GST Bill to face Rajya Sabha test today

GST Bill to face Rajya Sabha test today

The government on Tuesday is likely to bring the much-awaited Bill on GST for passage in the Rajya Sabha even as doubts persist if the opposition Congress will allow passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill. The Revised List of Business of Rajya

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As RBI fights inflation, housewives don't feel the benefits

As RBI fights inflation, housewives don't feel the benefits

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan may have reshaped monetary policy and brought down consumer inflation to the lowest in years, but convincing people like housewife Shaila Pai that prices are under control is proving a tough challen

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Govt fears missing GST deadline

Govt fears missing GST deadline

With just four sittings left for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which will end on August 13, the chances of the Constitution Amendment Bill for the Goods & Services Tax (GST) being passed are looking bleak. “India is at the risk of m

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Cabinet approves direct release of wages to MGNREGA workers

Cabinet approves direct release of wages to MGNREGA workers

NEW DELHI: In an effort to prevent delay in payments to workers under the rural employment guarantee scheme, the Union Cabinet has approved direct benefit transfer to beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGN

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