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Rahul propagating 'grand stupid thought' of capping GST at 18%: Modi

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PM Modi said those who looted the country could only think of dacoits LATEST NEWS  : Continuing his high decibel campaign in poll-bound Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling GST 'Gabbar Singh Tax' and said those who looted the country could only think of dacoits. In a stinging rebuttal to Gandhi's repeated criticism of the Goods and Services Tax, a key economic reform of the NDA government, Modi said a recently emerged "economist" was propagating a "grand stupid thought" by suggesting that GST rate be capped at 18 per cent. Making a fresh bid for power in his home state, where the BJP has ruled for over two decades, Modi also listed various development works by the government on water conservation, agriculture and development of the Saurashtra region. ALSO READ: Gabbar Singh Tax? Congressmen in 'Sholay' attire rally against GST in Surat Addressing a huge ral...

No graft charges against govt, but no relief for common man too: Yashwant

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Sinha says he would have opposed it "tooth and nail" had he been the Finance Minister. LATEST NEWS :  Dissident BJP chief Yashwant Sinha stays unfazed by all the grievance he has confronted for his sturdy critique of the financial system and asserts that lack of jobs will be a prime issue inside the subsequent Lok Sabha elections. He also feels any try at polarising voters on issues just like the Ram temple or Article 370 of the constitution will now not paintings on a country-wide foundation. On demonetisation, which he has been strongly important of, Sinha says he might have adversarial it "tooth and nail" had he been the Finance Minister. "I sense vindicated (at the Indian express article attacking the authorities's dealing with of the financial system). My first pride is that the problem is being debated. there may be quite an informed debate happening. I stand by the records and figures I quoted. I see no symptoms to this point o...

GST regime: New MRP rules released, defaulting manufacturers to be fined

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Govt has given 3 months time to reprint revised MRPs under the Packaged Commodities: Paswan tweeted Latest news : The government on Tuesday warned that legal action will be initiated against manufacturers for not printing the revised MRP post rollout of the GST. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the government has given three months time till September to reprint the revised maximum retail price (MRP) with the implementation of the landmark Goods and Services Tax (GST) . In a series of tweets, Paswan said that prices of some commodities have fallen, while some have increased with the implementation of GST. "Fall in prices due to lower GST should be passed on to consumers. ...The government will take legal action against vendors not declaring revised MRP after GST," he said. The revised rates should be displayed on commodities so that consumers are aware what is the MRP of each item after GST, he added. "The government has given...

Modi, Paytm founder among Time's 100 most influential people of 2017

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The list also includes Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Theresa May, among others Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  and Paytm founder  Vijay Shekhar Sharma  were the only two Indians to make it to the  Time ’s  annual list of ‘100 most influential people in the world’. The list features pioneers, artists, titans, leaders and icons from around the world honoured for “the power of their inventions, the scale of their ambitions, the genius of their solutions to problems that no one before them could solve.” US President Donald Trump, Russian President  Vladimir Putin  and British Prime Minister  Theresa May  are also included on the new list. The profile of Modi, 66, was written by author Pankaj Mishra. “Once barred from the US for his suspected complicity in anti-Muslim violence, and politically ostracised at home as well, this Hindu nationalist used Twitter to bypass traditional media and speak directly to masses feeling l...