Tonight on The Buck Stops Here:
Conciliatory PM: Will it Cut Ice With Opposition?
A day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh and discussed consensus on passing the Goods and Services Tax reform, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that there would be further talks on the issue once the Congress leaders discussed this matter internally and got back to them. Earlier in the day, in Parliament, PM Modi reached out to the opposition - asking them to work with the government to support the principle of 'India First'. Will his outreach cut ice with the opposition?
A Walk in a Deadly Park, Booby-Trapped With Bombs
A soda can bomb likely brought down the Russian airliner over Egypt. It is a device the Indian Army knows all too well. Terrorists have been using devices like this for over two decades in Jammu and Kashmir. Vishnu Som went to Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir and tells you how the cat and mouse game to hunt for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) is a relentless, never-ending game.
Pedalling For Power: Billionaire Bhargava's 'Free Electricity'
He's a billionaire, a philanthropist who made his fortune in the United States with his caffeine-based energy drink, 5-Hour Energy. He's reportedly worth $4 billion and says he has more money than he needs. He has pledged 99 per cent of his fortune to finding solutions that could change the world. Manoj Bhargava is in India, showcasing a prototype of an electricity-generating bicycle. There is no utility bill, no fuel cost and no pollution. One hour of pedalling, he claims, can meet a rural Indian household's electricity needs for 24 hours.
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India does not take any decision under pressure from any country, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National President Rajiv Memani has said, asserting that New Delhi's interest will always be a priority as it nears a trade deal with Washington.
Cigarettes, carbonated drinks, and high-end cars are among items that may become more expensive if a proposal to replace the expiring compensation cess - in the Goods and Services Tax system - with cesses on health and clean energy.
After a series of income tax concessions earlier this year, the Centre is now preparing to extend relief to middle and lower-income households in the form of a reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST), sources have said.
In what could be one of the biggest GST frauds uncovered in central India, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has unearthed a fake invoicing scam worth Rs 512 crore and fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims of Rs 130 crore.
Gross GST collections doubled in five years to reach an all-time high of Rs 22.08 lakh crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year, from Rs 11.37 lakh crore in FY21, government data showed on Monday.
दूसरी आज़ादी लाई GST - पहले परांठा, अब आटा, हीरे पर कम, स्याही पर ज़्यादा...Ravish Kumar
Tuesday July 19, 2022मोहम्मद ज़ुबैर का केस कानून की प्रक्रिया को लेकर एक गंभीर बहस का मुद्दा बन गया है. महंगाई से लेकर मुकदमे का एक ही हाल है.अब तो चीफ जस्टिस भी कह रहे हैं कि जल्दबाज़ी में गिरफ्तारी होने लगी है.
Opinion: GST, Historical Tax Reform, At 5 Years, Has Lost Its WayAndy Mukherjee | Bloomberg
Thursday July 07, 2022Five years ago, India's federal and state governments struck a historic deal. From July 1, 2017, a uniform tax on goods and services - marketed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "One Nation, One Tax, One Market" - replaced a bewildering array of loc
Opinion: In GST Row, Centre Throws Nationalism Argument At StatesPraveen Chakravarty
Monday August 31, 2020Rules by bureaucrats, legalese by lawyers and analysis by economists are cold, futile methods to resolve this crisis when the need of the distressed hour is a warm, empathetic hand of the political leadership.
Blogs: सरकार ने दी कॉरपोरेट टैक्स में राहत, क्या आम आदमी को होगा फायदा?Ravish Kumar
Saturday September 21, 2019अगले शुक्रवार का इंतज़ार कीजिए क्या पता आम लोगों का भी टैक्स से राहत मिल जाए, या क्या पता पुरानी पेंशन व्यवस्था ही बहाल हो जाए. वित्त मंत्री जिस तरह शुक्रवार को अपना नया बजट पेश कर रही हैं, राहतों का एलान कर रही हैं, उसमें कुछ भी उम्मीद की जा सकती है. आखिर कारपोरेट ने कब सोचा होगा कि सरकार उसे एक दिन 1 लाख 45 हज़ार का घाटा उठाकर करों में छूट देगी. इस फैसले को ऐतिहासिक और साहसिक बताया गया है.
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