The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection has surged by 11.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY), reaching an impressive Rs 1.78 lakh crore in the month of March. The Finance Ministry has reported that this figure marks the second-highest collection ever recorded, reflecting a robust performance in revenue generation despite prevailing economic circumstances. The gross GST collection for the last fiscal (April 2023-March 2024) stood at Rs 20.14 lakh crore, 11.7 per cent higher than the mop-up in the preceding fiscal. The average monthly gross collection for FY24 stood at Rs 1.68 lakh crore, exceeding Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the preceding…
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the Election Commission to take stern action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his “match-fixing” remarks during an I.N.D.I.A bloc rally. A delegation led by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and BJP’s national general secretary Arun Kumar lodged a complaint against Gandhi with the poll panel. Puri, addressing the media after the meeting with Election Commission officials, criticised Gandhi’s remarks during the public meeting, labelling them as “extremely objectionable” and in violation of the model code of conduct. He highlighted Gandhi’s statements alleging a “fixed match” in the Lok Sabha polls, questioning the…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to judicial custody till April 15 by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday. This came as his custody with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) ended. Kejriwal was produced before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja in a jam-packed courtroom with high security. The Delhi CM told reporters that “what the PM is doing is not good for the country.” AAP ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal were present in court. The ED had moved an application in Rouse Avenue court seeking direction to send Kejriwal to judicial custody. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju,…
Lashing out at the opposition INDIA bloc, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the attacks on him will not stop the fight against corruption and action will be taken against those involved in graft irrespective of their status. “When Modi is fighting the battle against corruption with full strength, these people have formed the INDI alliance. They think they will intimidate Modi, but for me, my Bharat is my family and I am taking steps to protect it from the corrupt,” the prime minister said addressing his first rally in Uttar Pradesh after the announcement of the Lok Sabha…
The Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc leaders held a ‘Loktantra Bachao’ rally which saw a massive public turnout on Sunday at Delhi’s Ramlila Ground, as mark of protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In a scathing attack on the BJP, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused the ruling party of engaging in “match-fixing.” Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appointed ‘umpires’ to ensure the BJP’s victory by surpassing the 400-seat mark in the upcoming elections. He said, “Without EVMs, match-fixing, social media, and pressurising the press, they cannot win more than 180 seats.” NCP chief Sharad Pawar condemened the arrest of Delhi CM…
Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal, who is now under ED custody, presented six guarantees on behalf of the INDIA bloc, including granting statehood to Delhi. Addressing the INDIA bloc’s mega rally at Ramlila Maidan, condemning the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case registered in connection with the liquor policy scam, his wife Sunita Kejriwal read out his message. “I present six guarantees on behalf of INDIA Alliance. First, there will be no power cuts in the whole country. Second, electricity would be free for the poor people. Third, we will make government schools in every…
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday conferred Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, on Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former deputy prime minister L.K. Advani at his residence in the national capital. “The ceremony was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and the family members of Advani,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a post on X. “President Murmu presented the Bharat Ratna to Advani at his residence,” it said. “Advani, a doyen of Indian politics, has served the nation with unwavering dedication and distinction for over seven decades,”…
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, on four personalities posthumously. Former prime ministers P.V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, were conferred with Bharat Ratna posthumously at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards to Rao, Singh, Thakur and Swaminathan were received by their kin. P.V. Prabhakar Rao, son of former prime minister Rao, received the award conferred on his father from the president. Jayant Chaudhary, Singh’s grandson and the president of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), accepted the…
The Election Commission India (ECI) has put the expenditure cap not only on candidates, but also upon star campaigners, who can carry with them not more than Rs 1 lakh with them during campaigns and candidates accompanying them should not have more than Rs 50,000 cash in their possession. Officials said that in addition to candidate expenses, the ECI has closely been monitoring the expenditure of star campaigners. “Star campaigners are allowed to carry a maximum of Rs 1 lakh cash, while candidates themselves cannot hold more than Rs 50,000. Any excess amount found will be confiscated, and appropriate action…
The Enforcement Directorate questioned Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot for about five hours on Saturday and recorded his statement in connection with a money-laundering investigation linked to the AAP government’s now-scrapped excise policy, officials said. Gahlot (49), an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Najafgarh, is the Minister for Transport, Home and Law in the Delhi Government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested in the case by the federal agency. The minister, who entered the ED office in central Delhi around 11:30 am and left after 4:30 pm, said he answered all the questions from the agency…