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Revenue Secretary lauds GST Council's hard work in passage of 'f
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): With the Lok Sabha passing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill today, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia applauded the GST council members' efforts that led to bearing fruit in terms of four classic pieces of legislations.
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Govt. looks forward to consensus on GST
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): Looking forward to a consensus on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Monday expressed hope that the above legislation is passed in the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.
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House delays health care bill to Friday
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Mar. 24 (ANI): The House will vote on legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare on Friday morning, following a day of multiple high-level meetings, which one senior administration official describing the meeting with one word - intense.
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Will pass legislation if compromise is not reached: Swamy on Ayodhya dispu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Asserting that the Muslim front in the Ram Mandir case will have to choose a different spot to build a mosque, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said if a compromise is not reached on this matter then the saffron party will pa
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Cabinet approves draft GST bills
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 20 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday gave its nod to four legislations of the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, namely Central, State, Union Territory and Integrated GST, along with the Compensation Bill.
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Telangana Assembly to pass two legislations to enhance reservation for STs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana)[India], Mar 12 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has said that the state assembly will pass two legislations during the ongoing Budget Session to enhance reservation for the Scheduled Tribes and Muslims.
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Hope to see breakthrough on GST: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): Looking forward to a healthy debate in the second part of Budget Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed confidence that the much-awaited legislations related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be passed this time.
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GST Council meet at Vigyan Bhawan begins; to finalize supporting legislati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): The crucial Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has commenced at Vigyan Bhavan with the agenda to get the council's approval on iGST (integrated GST), cGST (central GST) and sGST (state GST) drafts before the
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PETA to move SC against Jallikattu, Kambala
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 22 (ANI): In a bid to put an end to the bull-taming sport of Tamil Nadu, Jallikattu, and the buffalo race of Karnataka, Kambala, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Wednesday said it will move the Supreme Court challenging the legislation passed
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GST council expected to finalise laws at the Udaipur meeting today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 18 (ANI): The 10th council meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to vet the draft supporting legislations crucial for its implementation has begun at Udaipur here today.
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Trump signs bill to roll back last-minute Obama coal mining regulation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb. 17 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Thursday ended the Obama administration rule aimed at stopping the coal mining industry from dumping waste into nearby waterways by signing a legislation.
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Pak's Bill on transgender rights copied from India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 9 (ANI): A Bill in Pakistan that seeks to protect the rights of transgenders apparently is an identical copy of a piece of legislation from India and also a replica of the provision of the 1973 Constitution, reports the Express Tribune.
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