Rajya Sabha

“Real dikhne keliye reel…” Shivraj Chouhan mocks Rahul Gandhi in Rajya Sabha on farmers’ issue

Tue, Aug 06, 2024

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has lambasted Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, claiming it's more about optics than genuine concern for farmers. He alleged that a Congress leader staged a farm photo shoot, prioritizing cameras over actual farmer issues. Chouhan questioned the authenticity of Gandhi's yatra, submitting a video as evidence in parliament to "expose" what he calls a fabricated narrative.

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BJD MP Mamata Mohanta resigns from Rajya Sabha, party

Wed, Jul 31, 2024

Mohanta has been a member of the Mayurbhanj Zilla Parishad from 2012 to 2017. She is also a social activist and leader of the Kudmi community in Mayurbhanj district.

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Sanjay Singh’s demand to increase Jail Budget leaves Rajya Sabha Chairman Dhankhar, MPs in splits

Fri, Jul 26, 2024

AAP MP Sanjay Singh demanded an increase in the Jail Budget in Rajya Sabha. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Members of Parliament burst into laughter over AAP MP’s demand.

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GST Bill may be sent to Lok Sabha for approval on Monday

Fri, Aug 05, 2016

Once the amended Bill is approved by the Lok Sabha, it will be sent to the state assemblies.

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GST Bill passed: Issues to resolve before April 2017

Fri, Aug 05, 2016

GST which is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer will be a destination based tax.

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GST Bill: Govt begins roadmap for final implementation

Fri, Aug 05, 2016

After the Government of India passed the GST Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, it is now planning to work towards implementing it by April 1, 2017.  The government will soon form GST Council to roll out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.

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Here's why GST rollout by April 2017 will be a challenge for the govt

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

The government will now have to get the bill passed in the Lok Sabha, which can be as soon as Monday.

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GST Bill: How will it impact realty, consumer goods, auto, pharma

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

Sachin Menon, Partner and Head, Indirect tax at KPMG India said, " With the passage of the bill in Rajya Sabha, the action will now shift to the corporate world. Due to the uncertainty on the fate of GST, many of the companies remain unprepared for the implementation of GST. "

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GST Bill: A timeline of events since 2003

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

The Ministry said that the bill was first discussed in the report of the Kelkar Task Force on indirect taxes.

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GST Bill passed: When does it come into force?

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

After 16 years, India's biggest tax reform bill, GST Constitutional Amendment Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The bill was cleared post a unanimous vote in favour of the bill.

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GST Constitutional Amendment Bill: What is India Inc saying

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

PM Narendra Modi said, “This reform will promote the ‘Make In India’ campaign will support in export and thus will boost employment while provind enhanced revenue."

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GST: Tax rates that other countries charge

Wed, Aug 03, 2016

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Consitutional Amendment was finally passed after 16 years as the Rajya Sabha voted in favour of it on Wednesday. The bill was unanimously passed by the members of the house.

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16 years in making: Rajya Sabha passes GST Bill, finally

Wed, Aug 03, 2016

The much awaited GST bill has finally been passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday with a unanimous vote in favour of the bill. The GST bill that seeks to amend the constitution was a matter of long standing debate in the Rajya Sabha.

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GST Bill: What Sachin Tendulkar, Anand Mahindra, others said on Twitter

Wed, Aug 03, 2016

The Government of India is likely to pass the much-talked about Goods and Services Tax Bill (GST) in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on Wednesday and we managed to get hold of reactions of people from various professions right from cricket, business, writing to politics.

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Can GST make products cheaper? This is what India Inc has to say

Wed, Aug 03, 2016

The much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill is likely to be passed in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) on Wednesday and Indian industry has pinned hope on its implementation as it will subsume all taxes.

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GST Bill: Here's how it will impact India Inc

Wed, Aug 03, 2016

Last week, the Union Cabinet had cleared the changes in the Bill by dropping 1% additional tax on inter-state sales as proposed in the Bill.

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Maharashtra, UP Show India What To Expect From GST

Wed, Aug 03, 2016

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India's biggest tax reform GST looms, many companies unprepared

Wed, Aug 03, 2016

India is already the world`s fastest growing large economy, expanding by 7.9 percent year-on-year in the March quarter. Economists at HSBC forecast a boost of 0.8 percentage points from the GST within three to five years.

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GST implementation: Way forward for India’s biggest tax reform

Tue, Aug 02, 2016

The fate of India’s biggest tax reform since 1947 is still hanging in the balance, and is expected to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha on August 3. The GST bill was passed in the Lower House of the Parliament in 2015 and its approval process is nothing less than complicated.

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One nation, one tax; Sachin tweets: looking forward to GST bill

Tue, Aug 02, 2016

With many eyes on India’s biggest tax reform, Sachin Tendulkar, former Indian cricket team captain tweeted in favour of the GST bill on Tuesday. The much awaited GST bill anticipates hopeful passage by the Rajya Sabha in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament on Wednesday.

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Mission Power: India may see power surplus by 2016-17

Tue, Aug 02, 2016

Power minister, Piyush Goyal said to a question asked in Rajya Sabha, " India will have surplus power of 1.1% in terms of energy and 2.6% in terms of peak during 2016-17. 

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GST in Rajya Sabha: Here's a list of amendments

Tue, Aug 02, 2016

 If passed, the Government is hopeful of implementing the new tax code from April 1, 2017. 

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'One nation one tax' to eliminate corruption: Jaitley on GST

Sun, Jul 31, 2016

As the government gears up for a fresh push to get the long-pending GST law passed, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the 'one nation, one tax' regime will reduce the taxation levels and also eliminate corruption.

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