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Lok Sabha Passes All Four GST Bills
India moved a step closer to becoming a unified market in line with the federalist vision of the architects of its Constitution with the passage in Parliament on Wednesday of the GST Bill, which extends pan-India except to Jammu and Kashmir for now.....
584% Jump In Digital Transactions Since Demonetisation
There has been an increase of 584 per cent in digital transactions done through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) since demonetisation in November last year, said an official release on Thursday.....
Security Heightened In J&K To Prevent Separatist Protests
Authorities made heavy deployments of security forces on Friday to prevent separatist-called protests here and in other parts of Jammu and Kashmir.....
ED Attaches Rs 36-crore Assets Of Suspended IAS Officer
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 36 crore of suspended Chhattisgarh official B.L. Agrawal, who allegedly laundered money through fake bank accounts, an officer said on Tuesday. ....
Telangana Quota Hike For Muslims Will Create Social Tensions: BJP
A day after the Telangana legislature passed a bill hiking the quota for backward Muslims from four to 12 per cent, the BJP said the move would create social tensions and called it a "black day".....
SC Notice To CBFC, Centre On Plea Against Films' Pre-censorship
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Central government and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on a plea by the veteran actor Amol Palekar challenging pre-censorship of the films by the board.....
Chhota Rajan Sentenced To Seven Years In Jail
A CBI court here on Tuesday sentenced underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan to seven years in jail for holding a fake passport.....
Karnataka The Most Corrupt State, Finds Study
According to Centre for Media Studies' (CMS) "Indian Corruption Study", released on Thursday by NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy, Karnataka is the most corrupt state of India with 77 per cent household paying bribe at at least once in the last one year.....
Joint ED, CBI Team In London For Extradition Of Mallya
A joint team of the ED and CBI is in London to seek extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, sources said on Tuesday. ....
Bilkis Bano Case: Bombay HC Rejects CBI's Death Plea
The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected a CBI plea seeking death sentence for at least three of the 11 convicts in the March 2002 Bilkis Bano gang-rape case in Gujarat.....
