Year: 2015

    GST only a matter of time: FM  –   (Economics) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Wednesday, said that the passage of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Bill is only a matter of time and that he expects to table the Bankruptcy law in the winter session of Parliament. “Obstruction against the GST has been due to political reasons. Within months from now, the numbersRead More…

    Centre: new law can end collegium  –    (Indian Polity) In a signal that it has no intention of giving up its offensive against the collegium system of judges appointing judges, the Union government said on Tuesday that nothing could stop Parliament from passing a new law to take the place of the recently struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) ActRead More…

    AnSI study says Shompen women outnumber men  –   (Environment) The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) has come up with the first authentic demographic database of the Shompen tribe — one of the least known particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The study is the result of over 40 days of intensive fieldwork undertaken by ARead More…

    Indology meet to project ‘soft power  –   (Indian Culture) The Ministry of External Affairs is getting ready to promote the global discipline of Indology as a soft diplomatic platform. The Ministry, under the umbrella of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, will organise the first World Indology Conference from November 21 to 23. “The spirit of universality foRead More…

    Nepal crisis escalates after Madhesis cancel dialogue  –   (International Relation) In a two-pronged escalation of the crisis in Nepal, the United Madhesi Democratic Front ended the national dialogue with the government of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, even as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa, in an unprecedented internationalisation of the crisis, lRead More…

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    ‘Nuclear suppliers may admit India’  –   (International Relation) The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will begin consultations on India’s membership to the elite group of nuclear export next month, says NSG Chairperson Rafael Grossi. Speaking to The Hindu about his meetings with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and MEA officials, Mr. Grossi, who will begin Read More…

    India, Africa two bright spots of hope, opportunity: Modi  –    (International Relation) Calling India and Africa “the two bright spots of hope and opportunities in the global economy,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the leaders of African nations here on Thursday that India and Africa must “speak in one voice” for U.N. reforms. He was addressing representativesRead More…

    ‘Zero Rating’ will enhance Net access: Zuckerberg  –    (science and Technology) “Most of the folks who are pushing for Net neutrality have access to the Internet already. But the people who are not yet on the Internet can’t sign an online petition pushing for increased access to the Internet,” Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer, Facebook, said in a town haRead More…