NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India hopes to introduce a bill for a direct tax code (DTC) during the monsoon session of parliament, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday. The monsoon session usually runs from July to August. The code, which will replace the existing Indian Income Tax Act 1961, intends to cut tax rates to bring more people and companies under the tax net, phase out profit-linked exemptions for companies and replace them with... full story ![]()
The government will in next 10-15 days decide on issuing an ordinance or convening a special session of Parliament for passage of the UPA government's ambitious National Food Security Bill.
indiatimes.com (13 days ago)
BJP is set to corner the Govt in Parliament over the leakage of JPC report on 2G Spectrum allocation, coal scam and the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi as the second phase of the Budget Session begins on April 22.
india.com (1 month and 3 days ago)
The government has no plans to take the Ordinance route to implement the UPA government`s ambitious National Food Security Bill, in case it fails to ensure its passage in the current session of Parliament.
india.com (20 days ago)
A day after the UPA govt reached an agreement with the Opposition over the issue of allowing the smooth functioning of the Parliament, Finance Bill was tabled in the Parliament today.
india.com (25 days ago)
A day after the UPA govt reached an agreement with the Opposition over the issue of allowing the smooth functioning of the Parliament, Finance Bill and some other important legislation would be passed on Tuesday.
india.com (25 days ago)
Ukrainian pro-government legislators are defying an opposition protest and have moved a parliament session out of the parliament hall to a nearby building.
azstarnet.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
Ukrainian pro-government legislators are defying an opposition protest and have moved a parliament session out of the parliament hall to a nearby building.
foxnews.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
A bill allowing the Centre to declare an area in a state as communally disturbed on its own is likely to be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament.
india.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has criticized the direct tax code (DTC) bill introduced in Parliament and called upon all religious institutions to join hands in protest against it.
indiatimes.com (2 months and 2 days ago)
Government on Friday ruled out sine die adjournment of Parliament before the last day of Budget Session and made a veiled attack on main opposition BJP for the disruption of House proceedings.
indiatimes.com (21 days ago)
Angel Flight crashes in N.Y.; 2 dead, 1...
Native Oklahoman Blake Shelton "Healing...
Front Porch: Classics Cruzin' Colby...
Honor those who gave all at weekend events
Dogs likely to be barred from Snohomish...
Two lottery prizes in county as yet...
Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit
Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage...
7 Filipino marines, 4 militants killed...
Karnataka CM Siddharamaiah inducts S R...
MI5 'tried to recruit suspect'
CURRICULUM DEBATE:Ohio District Mulls...
Google said to face new FTC antitrust...
Insurers limit doctors, hospitals in...
Mom coaches 'Glee' cheerio Naya Rivera...
Emily Schuman whipped up Cupcakes and...
Granderson Hurt as Yankees Beat Rays 9-4
Pacers Steal Game 2 Away From Heat in...
Penguins Oust Sens in Five, Reach...
Blackhawks' Seabrook not talking about...
Blackhawks not getting down about deficit
'Demand for winning' drives Red Wings
Tell Me About It: Find out why family...
Sideshow: Amanda Bynes gets court date...
Dave on Demand: Dave on Demand:...
Guardian children's fiction prize 2013...
My dad was a homeless alcoholic – but he...
Experience: I've worn the same outfit as...
What I'm really thinking: the father-in-law
A letter to … the man who abused me
Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall...
Great waterfalls: readers' tips,...
Congress unable to compromise on funding nation's ailing infrastructure.
Jury foreman William Zervakos says Jodi Arias was "not a good witness."
A new film recalls how, 50 years ago, Hannah Arendt’s “Eichmann in Jerusalem” set off furious...