Watch top 25 news headlines of today, January 2nd, 2019
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Jan 02, 2019, 10:46 AM IST
PM Modi speaks on GST and why it was implemented
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with ANI on Tuesday evening said that the NDA government is in favour of bringing construction related material in the 5 per cent slab of GST. The prime minister added that changes in the tax structure will continue as there is scope for improvement. However, he refused to link the issue with Congress president Rahul Gandhi who has described the tax reform as 'Gabbar Singh Tax' and 'Grand Stupid Thought' by saying, "jiski jaisi soch, waise uske shabd (the way someone thinks, the same are his words)."
Jan 01, 2019, 20:08 PM IST
Taal Thok Ke: PM Modi to speak on range of issues in a 95-minute interview
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will speak on a wide range of issues in a 95-minute interview.
Jan 01, 2019, 19:36 PM IST
Note ban slowed down GDP by 2 percentage points in Q4 2016, says economist Gita Gopinath
India-born Harvard professor Gopinath, 46, is set to take charge as the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month.
Dec 19, 2018, 11:23 AM IST
Govt doesn't comment on views of ex-RBI chiefs on demo, GST expressed before media: FM
Jaitley further said after the structural reform of GST had been introduced in a record time, the economic growth bounced back vigorously.
Dec 14, 2018, 17:16 PM IST
63% of Indians still support demonetisation, but that number has fallen
Support remains strong for both demonetisation and PM Modi. But there are some points that he may need to pay attention to.
Dec 13, 2018, 17:02 PM IST
India should brace itself for slowdown for some time: Arvind Subramanian
He also said that GST design could have been much better and there should not be more than three rates going forward.
Dec 10, 2018, 13:30 PM IST
Demonetisation had no impact on use of black money in elections: Former CEC OP Rawat
The former Chief Election Commissioner said there was no check on black money that has been used in the elections.
Dec 03, 2018, 11:12 AM IST
Guilty will be investigated and punished: Rahul Gandhi renews attack on Modi government over demonetisation
Rahul Gandhi also targeted former chief economic advisor, suggesting that Subramanian should have resigned if he disagreed so much with demonetisation.
Nov 30, 2018, 07:15 AM IST
Agriculture Ministry withdraws report from Parliamentary panel on impact of note ban on farmers
A panel chaired by senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily had met Tuesday where RBI governor Urjit Patel had made a presentation on the state of the economy.
Nov 29, 2018, 14:42 PM IST
True feelings, finally: Congress targets Modi as Arvind Subramanian slams Demonetisation
The former CEA says he does not think anyone disputes that demonetisation slowed growth.
Nov 29, 2018, 10:31 AM IST
Demonetisation a massive, draconian, monetary shock: Arvind Subramanian
Breaking his silence on the November 8, 2016 decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he says that he does not have a strongly-backed empirical view apart from the fact that the welfare costs, especially on the informal sector, were substantial.
Nov 29, 2018, 10:11 AM IST
CAG preparing report on impact of demonetisation, likely to be ready before budget session
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is auditing the impact of the controversial demonetisation on the Indian economy and may complete its report on it before the budget session of Parliament early next year.
Nov 19, 2018, 18:35 PM IST
CAG report on demonetisation to be ready before Budget Session
Apart from the audit report on demonetisation, the report on Goods and Services Tax is also due during the Budget Session.
Nov 19, 2018, 18:08 PM IST
Economy would have collapsed but for demonetisation: S Gurumurthy
The government had demonetised old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 9, 2016.
Nov 16, 2018, 10:34 AM IST
CAG 'deliberately delaying' report on Rafale deal and demonetisation, allege former bureaucrats
Sixty retired bureaucrats have written to the CAG regarding this.
Nov 13, 2018, 18:32 PM IST
Rajinikanth accuses Centre of flawed implementation of note ban
On the rising incidence of rape and murder of girls in Tamil Nadu, Rajinikanth said tougher laws and stricter implementation was the way out.
Nov 13, 2018, 00:17 AM IST
India's economic growth held back due to demonetisation, GST: Raghuram Rajan
Addressing an audience at the University of California in Berkley on Friday, Rajan said for four years - 2012 to 2016 - India was growing at a faster pace before it was hit by two major headwinds.
Nov 10, 2018, 19:19 PM IST
Shockwaves of demonetisation and GST have held economy back: Raghuram Rajan
Raghuram Rajan, the former RBI Governor, has said that for four years -- 2012 to 2016 -- India was growing at a faster pace before it was hit by two major headwinds.
Nov 10, 2018, 15:51 PM IST
If PM has self-respect, he should step down: Congress leader on demonetisation
Jayachandra's statement came while he was taking part in a protest at Tumkuru to mark the second anniversary of demonetisation.
Nov 09, 2018, 22:06 PM IST
