"PM Modi An Incompetent Man Who Listens To Nobody": Rahul Gandhi

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over notes ban and Goods and Services Tax or GST, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dubbed him as an "incompetent man who listens to nobody".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for questioning the Goods and Services Tax despite the government rolling it out after "arriving at a consensus" with all political parties in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to news agency ANI today on BJP's loss in assembly elections in five states, resignation of Urjit Patel from the Reserve Bank of India, demonetisation, among other important political and people issues.

The total number of sales returns or GSTR-3B filed till December 30, 2018, is 72.44 lakh, the finance ministry said in a statement. Compensation released to states for August-September stood at Rs 11,922 crore.

PS4 Slim, PS4 Pro, and PlayStation VR (PS VR) price in India have been slashed with immediate effect, Sony India informed retailers.

The government told the Lok Sabha on Monday that it has not assessed the impact of demonetisation and the GST on employees in the organised and unorganised sectors, including agricultural and contractual labour.

The liquidity crisis precipitated by NBFCs adversely impacted the completion of projects. Similarly, under GST, home buyers were deprived of the benefits of Input Tax Credit.

Actor Mahesh Babu has said there was no undisputed tax payable and that he was a law-abiding citizen complying with all fiscal legislations.

The Goods and Services Tax department on Thursday said it has attached the bank accounts of Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu to recover service tax dues from him.

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday and sought extension of the GST compensation period till 2025.

Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday attacked the Centre over its alleged change in stance on the Goods and Services Tax regime, saying that till yesterday a single standard GST rate was a stupid idea, but was now the "declared goal" of the Modi government.

The Goods and Services Tax has had a "negative" effect on tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, a parliamentary panel has noted, adding the Centre should reconsider the indirect tax regime on tourism-related activities in the northern state.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the country should look towards having GST slabs of zero, five per cent and a standard rate for luxury and sin goods. The government will also look at transferring cement into a lower tax slab as the next priority, Mr Jaitley added.

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has busted a racket of fraudulent companies engaged in raising fake tax invoices worth Rs 220 crore to avail input-tax credit.