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FM may place GST rate overhaul proposal today
FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present the Centre’s proposal for rationalising goods-and-services-tax (GST) rates before a Group of Ministers (GoM) at a two-day meeting starting August 20 in the national capital.
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August 20, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM Majhi thanks PM for road project
ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday thanked the Centre for approving the Rs 8,307.74 crore Capital Region Ring Road project, calling it a landmark infrastructure initiative that will decongest major urban centres and boost the economy.
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August 20, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Reddy versus Radhakrishnan in Sept 9 vice-presidential election
FORMER Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, the joint opposition nominee, will take on NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan in the September 9 vice-presidential election, a contest billed as an ideological battle by the INDIA bloc, as numbers favour the ruling BJP-led alliance.
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August 20, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Cabinet nods 6-lane Capital Region Ring Road in Odisha
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the construction of six-lane, access-controlled Capital Region Ring Road (Bhubaneswar Bypass at 110.875 km length) in Odisha on hybrid annuity mode (HAM) at a total cost of Rs 8,307.74 crore.
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August 20, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
US tariff will have no impact on NALCO, company eyeing UK market: CMD Singh
ASSERTING that the recent tariff hike by the US will have no impact on its business, the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) on Tuesday said it is focusing on the trade with the United Kingdom which has zero duty.
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August 20, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Borders have been quiet: Doval at SR parleys with Chinese Foreign Minister
THERE has been an \"upward trend\" in India-China relations in the past nine months as peace and tranquillity prevailed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said on Tuesday during his talks on the boundary issue with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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August 20, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
56.04 crore Jan Dhan accounts have nearly ₹2.63 lakh cr deposit balance, says minister
ABOUT 56.04 crore accounts with a deposit balance of Rs 2,62,858.50 crore have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), out of which 4.82 crore accounts are zero-balance accounts (as on July 30), Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Oppn parties mull impeachment of CEC
Accuse him of acting like BJP spokesperson
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Centre, States equal stakeholder in GST, revenues shared equally, says Govt
AMID concerns about the revenue impact of the Centre's pro-middle-class ‘Next Gen GST’ with a proposed two-slab structure, government sources clarified that the Centre is an equal partner in revenue sharing with the states and that its proposal anticipates a revenue boost over time, driven by increased consumption.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Accuse him of acting like BJP spokesperson
OPPOSITION parties on Monday accused the Election Commission of failing to discharge its constitutional duty of ensuring a free and fair electoral system, and did not rule out moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, whom they alleged was acting like a \"BJP spokesperson\".
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bill to consolidate law relating to ports and facilitate ease of doing business gets House nod
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed The Indian Ports Bill, 2025, which seeks to consolidate the law relating to ports, promote integrated port development, facilitate ease of doing business, and ensure optimum utilisation of India's coastline.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
RSS chief bats for greater role for eves in decision-making processes in India
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat underscored the significance of participation of women in work and decision-making processes, saying half of the population cannot be left out if society has to be transformed.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
More doctors to be appointed in Odisha’s tribal areas: CM Majhi
LayING stress on appointment of more doctors in tribal dominated areas of the state, Odisha Chief Minister today asked authorities to ensure a rationalisation process for the appointment of appropriate number of medical officers in all parts of the state.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Putin dials Modi; briefs him on Alaska meet
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed to President Vladimir Putin India's consistent position for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict when the Russian leader apprised him on the summit talks he held with US President Donald Trump.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
6.63 crore MSMEs listed on Udyam portals for Govt incentives: Minister
The total number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) registered for various incentives on the Udyam Registration Portal and Udyam Assist Platform nationwide in the five-year period, from July 1, 2020 to July 31, 2025, has gone up to 6.63 crore, the Parliament was informed on Monday.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Govt pushes financial inclusion with insurance and health schemes for all
FINANCIAL inclusion remains a key priority of the government, with flagship insurance and health protection schemes being expanded to cover all sections of society, including Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backwards Classes (OBCs), the Parliament was informed on Monday.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India, China relations must be guided by 3 mutuals: Jaishankar
THE India-China relations must be guided by mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday conveyed this to his visiting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CP Radhakrishnan VP candidate of NDA
THE BJP on Sunday announced Maharashtra Governor Chandrapuram Ponnuswamy Radhakrishnan as the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) candidate for the Vice-Presidential election, after a meeting of the party’s parliamentary board chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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August 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Shubhanshu Shukla returns to India to rousing welcome; LS set to discuss his sojourn to ISS
ASTRONAUT Shubhanshu Shukla returned to India early Sunday to a rousing welcome by a large number of people waving the tricolour and beating drums at the airport here to celebrate his historic visit to the International Space Station (ISS).
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August 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Modi urges all states to cooperate in implementing proposed GST reforms
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre has circulated the draft of the nextgeneration GST reforms among states and sought their cooperation to implement the proposal before Diwali. He said the reform in GST would benefit poor and middle-class people, as well as small and big businesses.
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August 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CEC defends SIR; says some parties spreading misinformation on issue
THE electoral roll revision is aimed at removing all shortcomings in voter lists and it is a matter of grave concern that some parties are spreading misinformation about it and “firing from the Election Commission's shoulder”, CEC Gynaesh Kumar said on Sunday as the INDIA bloc parties launched 'Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound Bihar against alleged \"vote-chori\".
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August 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Govt to launch action against spurious agri inputs: Shivraj
THE Union Government will soon launch a nationwide campaign to crack down on fake and harmful agricultural inputs, including spurious pesticides, fertilisers, and seeds.
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August 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Civil services aspirants set to get free coaching in Odisha's Kalahandi
A select group of civil services aspirants in Kalahandi district of Odisha will get coaching free of cost every year under the newly launched ‘Mission Akankhya’, an official said on Saturday.
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August 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Whole country now knows EC ‘stealing’ elections in collusion with BJP, says Rahul
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed the whole country now knows that the Election Commission is \"stealing\" elections in collusion with the BJP and asserted that the INDIA bloc will not let their \"latest conspiracy\" to steal Bihar Assembly polls succeed, as he embarked on his 1,300 km 'Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in the state.
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August 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Imposing fixed timelines on Guvs, Prez would lead to 'constitutional disorder’: Centre tells SC
IMPOSING fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on bills passed by a state Assembly would amount to one organ of the government assuming powers not vested in it by the Constitution and lead to a \"constitutional disorder\", the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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August 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Some political parties and their BLAs did not examine electoral rolls at appropriate time: EC
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday issued a sharp reminder to political parties about their role in ensuring error-free voter lists, stating that “some political parties and their Booth Level Agents (BLAs) did not examine the Electoral Rolls at the \"appropriate time” and are now raising issues about errors, including those in rolls prepared in the past.
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August 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bhubaneswar-Jharsuguda direct flight to boost State’s air connectivity: CM Majhi
ODISHA'S air connectivity received a significant boost on Saturday with the launch of direct flights between Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda by Star Air, said Chief Minister Mohan Majhi while flagging off the inaugural flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar today.
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August 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Next Gen GST' precursor to eventual single tax slab GST
DESCRIBING the proposed GST tax reforms as ‘Next Gen GST’, senior government officials on Saturday said that the two-slab tax regime will eventually pave the way for a single sales/services tax rate, hopefully by 2047.
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August 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Public has woken up: Rahul with new video on 'vote theft'
Rahul Gandhi to embark on 16-day ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar today
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August 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
US tariff impact not to last more than 6 months
Private sector to do more as the nation navigates through other long-term challenges, says CEA
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