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Taxpayers can make payments under 'Vivad se Vishwas' scheme till March 31

Finance secretary A B Pandey reviewed the progress under the scheme at a high-level meeting of senior officers through video conferencing

Farm act stir: Are those supporting or opposing laws aware of specifics?

The survey shows that of the 52 per cent farmers opposing the laws, 36.4 per cent are not aware of the details of the laws

PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' key highlights and coronavirus updates

PM asked citizens to be 'vocal for local' resolve while shopping for festivals, referring to his government's campaign to promote to domestically manufactured products

No more scotch? India moves to ban imported goods at military shops

The order did not specify which products would be targeted. However, industry sources said they believed imported liquor could be on the list

Prospect of 'Doklam-type' pullback in Ladakh makes India wary of pitfalls

China proposes India withdraw troops first, assures that both sides could claim it as mutual

Middlemen, not farmers, behind agitation against farm laws in Punjab: Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda said on Thursday that middlemen and not farmers are behind the agitation against farm laws in Punjab while asserting that Modi government has freed peasants from the "slavery"

How will Modi govt handle revenue deficit without raising income-tax?

Next year's Budget will reflect many difficulties sprung by the coronavirus pandemic and many countries' currency-printing spree to keep employment high

Centre, states relations worsen over farm bills, GST compensation

Invocation of tripartite agreement with Jharkhand strains ties further

Over half the farmers not in favour of recently passed farm laws: Survey

The survey showed that around 60 per cent of the farmers want the MSP system to be made a mandatory law in India

We are vigilant towards every inch of our land: Amit Shah on Ladakh row

Amid the continuing standoff with China in Ladakh, Home Minister Amit Shah said the Modi govt was fully alert towards securing every inch of the country's land and no one could take it away

Govt has no strategy to deal with pandemic, revive economy: Congress

The Congress Friday hit out at the Modi government alleging it has no strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic or revive the economy

GST compensation shortfall: Centre to borrow Rs 1.1 trn on behalf of states

This may come as a victory of sorts for opposition-ruled states, including Punjab, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh, which have insisted that the Centre should do the borrowing

Govt plans to implement labour codes on April 1, starts shaping rules

Industries to file single return under new regime. Number of minimum wages demanding compliance set to reduce to 12 from 540 under central laws, to 180-200 under the state laws

Avail of cash scheme if you have planned expenses in festive season

Employees need not miss out on LTC benefit in the current block of 4 years

Govt yet to take a call on challenging Vodafone tax arbitration award

While the cost implication in the case is limited to having to pay Rs 85 crore to Vodafone in legal cost, what is weighing on the government mind is a separate arbitration involving UK's Cairn Energy

Modi will never take any steps to hurt Punjab farmers: Hardeep Puri

Accusing opposition parties of spreading lies and illusions over the new farm laws, the Union civil aviation minister asserted that there was nothing in the new legislations that will affect farmers

More fiscal boosters needed to help revive battered economy: Analysts

Economists at SBI Research and Wall Street brokerage BofA Securities on Tuesday pegged fiscal deficit at elevated 9.5 per cent and 12.7 per cent of the GDP

Stimulus 2.0: FM bets on demand gain for revival. Will the needle move?

The LTC tweak and festival advance will nudge government employees to spend Rs 36,000 crore extra this year

Higher capital expenditure could help states deal with projects: Experts

The central allocation of Rs 25,000 crore, in addition to Rs 4.13 trillion given in the Union Budget, would be provided to states for capital expenditure

Women and power-sharing: Only a few in positions of political clout

Whether reservation for women in Parliament is the right tool for empowerment is a debatable issu