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Congress might scrap GST slab system for single tax if voted to power

The Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party is expected to announce merging the 5 different GST rates into one pegged at 18% in its Lok Sabha election manifesto.

A Congress rebellion in JD(S) bastion, featuring ‘Rebel Star’ Ambareesh’s wife Sumalatha

Karnataka’s Mandya is witnessing a battle between the allies, as JD(S) has put up CM Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil, but local Congress is supporting Sumalatha.

In Uttar Pradesh, the third Modi wave is as strong as 2014 and 2017

The SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh, despite its strong caste arithmetic, is unable to woo any of Narendra Modi’s voters.

Nirmala Sitharaman hits back at Congress, says previous govts tolerated Masood Azhar

The defence minister said had the UPA been more proactive and taken adequate steps after Mumbai 26/11 attacks, terrorism would've been deterred.

Congress merely wants to save itself, not defeat Modi: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav blames Congress for missing the grand alliance bus in Uttar Pradesh.

Why is Rahul Gandhi celebrating when China has hurt India, asks Ravi Shankar Prasad

BJP's reaction came after the Congress president questioned PM Narendra Modi's silence on China again blocking the UN resolution on Masood Azhar.

BJP’s 2019 slogan Modi Hai To Mumkin Hai will encash PM Modi’s image as a doer: Jaitley

Modi's image as a doer is recognised by most Indians and therefore BJP chose this effective slogan, he said.

Navjot Singh Sidhu to be party’s star campaigner: Punjab in-charge of Congress

Congress party's Punjab affairs in-charge Asha Kumari also said party leader Sidhu has a way of connecting with the audience and has campaign value.

In first public address, Priyanka Vadra places women before men

Congress colleagues say it's deliberate attempt to woo women voters who constitute over 48 per cent of the total electorate.

EC considers action against BJP’s Anant Hegde for ‘hybrid’ remarks against Rahul Gandhi

Election Commission seeks video recording of rally in Karnataka, where Hegde made the remarks, to ascertain if he violated the model code of conduct.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.