WORLD
'India will say sorry to US': Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Donald Trump’s "we’ve lost India to Russia, China" remark
Lutnick claimed "in a month or two months, India's going to be at the table and they're going to say they're sorry."
INDIA
Supreme Court slams Allahabad HC for 'cyclostyled' orders on bail cancellation pleas
Notably, it was Justice Pardiwala-led which criticised Allahabad High Court judge Prashant Kumar for allowing criminal proceedings in a civil dispute case, and stripped him of criminal matters till retirement.
INDIA
'Don't want officers busy in flood relief work to draft affidavit': Punjab & Haryana High Court declines to entertain PIL
"The officers are right now dealing with the ground situation. They will have to sit down and file affidavit for this. We don't want to do that," the High Court has been quoted as saying.
BUSINESS
'Petrol, diesel and alcohol to stay outside GST': FM Nirmala Sitharaman
"Not in the immediate future," Sitharaman said when asked about the timeline of their inclusion in the ambit of GST.
BUSINESS
99% of goods under GST either in zero, 5% or 18%; only 1% taxed as sin goods: FM Sitharaman
Sin goods under GST include tobacco, pan masala, gutkha, cigarettes, luxury cars, online gambling or gaming, caffeinated beverages, coal, lignite, peat, and aerated drinks.
INDIA
'Divide & rule principle': Sitharaman dismisses Trump aide's 'brahmins profiteering' remark, slams oppn
She said "friends of imperialists are telling us the word Boston Brahmins is not bad," in an exclusive interview to Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi.
INDIA
'Things will go back to normal...': Piyush Goyal on rupee hitting all-time low against dollar
Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the government expects tax revenues to rise, not fall, following the rationalisation of GST rates, as higher demand will offset any rate cuts.
INDIA
'Rahul Gandhi could never understand economics, sees ghosts...': Piyush Goyal on GST reforms, 'dead economy' remark
Goyal slammed the Congress leader and said,"We have seen that over the years. He sees ghosts where there are none. He cannot appreciate that the people of India has seen significant improvement in their lives".
INDIA
'No hope during Congress regime, PM Modi showed good economics can be good politics': Goyal
Speaking in an interview to Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, Goyal said that the market recognizes that a decisive and strong leader like Prime Minister Modi will always keep national interests ahead of everything else.
INDIA
'PM Modi trusts industry and revenue will go up': Piyush Goyal in key interview on GST reforms amid tariff turmoil
"For PM, ease of doing business is the pathway to a developed economy," Goyal said.
INDIA
Euphoria in country, nobody stopped Congress to roll out GST before 2014: BJP on tax reforms
The Congress ruled the country for decades and had the opportunity to simplify the complex tax regime and roll out the Goods and Services Tax but lacked courage and intention, Patra said.
INDIA
Karnataka Congress MLA's brazen reply to journalist on hospital demand: 'We'll get your delivery done'
Remaining firm on her question, the journalist reminded him that the people of Joida urgently need a hospital and urged him to ensure it is built during this term. To this, Congress MLA RV Deshpande only said, “Okay.”
INDIA
Madhya Pradesh High Court judge recuses from illegal mining case after BJP MLA tries to contact him
The BJP MLA attempted to contact the MP High Court judge regarding an alleged illegal mining issue, prompting him to recuse from hearing the case in Ashutosh Dixit v Economic Offences Wing & Ors.
INDIA
‘Hurried trial will affect rights, bail not a universal rule’: Delhi HC order denying bail to Umar, Sharjeel and others in 2020 Delhi riots case
“The probative value of the evidence against the Appellants Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, prima facie and at this stage, cannot be branded as weak,” the court said in the order running 133 pages.
INDIA
'Court can't refuse to answer constitutional question even if row political,' says Supreme Court in Presidential reference hearing
The Supreme Court said it would only interpret the Constitution while dealing with the Presidential reference on whether the court could impose timelines for governors and President to deal with bills passed by state assemblies.
INDIA
SC observation on Presidential Reference: ‘Unjustified to impose blanket timeline for Governors due to some instances of delay in approving Bills'
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Tamil Nadu, said contended that without a general direction, States would be compelled to repeatedly approach the Court, adding to the problem.
INDIA
'Yet another confirmation of how it functions...': Congress leader Pawan Khera slams EC over notice on two EPIC numbers
The BJP had alleged that Khera had two voter IDs and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was running a campaign against voter-roll revision in Bihar to "protect and hide" his party's "theft of votes".
INDIA
Maratha quota stir: Mumbai Police arrives to vacate Azad Maidan following High Court's directives
Earlier in the morning, Mumbai Police issued notice and denied permission to continue the agitation and ordered the protestors to vacate Azad Maidan, citing violation of the terms and conditions laid out by the Bombay High Court and police to hold the protest.
INDIA
2020 Delhi riots: Separate bench of Delhi High Court rejects bail plea of accused Tasleem Ahmed
Tasleem Ahmed's case was separated from others on the request of his counsel.
INDIA
2020 Delhi riots: Delhi High Court denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others
A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur, which reserved its order on July 9 after noting the arguments on behalf of the prosecution and various accused, is hearing the pleas.
INDIA
Delhi High Court bar writes to CJI Gavai flagging 'alarming frequent transfers' of judges
"The transfers of several judges from this court to other jurisdictions have generated unease, not only within the institution but also amongst the members of the bar," it said.
INDIA
Kumar Vishwas' wife Manju Sharma quits RPSC after High Court rebuke of members in paper leak case
Sources in the RPSC told news agency PTI that Manju Sharma has sent an email to the commission also regarding her resignation.
INDIA
'Don't roam on Mumbai streets, follow HC directives': Manoj Jarange, says quota stir will continue
Jarange appealed to the protesters to park their vehicles only in the designated parking areas, hours after the High Court frowned on the conduct of protesters.
INDIA
'Doing reverse of justice': Supreme Court sets aside Rs 18 cr compensation imposed by NGT on firm
“As we have noticed above, this is a classic case where in the quest for doing justice, NGT has ended up doing just the reverse,” the Supreme Court noted.
