Stage is set for Vice Presidential contest on Tuesday with NDA expressing confidence of victory of its candidate CP Radhakrishnan and opposition parties rallying in support for their candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy.
PM Narendra Modi condemned the terrorist attack in Jerusalem, expressed condolences to victims' families, wished the injured a speedy recovery, and reaffirmed India's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that the foremost priority of the government is to ensure that the benefits of the GST tax reforms reach all the common people of the country.
Terming the GST reforms as a "big vigilance" exercise, the Union Minister mentioned that the government has a lot of work after September 22 and expressed confidence that the benefits of the GST reforms will reach the common people.
While addressing a press conference in the national capital, the Union Commerce Minister said that under the Congress regime, multiple taxes were imposed including the Value Added Tax and Central Tax, however, PM Modi's government aims to simplify the taxation system for ease of doing bus
He criticised PM Modi over his jibe on the opposition towards implementing GST, asserting that he has never seen a person who is so focused on the past.
Prasad further emphasised that war is never an "option" to solve conflicts in the world and hailed PM Modi's step towards protecting the country and building friendships with China.
Vaishnaw said that the new GST tax slabs will be effective from the first day of Navaratri, and rates have been reduced for almost every item which is used in the lives of middle-class families.