More than 50 products will now be available in cheaper rates as the Goods and Services Tax Council has reduced tax rates on these products at its 28th meeting on Saturday. Yes, products like sanitary pads, washing machines, small televisions, and refrigerators, are now having lesser tax rates. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal told that sanitary
During the debate over no-confidence motion in Parliament, one unexpected, as well asa comical act by Congress President Rahul Gandhi, had raised the interest of public and media in this discussion. After his speech, Congress President Rahul Gandhi walked over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and gave him a hug. PM Modi was really shocked
As expected, Modi government has easily defeated the motion of no-confidence in the Lok Sabha after a 12-hour long debate. Only 126 votes were in favour of the no-confidence motion and 325 votes were against it. The government obtained a two-thirds majority with 451 members of parliament present and voting. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and
As per the recent orders from the Home department, all mobile internet services will be suspended for the next 5 days. This has been done to evade chance of spreading rumours during the ongoing statewide protest demanding the removal of Manipur University vice-chancellor. Kh. Raghumani Singh, special secretary (Home) has notified following statement in the
On Friday, two days celebration programme of Kang Kumhei (Rath Yatra) was inaugurated at Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy. Padmashree awardee, H. Thanil was the chief guest of this event. In his speech, he said that this event has a positive objective of preserving as well as promoting Manipur’s rich culture and tradition. Rath Yatra
This monsoon, five northern eastern states have received deficit rainfall. The released by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a state-wise rainfall distribution statistics for the period from June 1 to July 17. Manipur has the highest rain shortfall in the country. Other four states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland. IMD data also
India expressed disappointment over measures shared by WhatsApp for tracing fake news, saying WhatsApp can’t escape from its responsibility and requires finding originators of such provoking messages. In the second notice, the government warned that it will be bound to treat WhatsApp platform as ‘abettor’ of rumour propagation and legal consequences will follow or the
As per a press release issued by the Registrar, Gauhati University has come up with an initiative to inspire the younger generations of the State as well as the country. University has declared Rs 5 lakh as an incentive to IAAF World Under-20 Athletic Championships star, Hima Das for her historic record. Prof Jagdish Mukhi,
Today, there will be No-confidence motion debate in Lok Sabha. This debate will start at 11 AM and end up around 6 PM. It means, all the parliament members will participate in seven hours long debate over the No-confidence motion against the NDA government. As per the sources, the main party which brought this No-confidence
On Wednesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has accepted no-trust motion for Modi government. However, the government ought to win it with ease. Of course, it is something that India should see as a riveting clash on issues ranging from farm distress, lynching and polarisation. The vote will take place on Friday. The government's decision
