INDIA
BJP ally RLP pulls out of NDA over farm laws
After the Shiromani Akali Dal, another NDA ally, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), on Saturday made an official announcement to break its alliance with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), as its demand to withdraw the contentious farm laws remained unfulfilled.
BJP expresses outrage over 'police brutality' at PM's Punjab event
BJP General Secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam, while addressing the media at the party headquarters here said: "Under the patronage of the Congress government in Punjab, the police attacked the farmers and workers with iron rods and sticks during the event on Friday. Many of our workers have been seriously injured. One of our workers got 22-23 stitches, some got fractures in hand and legs."
BJP committed to growth, lasting peace in North East: Amit Shah
While addressing a public meeting at Amingaon Parade Ground in Guwahati, Shah said that entire eastern India comprising Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal and the northeastern states have turned into a growth engine for India.
Indo-Pak aggressive joint parade halted after decades
With the ongoing spread of the coronavirus pandemic, this spectacle has come to a halt, silencing the echo of slogans that attracted masses from both sides of the border. The joint parade between India and Pakistan is unique as it has continued even at the worst times of tensions. However, this year, the parade was called off when both sides closed their borders to stem the virus spread.
Tej Pratap: After Arunachal, JD(U) will break in Bihar as well
The soon of RJD chief Lalu Prasad said on Saturday: "The decline of JD (U) is now certain. It has begun in Arunachal Pradesh and soon it will disintegrate in Bihar as well. It is breaking into smaller units and its future in Bihar doesn't look bright either.
'Some people in Delhi teach me lessons in democracy': PM Modi responds to 'fictional democracy' jab of Rahul Gandhi
Speaking about the Jammu-Kashmir District Development Council elections during his virtual address, Modi said: "These elections have shown how strong democracy is in the country. But I want to express another pain before the country... Jammu-Kashmir has conducted the three-tier Panchayati Raj system election in one year of it becoming a UT and delivered the people's right to them.
Delhi AQI improves slightly as winds pick up
Delhi's air quality index stood at 324 micrograms per cubic metres at noon. On Friday, it was 357 micrograms per cubic metre and 425, 433, 418, micrograms per cubic metre the previous days.
Madhya Pradesh cabinet approves Bill against 'love jihad'
According to official information, in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister, the "MP Religious Freedom Bill- 2020" was passed by a voice vote. Strict provisions have been made in this law to prevent forceful religious conversions. According to this law, it is considered unlawful for any person to lure, threaten and indulge in forceful religious conversions.
Payment of 1% GST in cash only for 45,000 taxpayers: DoR sources
Based on the recommendations of the GST Law Committee, the government has notified new indirect tax rules that make a cash payment of 1 per cent of GST tax liability mandatory for businesses whose taxable supply value exceeds Rs 50 lakh. This change will come into effect from January 1, 2021.
CAIT urges FM to defer implementation of 'Rule 86-B' in GST
In a letter to the Finance Minister on Friday, the traders' body said that the recent notification of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) incorporating 'Section 86-B' which levies a mandatory payment of 1 per cent tax to be deposited, where the monthly turnover is more than Rs 50 lakh is a counter productive step.
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