Sushil Modi

Sushil Kumar Modi, former deputy chief minister of Bihar and ex-Rajya Sabha MP, passed away on May 13 after battling cancer. He was 72. The veteran politician’s demise was announced by the Bihar unit of the BJP. Watch for more

BJP leader Sushil Modi battling cancer for past 6 months, says he won't be part of Lok Sabha election

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament Sushil Kumar Modi took to X (formerly Twitter) to disclose that he has been grappling with cancer for the last six months

BJP MP Sushil Modi demands legislation to curb paper lotteries, online betting

During special mentions in the Rajya Sabha, he said 15 states and all union territories have banned paper lotteries but Kerala, West Bengal, Punjab and some northeastern states continue to have legalised lotteries operating.

No ifs and buts, Nitish Kumar will be Bihar CM till 2025: Sushil Modi

Sushil Modi, who had served as the Deputy CM for more than a decade and is still seen as the man most trusted in the BJP by Nitish Kumar, asserted that his former boss had the mandate till 2025 and there are no ifs and buts.

From advertising to tech policy, this is how Sushil Modi reportedly views the Indian media landscape

The minister touches on a range of issues from monopolistic power gained by Big Tech players like Facebook, Google, Twitter to the various issues currently plaguing the newsmaking practice in India.

Like Australia, India should enact law to make tech giants pay for news content: Sushil Modi

BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sushil Modi also said that he was planning to write to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry regarding the same.

Nitish Kumar was reluctant to continue as CM, BJP had to convince him: Sushil Modi

Sushil Modi, who had served as Nitish Kumar's deputy for more than a decade and is known to have an excellent equation with his former boss, made the remark in reply to queries about the JD(U)'s assertion to the effect on the previous day.

Bihar alliance unbreakable : Sushil Modi on 6 JD(U) MLAs switching to BJP in Arunachal Pradesh

The BJP leader's remarks come a day after JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said the switching of party’s MLAs in the BJP was not a good sign for alliance politics.

Bihar Rajya Sabha bypoll: Sushil Modi set for walkover as opposition chooses not to enter fray

Modi, who filed his nomination on Wednesday in the presence of fellow BJP leaders, those belonging to the other constituents of the ruling NDA, besides Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, appears all set to get elected unopposed on December 7, the last date for withdrawal of papers.

No party can form government in Bihar alone, alliance a reality: Sushil Modi

Modi said the NDA, under the state leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, would contest the elections unitedly and form the government against.

GST council needs to work out mid-way solution for settling revenue shortfall issue: Sushil Modi

The Centre has given two options to the states to borrow either from a special window facilitated by the RBI or from market and has also proposed extending the compensation cess levied on luxury, demerit and sin goods beyond 2022.

Lalu Yadav targets Nitish Kumar for not venturing out of home; Sushil Modi hits back

The jailed former chief minister, serving sentences in Ranchi in fodder scam cases, came out with a couple of tweets in his native dialect Bhojpuri to take potshots at Kumar.

Sushil Modi writes to Nirmala Sitharaman seeking grants for Bihar

He requested her to release Rs 5, 018 crore for panchayati raj institutions and Rs 2,416 crore for urban local bodies for the financial year 2020-21, as per recommendation of the Finance Commission.

NPR update in Bihar to begin on May 15, says Sushil Modi

Bihar senior BJP leader also said administrative and punitive action would be taken against officials if they refuse to carry out the NPR.

IGST settlement: Sushil Modi to head GoM, FM Nirmala Sitharaman opts out of panel

The reshuffle in the panel's composition comes in the wake of issues being raised by state governments regarding GST compensation.

Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi and Ram Vilas Paswan campaign together for by-polls in Bihar

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U), Union minister and LJP founding president Ram Vilas Paswan and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi a BJP veteran on Thursday shared the stage at rallies in Duraunda and Kishanganj assembly segments and Samastipur Lok Sabha seat.

No economic slowdown, pressure tactics by companies for lower taxes: Sushil Modi

Modi, who also holds the finance portfolio in the Nitish Kumar government, cited the example of Parle G biscuits and said its demand had, in fact, increased in Bihar.

Sushil Modi flays Mamata Banerjee for outrage against 'Jai Shri Ram' chants

"The way Mamata Banerjee rebuked those chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' and got them detained by police makes it apparent that the Trinamool government, which has been providing asylum to Bangladeshi infiltrators, is indulging in a conspiracy to drive away lakhs of Hindi-speaking people who live in her state," the senior BJP leader tweeted.

GoM on revenue shortfall to study GST collection on services by states

The panel has been formed by the GST Council to look into revenue shortfall being faced by the states post implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Prashant Kishor rankles BJP again, this time with a frontal attack on Sushil Modi

After raising the BJP's hackles last month by opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill - which the JD(U) supported in Parliament and triggering a storm two days ago with the contention that the CM's party must contest more seats than its ally, Kishor intensified the political heat with a frontal attack on Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

Ministerial panel on GSTN to meet on September 22

The meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM), set up in September 2017 to look into the technical issues faced by the GSTN, would be held in Bengaluru.

GST slabs can be reduced to 3 in coming days: Sushil Modi

In an interview to Bhasha, Modi said that there are five slabs in GST and "there is an intention to reduce it to three slabs but it will take some time" as it is related to states' revenue.

GoM favours deferment of sops for digital payments under GST by a year

To incentivise digital transaction, the GST Council in its last meeting in May had discussed giving a concession of 2 per cent in GST rate to consumers making payment through cheque or digital mode. The discount would be capped at Rs 100 per transaction

PM Modi led GoM finalises new model for GST return filing

As it looks to finalise a single-page return form for businesses under GST, the panel today met about 40 industry representatives and 15 tax tax experts to discuss simplification of return filing process.

GST: GoM to meet stakeholders today to discuss return filing process

The GoM was set up to make the return filing process smooth and less complex, especially for the small taxpayers