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GST Council Meeting: Industry eyes tax relief on health insurance premiums, higher levies on luxury items
1 week, 4 days ago

GST Council Meeting: Industry eyes tax relief on health insurance premiums, higher levies on luxury items

Live Mint  

Industry experts expect a reduction in GST rates on health insurance at the forthcoming GST Council meeting on December 21, 2024. However, if health insurance is exempted from GST for all or specified persons, the insurance companies would lose out on input tax credits to that extent and accordingly, the reduction in costs can be less than the amount of …

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Uproar erupts at VMC general council meeting
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Uproar erupts at VMC general council meeting

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:The delay in extending flood assistance to victims affected by the recent Budameru floods in Vijayawada City, along with the exclusion of many victims from the beneficiaries' list, led to an uproar at the general council meeting of the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation. The issue emerged during discussions on the council agenda at the general council meeting, presided over by VMC …

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PM to meet state chief secretaries to discuss growth strategy
3 weeks, 5 days ago

PM to meet state chief secretaries to discuss growth strategy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet state chief secretaries next month ahead of the annual conclave with chief ministers to finalize the near-term policy agenda, two persons aware of the development said. The three-day meeting starting 13 December will help in identifying key issues for the Prime Minister to take up with chief ministers at the next governing …

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Uproar in Coimbatore Corporation council meeting as AIADMK councillor suspended
3 months, 1 week ago

Uproar in Coimbatore Corporation council meeting as AIADMK councillor suspended

The Hindu  

AIADMK councillor R. Prabhakaran was suspended for the next three Coimbatore Corporation council meetings following derogatory remarks about the ruling DMK government. His comment, referring to the DMK as a “sticker government,” caused an uproar during the Friday’s council meeting, held at Victoria Town Hall in the city. In a separate development, CPI councillors P. Mallika, Praba Ravindran, and D. …

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Unified Pension Scheme will not be rolled back, says government official in response to trade union demand
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Unified Pension Scheme will not be rolled back, says government official in response to trade union demand

Live Mint  

New Delhi: There will be no rollback of the new Unified Pension Scheme for central government employees, a senior government official said on Tuesday. This is a pension for central government employees, which is different from the pension system of the state government and the private sector.” ‘UPS an upgrade of existing NPS’ The UPS can be seen as an …

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EPS to meet dist secretaries on Friday
4 months, 2 weeks ago

EPS to meet dist secretaries on Friday

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Close on the heels of meeting functionaries from each of 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has called for a discussion with the party’s district secretaries on Friday. A party press release said that apart from district secretaries, headquarters secretaries of the party would also attend the consultative meeting on August 9 …

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NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting begins under chairmanship of PM Modi
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting begins under chairmanship of PM Modi

The Hindu  

Making India a developed nation by 2047 is an ambition of every Indian, and States can play an active role in achieving this aim as they are directly connected with the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on July 27. Mr. Modi is chairing the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog. The Governing Council Meeting is being attended by… …

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NITI Aayog should be scrapped: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee ahead of governing council meeting
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NITI Aayog should be scrapped: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee ahead of governing council meeting

India TV News  

Ahead of NITI Aayog's governing council meeting on Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted that the autonomous think tank, first established under the present NDA government, should be scrapped and the Planning Commission should be brought back. "I thought it is my duty to raise this voice at least on a common platform, though I know the NITI …

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Coimbatore Corporation council split over Mayor’s resignation at special meet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation council split over Mayor’s resignation at special meet

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation council on Monday, July 8, 2024, broke into a heated argument over the reasons for the resignation tendered on July 3, by former mayor Kalpana Anandakumar. At a special council meeting chaired by Deputy Mayor R. Vetriselvan, one resolution, pertaining to the resignation, was presented before the council. The meeting adjourned five minutes after it began at …

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Half of Hyderabad's BRS MLAs skip prep for GHMC council meet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Half of Hyderabad's BRS MLAs skip prep for GHMC council meet

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Friday’s preparatory meeting of BRS for its corporators ahead of Saturday’s GHMC council meeting, yet again highlighted the stark uncertainty facing the main Opposition party, with more than half of its MLAs from the city skipping the event. The BRS, which was left with 14 MLAs in the GHMC limits after its Khairatabad MLA D. Nagender’s departure to the …

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Senior Indian diplomat Ravi participates in SCO meeting in Kazakhstan
7 months ago

Senior Indian diplomat Ravi participates in SCO meeting in Kazakhstan

The Hindu  

Senior Indian diplomat Dammu Ravi on May 21 participated in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states in Astana in the Kazakh capital which discussed preparations for the upcoming Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State. Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs Mr. Dammu Ravi participated in the meeting …

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Laguna Beach shuts down council meeting after ‘Zoombombing’ incident
10 months, 1 week ago

Laguna Beach shuts down council meeting after ‘Zoombombing’ incident

LA Times  

Lifeguards patrol the shore in Laguna Beach. City officials on Tuesday shut down a city council meeting early after a handful of speakers unleashed antisemitic, homophobic, transphobic and racist tirades over Zoom. Laguna Beach officials on Tuesday ended a city council meeting early after a handful of speakers unleashed antisemitic, homophobic, transphobic and racist tirades over Zoom during a public …

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Serbia will seek a UN Security Council meeting over latest escalation of tensions with Kosovo
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbia will seek a UN Security Council meeting over latest escalation of tensions with Kosovo

