Government likely to push for GST vote in Rajya Sabha: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has charged the Congress with opposing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill solely for political reasons
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Caustic News
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Caustic News
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Economy
$2 bn target for defence exports in two years – Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he has set a target of raising defence exports to $2 billion in the next two years
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India’s merchandise exports fall for 17th straight month
India’s merchandise exports in April were valued at $20.57 billion – down 6.74 percent in dollar terms against $22.05 billion in the like month of last year
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Swamy blames Raghuram Rajan for inflation; calls for his removal
In an embarrassment for the government, Subramanian Swamy on Thursday blamed Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan for rising inflation
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India’s gold demand dropped 39 percent in Q1 2016: World Gold Council
India’s gold demand for the January-March quarter of 2016 was at 116.5 tonnes, down by 39 percent as compared to corresponding period of the previous year
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Dredged material from ports can be multi-crore business in construction
Use of dredged material can reduce the quantities of primary resource needed for activities such as construction and habitat creation
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Inter-linking of rivers not feasible: Murli Manohar Joshi
Inter-linking of rivers may not be feasible in most parts of India as a majority of the rivers are themselves short of water, BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi
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Aid given to 3.2 mn drought-hit farmers: Karnataka minister
The Karnataka government has disbursed financial aid to 3.2 million drought-hit farmers to compensate for crop loss due to severe drought
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Colachel port will provide jobs for to Kanyakumari’s youth: Narendra Modi
Kanyakumari – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a big seaport at Colachel, entailing an investment of Rs.21,000 crore,
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Plan direct cash transfer in health insurance, pension: Jayant Sinha
MoS for Finance Jayant Sinha told the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that the government intends to use the DBT scheme for health insurance and pensions
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