Politics

AAP MP Raghav Chadha calls on Vice President CP Radhakrishnan

Chadha expressed confidence that under Radhakrishnan's leadership as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House will continue to uphold the highest standards of democratic deliberation and inclusivity.

2025-09-22T15:40:17.490916+00:00 IST

“BJP should accept they had made mistake 8 years ago": AAP

"When GST was implemented, the entire Opposition had pointed out that it would destroy the small and medium-scale industry and affect the growth rate, and there would be a rise in inflation. GST was imposed on the country for 8 years. Today, the BJP should accept that they had made a mistake then," the AAP leader said.

2025-09-22T15:09:28.517324+00:00 IST

Rahul Gandhi urges PM to declare flood relief package for Punjab

The Congress leader, who had written a letter to PM Modi earlier, said Punjab has suffered losses of "nearly Rs 20,000 crore" due to the floods, and the initial relief package of Rs 1600 crore announced by PM Modi is an "injustice" to the people of Punjab

2025-09-22T14:14:04.821703+00:00 IST

Congress' Bhupendra Hooda on new GST reforms

The GST 2.0 reforms, which the Union Government approved on September 4, have been implemented from today.

2025-09-22T13:56:07.973076+00:00 IST

“8 years ago Rahul Gandhi said GST not in interest": Ajay Rai

Meanwhile, the GST 2.0 reforms, which the Union Government approved on September 4, have been implemented from today.

2025-09-22T13:33:43.269208+00:00 IST

CM Revanth Reddy urges centre to compensate revenue loss

Declaring the profit share bonus to Singareni Employees today, the Chief Minister said that the GST rate rationalisation will have an adverse impact on the state revenues.

2025-09-22T13:03:22.504568+00:00 IST

“Crowds don’t always convert into votes”: Kamal Haasan

When asked specifically if his remark was aimed at actor-politician Vijay, Haasan clarified that it was a general observation.

2025-09-22T11:36:24.174123+00:00 IST

Raut "surprised" over timing of PM Modi's nation address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to adopt Swadeshi and prioritise Made in India products, as the newly approved Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms come into effect from September 22, the first day of 'Shardiya Navaratri'.

2025-09-22T10:58:45.901422+00:00 IST

Congress to hold CWC meet in poll bound Bihar on September 24

The party's state in-charge, Krishna Allavaru informed of the CWC meet in a press conference on Monday, while highlighting that the party is set to discuss multiple issues, including alleged 'vote chori' (vote theft) and others such as increasing crime, unemployment, inflation which is plaguing the state.

2025-09-22T09:37:47.592297+00:00 IST

 BJP’s Laxman leads GST padayatra in Hyderabad

BJP MP K Laxman led a 'Dhanyavaad Modi Ji' padayatra in Hyderabad, calling the GST slab reduction a festive gift from PM Modi and urging traders to support its implementation.

2025-09-22T09:35:58.514814+00:00 IST

Ashwini Vaishnaw hits out at Congress criticism of GST reforms

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw slammed the Opposition parties for criticising the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, which come into effect on Monday.

2025-09-22T09:29:11.295914+00:00 IST

“Congress cannot see happiness of people”: Hardeep Puri

"During that time, we should see the situation. You used to criticise it so much, called it as Gabbar Singh Tax, whatever, leave that. The situation right now is that we implemented GST, and got second generation (reforms) too, and people are benefiting from this," he added.

2025-09-22T09:21:33.128880+00:00 IST

Delhi HC issues notice on plea challenging DUSU presidential...

The Court has also directed that all EVMs used in the polling, along with paper trails and related documents, be preserved securely under lock and key.

2025-09-22T09:15:19.007324+00:00 IST

PM Modi should have apologised to nation: Congress' Pramod Tiwari

"The question that needs to be asked is who increased the GST? Who put a burden on the country by increasing it for eight years? You (PM Modi) should have apologised to the nation yesterday. Congress and the Opposition had been demanding only one slab on the basis of 'one nation, one tax'. However, you looted the poor and middle-class citizens," Tiwari told ANI.

2025-09-22T08:52:17.255884+00:00 IST

GST reforms can boost India’s GDP by 0.8 pc: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms have brought a wave of happiness and celebration among people and can boost the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country by 0.8 per cent.

2025-09-22T08:27:52.096187+00:00 IST

"Modi's historic blunder being corrected": Manickam Tagore

"Mr Jagan calls GST restructuring "revolutionary." Let's be clear -- this is not a revolution. It's just Modi's historic GST blunder being corrected after 7 years of damage," Tagore posted on X.

2025-09-22T08:13:17.951298+00:00 IST

"Revolutionary": Jagan Mohan Reddy hails GST reforms by centre

"The GST restructuring is a revolutionary step towards a simpler, fairer tax system It is a commendable move to make goods & services more simpler and affordable to every citizen. Here and there, there might be a few glitches with a few complaints but it's a process and I am hopeful that the benefits would get passed on to the end consumers. This will surely give the necessary impetus to consumption and investment in the economy," Reddy posted on X.

2025-09-22T07:23:19.031851+00:00 IST

Congress ran govt only from Delhi, ignored Northeast: PM Modi 

"Generally, the first rays of the sun fall on Arunachal Pradesh, but years have gone in trying to getting the rays of development here. I have come here before 2014 too, stayed along with you. Nature has given Arunachal so much, the land, the people, capability, there is so much. But the people who ran the country from Delhi ignored Arunachal. The Congress thought that Arunachal has so few people, there is only 2 Lok Sabha seats, so what attention will they give?" PM Modi said after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for multiple development projects.

2025-09-22T07:22:29.833439+00:00 IST

Renowned Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq opens Mysuru Dasara

"We are inaugurating the Dasara festival today with the blessings of Mother Chamundeshwari. A close friend had once told me that she would take me to Chamundi Hills, but today, Mother Chamundeshwari herself has called me here. Even though some opposition was expressed, the Mother has summoned me. Standing here under her grace is one of the greatest honours of my life," Mushtaq said as she inaugurated the 10-day festival that will conclude on Vijayadashami (October 2).

2025-09-22T07:00:04.534741+00:00 IST

"Will you give up all foreign goods you use?": Kejriwal slams PM

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his address to the nation and asked him to use 'swadeshi' before advocating to the public.

2025-09-22T06:50:43.530842+00:00 IST

"Only one CM opposed GST": Jairam Ramesh takes dig at PM Modi

"From 2006-2014, for eight years, only one CM opposed the GST, and that CM became the Prime Minister in 2014 and took a U-turn and emerged as a messiah of GST in 2017," Ramesh, General Secretary incharge of communications in Congress, told ANI.

2025-09-22T06:25:43.799998+00:00 IST