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DAINIK NATION BUREAU The AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said it was good that the Modi government had been forced to slash the Goods and Service Tax (GST) by three quarters. India doesn’t need five different slabs of GST but one single tax. He has demanded structural reform in the present GST. Gandhi scion, who is on visit ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Few hours after NGT conditional approval on odd even vehicle rationing scheme, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government called off the odd-even scheme to be implemented from Monday. NGT had refused to give exemptions, including to two-wheeler riders, woman-only commuters and government vehicles. Meanwhile, claiming that the air quality in the Capital has been “improving” over the past two ...

  DAINIK NATION BUREAU Strange but true that prime minister office (PMO) has been making their direct intervention in day to day activity of the Trivendra Singh Rawat led Uttarakhand government. Sources said that PMO is directly giving instruction to the Chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh about what to do and what not to do? Even MLAs are getting vocal ...

As many as 10 central trade unions have gone on a 3-day Dharna in front of the Parliament on Thursday morning to protest against the delay in minimum pay hike under the 7th Pay Commission as demanded by the unions. These Central employees have been demanding a hike in minimum pay to Rs 26,000 from Rs 18,000. The government had ...

Directing the Delhi government to implement the odd-even car rationing scheme in accordance to ‘strict conditions’, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Saturday said that there will be “no exemption to any person, officer or individual including two wheelers from the odd even scheme.” A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar said that the orders have to be complied ...

Pakistan yesterday said it will allow convicted Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife, months after India had requested Islamabad to grant a visa to his mother on humanitarian grounds. “The Government of Pakistan has decided to arrange a meeting of Commander Kulbhushan Jhadav with his wife, in Pakistan, purely on humanitarian grounds, Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today said it would examine at 2 PM today the Delhi government’s decision to roll out odd-even car rationing scheme for five days starting from November 13. The AAP government had yesterday announced introduction of the odd-even scheme as part of a Graded Response Plan to tackle the alarming pollution situation in the national capital. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In a bid to retain and lure customers, Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) has announced cashback offers and discount coupons for its prepaid subscribers. With this announcement he has dampened the hope that telecom industry price stability is very nearby. The offers are valid between November 10-25. After triggering a massive price war last year, the Mukesh Ambani-owned ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU For the second consecutive day Income Tax (I-T) officials searching the premises of jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala and her business associates, organizations. It is believed that sizeable volume of cash and documents have unearthed during the raids. Sources said “The volume and value of cash and documents seized would be known only after completion of the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today issued few directions to deal with the situation, including banning construction and industrial activities and entry of trucks. They also lambasted over the Delhi government and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) over the worsening air quality in Delhi and neighbouring states. They have instructed the authorities and the civic bodies to ...