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia will seek an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss the escalation of tensions with its former province of Kosovo after its government decided to ban the use of the Serbian dinar and introduce the euro in areas where minority Serbs live, Serbia’s president said Friday. But parts of Kosovo’s north, populated mostly by ethnic Serbs, …

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Clash of YSRC and TD corporators in GVMC council meeting
1 year ago

Clash of YSRC and TD corporators in GVMC council meeting

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Mayor Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari adjourned the GVMC council meeting for five minutes following a fight between YSRC corporator Bipin Jain and TD deputy floor leader Gandham Srinu. The two entered into a scuffle as Bipin Jain went to stop Gandham Srinu, who reached up to officials and protested over many items in the agenda “being read out consecutively …

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Change GVMC Council Agenda: CPM
1 year ago

Change GVMC Council Agenda: CPM

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The CPM has alleged that the GVMC council meeting to be held on Monday will harm the people of Visakhapatnam. CPM corporator from 78th ward B. Ganga Rao alleged that the council meeting agenda is prepared in favour of ruling party leaders and demanded changes in it. GVMC has already given a notification to lay a 100-feet master plan …

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Amit Shah, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attend 26th Eastern Zonal Council Meeting in Patna
1 year ago

Amit Shah, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attend 26th Eastern Zonal Council Meeting in Patna

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 26th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council in Patna today. It was the first time that Amit Shah and Nitish Kumar shared the dais in Bihar after JD dumped the Bharatiya Janata party in August 2022 to form the Grand Alliance government in the state. After one and half years, Bihar Chief Minister …

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Iran’s appointment to chair UN rights meeting draws flak from activists
1 year, 1 month ago

Iran’s appointment to chair UN rights meeting draws flak from activists

Firstpost  

Iran’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva Ali Bahreini was named the chair of the two-day meeting because he was the only person nominated, following a submission from the Asia-Pacific group, a UN rights council spokesperson said The United States and rights groups complained on Thursday that it was “insulting” to allow Iran’s envoy to chair a UN human rights …

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India to treat Pakistan’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting “with contempt it deserves”
1 year, 1 month ago

India to treat Pakistan’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting “with contempt it deserves”

The Hindu  

India has said it will treat a reference by Pakistan to Kashmir during a Security Council meeting on the Israel-Gaza situation with the contempt it deserves and will not dignify it with a response. Earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Security Council meeting that all acts of terrorism are unlawful and unjustifiable, whether they are carried out …

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 52nd GST Council meeting
1 year, 2 months ago

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 52nd GST Council meeting

India TV News  

GST Council meeting: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 52nd GST Council meeting at New Delhi's Sushma Swaraj Bhawan on Saturday. The GST Council convenes periodically to deliberate on matters related to the GST regime, including tax rates, policy changes, and administrative issues. The GST Council plays a pivotal role in shaping India's indirect tax structure, ensuring that it …

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52nd GST Council Meeting: What Lies Ahead For Online Gaming, SGST & Beyond?
1 year, 2 months ago

52nd GST Council Meeting: What Lies Ahead For Online Gaming, SGST & Beyond?

News 18  

52nd GST Council Meeting October 7, 2023: The upcoming 52nd GST Council Meeting, scheduled for October 7, 2023, in New Delhi, holds profound significance as it is anticipated to be a pivotal meeting in addressing various critical agenda items such as taxation of crypto and NFT tokens, clarifications on ESOP, rate rationalisation and evaluation of the progress made by individual …

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New documents reveal how the Angels tried to pull the strings at Anaheim City Hall
1 year, 4 months ago

New documents reveal how the Angels tried to pull the strings at Anaheim City Hall

LA Times  

Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani’s image looms large over fans waiting to get in to see the Angels play the Pirates at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on July 21. “They prepared and conspired to undermine democracy,” he said “At some point you have to clean house.” The level of detail in the email, Moreno added, reflects the “arrogance and brazen control …

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GST council meeting: Heated war of words between Sitharaman and Delhi minister Atishi
1 year, 5 months ago

GST council meeting: Heated war of words between Sitharaman and Delhi minister Atishi

India TV News  

The 50th GST council meeting saw a conflict of words between Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Delhi counterpart Atishi over bringing the GST system under the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, sources said. GST council meeting The 50th GST Board meeting began on Tuesday and is probably going to think on a large group of …

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UN council to hold first meeting on potential threats of artificial intelligence to global peace
1 year, 5 months ago

UN council to hold first meeting on potential threats of artificial intelligence to global peace

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council will hold a first-ever meeting on the potential threats of artificial intelligence to international peace and security, organized by the United Kingdom which sees tremendous potential but also major risks about AI’s possible use for example in autonomous weapons or in control of nuclear weapons. Woodward said the UK wants to encourage “a …

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PM Modi chairs 8th governing council meeting of Niti Aayog; 7 CMs skip
1 year, 6 months ago

PM Modi chairs 8th governing council meeting of Niti Aayog; 7 CMs skip

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired the eighth governing council meeting of Niti Aayog. ðŸŽåVisuals of the @NITIAayog Governing Council meeting underway pic.twitter.com/KihqOZ36ZP — PIB India May 27, 2023 KEJRIWAL, BHAGWANT MANN, MAMATA TO SKIP Meanwhile, chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann, Mamata Banerjee, K Chandrashekar Rao, Ashok Gehlot, Nitish Kumar and MK Stalin announced a boycott of the …

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