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West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra in an interview to NDTV on Wednesday said that the timing of the implementation of the GST was not right given the situation that has arrived in the aftermath of demonetisation.

Business

Government to celebrate 2nd anniversary of GST on July 1

GST, which subsumed 17 local levies, was rolled out on the intervening night of June 30 and July 1, 2017.

28 Jun 2019 4:10 PM IST

Dont try to create any type of unnecessary confusion. I have already told that I am running a coalition government here with Congress, Deve Gowda said. (Photo: ANI)

India

'One Nation, One Election' will create confusion among voters: Deve...

'I have my own apprehensions about it. I feel we are not so advanced,' he said.

20 Jun 2019 7:05 PM IST

Five major parties, including Congress, skipped the all-party meet called by PM Modi. Mamata Banerjee expressed reservations about the modality of such a project and Mayawati mocked the government. (photo: ANI)

India

Centre announces committee to examine 'one nation, one election'

CPM's Sitara Yechury insisted that the idea is 'fundamentally anti-federal and anti-democratic'.

19 Jun 2019 8:34 PM IST

Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy said till the entire country is covered by Aadhaar, both the cards should be allowed as ID proof for voting. (Photo| PTI/File)

India

One nation, one election not possible sans constitutional amendment:...

Krishnamurthy said it has several advantages, but the biggest problem in its implementation is constitutional...

18 Jun 2019 3:16 PM IST

Demonstrators stand outside the Yuen Long MTR station during a protest in Hong Kong.(Photo: AP)

World

Hong Kong braces for airport protest after violent clashes

Anti-government protesters have targeted the airport before, occupying the arrivals hall.

22 Sept 2019 3:31 PM IST

$Recalling the 2017 Jallikattu protests over the SCs decison to put a ban on the practise, Haasan said that it was a mere protest. \The battle for our language will be exponentially bigger than that. India or Tamil Nadu (TN) does not need or deserve such a battle,\ he said. (Photo: Twitter | @ikamalhaasan)$ India

Watch: 'Protest will be exponentially bigger,' Kamal Haasan on...

The video comes amidst several protests surfacing in the southern states over the language row.

16 Sept 2019 3:17 PM IST

Opinion

Verdicts in TN, Kerala, Assam show political diversity rules

The masterminds behind the one nation, one party slogan should know they cannot hope to win across the entire country

3 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

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

Opinion

Going over the top

GST plus local entertainment levy on cinema is, however, excessive, and affects ordinary citizens too.

5 July 2017 2:21 AM IST