Accordingly, the monthly salary of the MLAs will be hiked to Rs 1.16 lakh as against the existing Rs 70,727, a rise of about 64 per cent.

He said PM Modi promised Rs 15 lakh for every indian, he also promised two crore jobs every year, and now he is asking people to fry 'pakodas'.

Parrikar was earlier receiving treatment for pancreatic ailment at a hospital in Goa's North Candolim. He had returned from the US in the first week of September and was absent from public life ever since.

Honest businessmen are being encouraged through several laws like GST and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, PM Narendra Modi said.

President Ramnath Kovind signed warrants of appointment of Justice Gogoi following which a notification announcing his appointment was issued.

An article by the journal's editor-in-chief Richard Horton appreciated the Modi government for recognising the 'perils of public discontent about health' after years of neglect.

While the government has refused to cut the high excise duty, some states like Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have cut VAT to pass on some relief to consumers.

CM HD Kumaraswamy also revealed that such sales for Mysore silk sarees will be offered across the state in phases.

The AAP government has hired a private company, VFS Global Services Pvt Ltd that will be doing the footwork of providing the services at the doorstep of Delhi residents.

West Bengal is the third state to slash fuel prices after Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh reduced the fuel prices by Rs 2.5 per litre and Rs 2 per litre, respectively.

The measures will cost the Vasundhara Raje government around Rs 2,000 crore due to a reduction in price, while Andhra will lose around Rs 1,120 crore.

Top officials in the Finance Ministry said that there is \"no scope for a cut in excise duty by the Centre and VAT charged by the states.\"

Petrol in the financial capital of Mumbai scaled to Rs 88.26, while diesel was priced at Rs 77.47. However, Parbhani, a city located in eastern Maharashtra, saw petrol touching the historic high of Rs 90.05 per litre.

Across Maharashtra, petrol prices have breached the mark of Rs 88 per litre, while diesel is around Rs 76 per litre, as mentioned by AIPDA.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Modi government has completely failed in keeping its promises to the people of India. \"The need of the hour is for different parties to set aside their differences and come together,\" he said.

The decision will cost the exchequer Rs 2,000 crore and will provide the people a relief of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and diesel.

Twenty-one Opposition parties led by the Congress are holding a nation-wide 'Bharat Bandh' today to protest against skyrocketing fuel prices. The normal life was thrown out of gear as protestors blocked roads and highways.

Fadnavis added that if the opposition is so concerned about the high fuel prices, it should announce in the states ruled by the Congress or their alliance partners that there would be no tax on petrol and diesel.

The governor E S L Narasimhan, according to a note issued by the government, while accepting the recommendation, has asked Rao and his council of ministers to continue as caretaker of the government.

During Lucknow Metro Diwas that marks a year of the city's metro services, the CM announced that the government plans to connect more cities with the metro.