Parliament panels may soon hire private talent as interns

  LATEST NEWS – Marking a step up for democracy, Parliament may soon rope in bright young scholars who would get an opportunity to work with the standing committees. Taking a leaf from the US, Canada and the UK, where students and research scholars get to work with Parliamentary panels, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan … More Parliament panels may soon hire private talent as interns

Budget 2017: PM Narendra Modi looks forward to ‘fruitful’ session

  BUDGET 2017 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ahead of the budget session hoped that the current session will be “fruitful” and all political parties will work together for people’s benefit. “We had discussions with every political party individually and collectively. There should be productive and detailed discussion of the budget during the … More Budget 2017: PM Narendra Modi looks forward to ‘fruitful’ session

Centre, States break impasse over GST, rollout likely from July 1

  LATEST NEWS – In a significant breakthrough, the GST Council on Monday broke a deadlock on contentious issues of administration over assesses, the right of coastal states to tax economic activities within 12 nautical miles inside sea and broadly agreed to roll out the goods and services tax (GST) from July one, 2017 instead of earlier planned … More Centre, States break impasse over GST, rollout likely from July 1