Government

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday appointed three full-time and one part-time member of the 16th Finance Commission which was constituted on December 31, 2023. Full-time members of the commission are former expenditure secretary and…

New Delhi: The government on Monday extended the due date for filing income tax returns by companies by one month till November 30. Also, the due date for furnishing audit reports by companies who need to get their accounts audited has…

New Delhi: The government announced a hike in special additional excise duty (SAED) on crude petroleum on Friday. This hike takes the duty on crude petroleum to Rs 10,000 per tonne and will come into effect from September 16, the official…

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon today amid protests. The past week has witnessed heated exchanges between the government and the Opposition in the Parliament over the Manipur situation, with I.N.D.I.A alliance demanding that…

New Delhi: Over 69,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court while there is a backlog of over 59 lakh cases in the country's 25 high courts, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Citing details available on the SC website, Law Minister…

New Delhi: There can be a difference of opinion between the government and the judiciary but that does not mean the two are attacking each other and a "Mahabharat" is going on as is being projected by some, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on…

Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s main Opposition party SJB on Tuesday handed over to the parliamentary Speaker motions of no-confidence against the SLPP coalition government and embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, even as the government announced…