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GST exemption limit for small businesses doubled to Rs 40 lakh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): In a big relief for small traders, the GST Council on Thursday decided to exempt businesses with annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh from paying taxes under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), raising the threshold from Rs 20 lakh.
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GST Council meeting underway, major relief expected for MSMEs, housing, ce
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The 32nd meeting of the GST Council has started in New Delhi on Thursday. Chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the meeting aims to provide relief to small tax payers.
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Jaitley inaugurates electric vehicle charging stations in North Block
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): As a step towards reducing carbon footprint and creating a more environmentally sustainable future, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated electric vehicle charging stations in North Block and handed over the electric vehicle to the Finance Ministry o
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Finance Minister Jaitley to present Interim Budget on February 1
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Interim Budget on February 1, while the full-fledged Union Budget will be presented by the new government, sources said on Wednesday.
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RS adjourned again, Rajnath to address Citizenship Amendment Bill
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 9 (ANI): Amid protests by the opposition members over the extension of the Rajya Sabha's sitting by one day without consulting them, the House was adjourned for the second time till 2 pm on Wednesday.
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Rajnath to head BJP's Manifesto Committee, Jaitley Publicity Committee for
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will head the BJP's 20-member Manifesto Committee for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, while Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will lead the 8-member Publicity Committee.
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BJP praises Sitharaman for demolishing 'campaign of calumny on Rafale'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday praised Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for 'completely demolishing Congress party's lies' on Rafale fighter jet deal in the Lok Sabha.
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Ram Temple will not change the narrative of 2019 Elections, there are more
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the narrative of 2019 General Elections will not be Ram Temple as there are far more pressing issues that concern the people of the country.
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Past 'mistakes' of Congress has alienated Kashmir: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 3 (ANI): As the debate over President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir resumed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched a broadside on the Congress, accusing the party of leaving the Valley alienated with their past "mistakes" which were "
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War of words over Rafale deal: Rahul says 'Puri Daal Kaali', Jaitley calls
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The war of words over the Rafale deal intensified on Wednesday, with the Opposition led by Rahul Gandhi alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "changed" the contract and pressing for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe, which was rejected by
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Political slugfest on Rafale deal in Parliament on Day 1 of New Year
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The first day of the New Year in Parliament on Wednesday saw a political slugfest between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party after the former released an audio tape in which claims were made that former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was in possess
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Congress MPs fly paper planes in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Members of Congress party on Wednesday threw paper planes at the time when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was speaking in Lok Sabha during the debate on the Rafale deal.
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