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The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

Budget 2019 today needs forward-looking ideas

The revenue from the Central Goods and Services Tax remains significantly below the target of Rs 6 trillion.

1 Feb 2019 12:29 AM IST

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Insurgents take the upper hand, endgame nears in Afghanistan

America's desperation to pull out is itself seen as a victory for the Taliban who have gained greater international...

1 Feb 2019 12:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing BJPs booth-level workers from Lok Sabha constituencies of Kolhapur, Hatkanangle, Madha and Satara in Maharashtra and South Goa through video-conference. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4India)

Data wars will intensify as polls near, get ready

At a time of deep agrarian distress, there is also no comprehensive official data on farmer suicides.

31 Jan 2019 12:36 AM IST

Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro (Photo: AP)

Venezuelans will mostly be pleased over Maduro's exit

US-led sanctions and sharp fluctuations in the price of oil, Venezuela's key export, have justifiably been blamed for...

31 Jan 2019 12:32 AM IST

This Diwali, switch to financial gifts like Systematic Investment Plans to secure your loved ones futures. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)

The culture of India is a potpourri, bust myths

Commenting on the myth of mouth-burning Mughlai cuisine laced with chillies, Hashmi says there was no such possibility...

30 Jan 2019 1:31 AM IST

The answer, it seemed, was not difficult to seek for those who believed that economic growth in India, then as it is now, is state driven.

Does India understand the realities of Bharat?

Farmer suicides, though nothing new, are an ugly reality that the Centre needs to reckon with.

30 Jan 2019 1:31 AM IST

N. Chandrababu Naidu

States' new diplomacy': Amaravati as Singapore?

The 217 sq km greenfield capital city of Amaravati on the Krishna river could be another.

29 Jan 2019 12:51 AM IST

Pakistan should continue to extend its hand of cooperation irrespective of a lack of response from India.

Both India & Pak need to keep talking

The US is still the world's mightiest and only comprehensive global power.

28 Jan 2019 1:22 AM IST

Pravind Jugnauth

India's diaspora not always pro-India

The current political leadership in Mauritius, Portugal, Ireland and Trinidad & Tobago has an impressive sprinkling of...

28 Jan 2019 1:22 AM IST

The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.

Claims of mass rigging of EVMs are laughable

It is utter nonsense to postulate that EVM machines are capable of mass hacking.

27 Jan 2019 2:30 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Priyanka's plunge, Scindia's gambit

Kishor's reaction to Ms Vadra's appointment has given rise to speculation that the Janata Dal(U) has not given up on the...

27 Jan 2019 2:22 AM IST

Budget 2019: Piyush has to think big, take risks

The primary task before Goyal is to present the interim Budget 2019 on February 1 in the Lok Sabha, where the BJP has a...

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST