PM Should Find "More Dignified Ways" To Seek Votes, Says Manmohan Singh

In a piercing attack on his successor, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said PM Narendra Modi had failed to understand the "pains" that demonetisation and the GST (Goods and Services Tax) were going to unleash on the people of his own home state.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said it was too early to conclude that the economic slowdown has reversed as the 6.3 per cent growth rate in the July-September quarter did not take into account the small and medium sector which suffered huge losses in the aftermath of demonetisation and hasty implementation of GST.

The rebound in GDP growth in the quarter ending September marks the reversal of the economy's downward slide over the last five quarters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday evening, saying the significant part of data released on Thursday is the growth in manufacturing.

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien says that Gujarat assembly elections should not be seen as a referendum on the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST).

GDP growth had slowed to a three-year low of 5.7 per cent in the April-June quarter, hit by destocking ahead of the July 1 rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) regime and the lingering impact of demonetisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was "ready to pay the political price" for steps taken by his government and asserted that he would not be deterred.

Rahul Gandhi visited Shree Swaminarayan Mandir and Shree Gopinathji Mandir in Gadhada between meetings and public rallies today. On Wednesday, the Congress Vice-President stoked controversy after making an entry in a register maintained for "non-Hindu" devotees in Somnath Temple, Gujarat.

As the commercial capital of Gujarat, Surat has always been high-maintenance for politicians. But in this election, when it is seen as reviewing its steadfast loyalty to the BJP, its political intensity has peaked.

Economists are expecting July-September quarter GDP or gross domestic product growth to rebound above 6 per cent, from three-year lows of 5.7 per cent in the June quarter. Economists polled by Reuters predicted the economy to grow at 6.4 per cent in the September quarter. A Bloomberg survey of economists also estimated India's GDP to expand at 6.4 per cent. GDP growth...

A unique rally in poll-bound Gujarat saw Congress workers dressed as characters from the iconic Bollywood film 'Sholay' protest the Goods and Services Tax or GST. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, while campaigning in Gujarat last month, had dubbed the GST 'Gabbar Singh Tax,' referring to the villain from the 1975 blockbuster Hindi film.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today delivered his rebuttal to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's frequent branding of new national tax GST as the "Gabbar Singh Tax," saying those who looted the country can only think of dacoits.

Government asks exporters to file claims in proper form with matching shipping bills to facilitate early settlements.

Attacking Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for calling GST 'Gabbar Singh Tax', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here today that those who looted the country could only think of dacoits.

The government on Monday appointed former Planning Commission Member NK Singh as chairman of 15th Finance Commission, which among other things will look into impact of GST on finances of the Centre and states, said a notification.