Telecom Minister Ravi Prasad has also sought the Rs 36,000 crore collected as input tax credit collected from the telecom companies to be adjusted against future GST charges.

Future Coupons owns a 7.3 per cent stake in Future Retail, the group's brick-and-mortar retailer; this will give Amazon 3.5 per cent indirect control over Future Retail

The currency opened 15 paise lower at 71.96 against the dollar in trade today compared to the previous close of 71.81, down 26 paise against the American currency.

Sensex Today : After opening on a bearish note, equity markets turned positive post the first hour of  Friday's trading session. While Sensex traded 106 points higher at 36,580, Nifty50 at 10,773, registering a advance of 31 points.

"It is easy to drape ourselves in our national flag and shout 'Mera Bharat Mahaan' and 'Jai Ho', but it is difficult to practice the values; patriotism means what will bring the best out of every citizen," says Murthy, addressing the gathering at MMMUT in UP