a "broad agreement" on five issues over which the 18 parties will target the government
Modi sarkar took few initiatives to uplift the poor strate of society.
Party MLAs, including Madan Lal, Jarnail Singh, were seen lunging at Mishra and dragging him as he raised a poster.
The recent surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are expected to grab limelight during the month-long session. Some parties have alleged that the government is trying to politicise it.
The macro-economic situation has been brought under control: Godrej.
Since the Union Budget, gold has become costlier by 8-9 per cent because of a 2.5 per cent increase in import duty to 12.5 per cent and about a 5 per cent depreciation in the rupee.
Lack of visibility on rates makes companies apprehensive.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a three-day visit to India.
"There will be some challenges" in the switchover to GST in the short term, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has warned.
A look at the team behind the Congress' aggressive stance.
Fiscal federalism should not be sacrificed at the altar of GST.
Despite Uber facing a ban across many states, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, for Lingaraju, a driver employed by the company in Bengaluru, it is business as usual.
Grains, non-mineral water might be on the list; biscuits, butter and cheese might attract GST
Negotiations near deadlock, as states oppose Constitution Amendment Bill.
The India growth story is still intact, and fall in the Indian stock markets is an imported one and if the government succeeds in legislating the GST and Land Bill, India could yet emerge as a winner believe stock market experts
A final call will be taken by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday.
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For development finance institution to succeed now, the government must stand like a rock behind it and be patient.
The surge in export, domestic demand and public spending in infrastructure projects might revive private investment during 2017-18.
The largest challenge for the gigantic exercise between the Centre and the 29 states was to keep the latter interested over the years.
Good performances by most information technology (IT) companies in the September quarter and improved forecasts notwithstanding, with the exception of Infosys, stocks of IT biggies such as TCS, Wipro and HCL Technologies have fallen three to nine per cent since Infosys announced its earnings on October 11.
Industry experts said the major pain point would be tax collection at source, which would create a rift between sellers and e-commerce companies.
