Govt may go with more than one GST rate
The Centre may back more than one GST rate
-targeted mainly at luxury and sin goods -amid indications that it could drop
the proposal allowing manufacturing states to levy up to 1% additional tax in
an attempt to get Congress on board for one of the biggest tax reform moves.Instead,
the government will compensate manufacturing states such as Gujarat,
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu directly, which will increase the burden on the
exchequer during the first two years.
PM talks unity, seeks ideas to make `EkBharat' a hit
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for ideas to turn `Ek Bharat, Shreshtha
Bharat' into an effective scheme to strengthen unity and harmony in the country
and to connect every Indian with this mantra.“Internal vigilance is the prize of
liberty. Unity of the nation... this culture should continue,“ he said in his
`Mann Ki Baat'. He urged people to give suggestions on mygov.in regarding the
progamme's structure, logo and how to increase public participation.The PM's
proposal assumes significance against the backdrop of allegations that the
Centre is not acting against `rising intolerance'.Criticised for reacting late
to the Dadri lynching, Modi has emphasised the need to uphold law and order and
maintain harmony .
India's foreign policy an a la carte approach
India's economic potential in
relation to China is bright, but unlike the latter it does not yet have a
strategy in foreign policy, historian Niall Ferguson said on Sunday . “India
has to decide if it needs one,“ he said during a conversation with author
Patrick French on Day 2 of the Times LitFest. The session marked the launch of
the Indian edition of the first volume of his authorised biography of former US
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
World rallies to save the Earth
Protesters linked hands near the heart of
the Paris terror attacks on Sunday but others clashed with police, giving an
emotional jolt to world leaders flying into the French capital to try to save
Earth from climate catastrophe.As hundreds of thousands of
people joined protests worldwide, the human chain aimed to send a highly
symbolic message to leaders on the eve of the official opening of a 195-nation
UN climate summit in Paris.
WTO skips India on food security
The World Trade Organization's (WTO's) draft
declaration for next month's ministerial meeting in Nairobi made no mention of
finding a permanent solution to India's concerns on food security , but
promised to “address all aspects of agriculture reform as a matter of
priority“.The first draft for the meeting in mid-December, however,
did take note of the fa lure of the WTO membership to reach an agreement on
most issues that were part of he Doha work programme and raised concerns about
he rush of regional trade agreements (RTAs).
BADMINTON - No stopping Sindhu in Macau:
Shuttler grabs a rare title hat-trick
PV Sindhu extended her unbeaten reign in Macau and achieved a rare
hat-trick at the $120,000 Grand Prix Gold tournament with a convincing 21-19,
2123, 21-14 victory against Minatsu Mitani of Japan in the final on Sunday .
The 20-year-old, who lost al most half of 2015 to a heel injury, not only ended
her title drought but also brought cheer to the Indian ranks, starved as they
have been for titles in the last six months. Sindhu's victory at the former
Portuguese colony is the best performance by an Indian shuttler after the twin
title triumphs of Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth at the India Open
Superseries in March.
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