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.

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.

Over two years after an under-construction flyover collapsed in Kolkata, the tragedy has once again struck West Bengal's capital city. A portion of the busy Majerhat bridge on Diamond Harbour Road collapsed in the afternoon.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away today at the age of 93. Leaders cutting across the political spectrum mourned the loss of India's former prime minister.

The state will have to wait for the nod from the Home Ministry for a final approval on the resolution.

Recently, FICCI conducted a survey of enterprises on completion of one year of GST and their experience post-GST implementation. According to the survey, 59 per cent of the respondents mentioned that they were not satisfied with the capability of the GSTN portal.

In 2016, funds stashed by Indians in Swiss banks had fallen by 45 per cent to Rs 4,500 crore. The drop was the highest since the Swiss banks shed their secrecy clauses that shielded depositors in 1987. The latest data shows that the money parked directly with the banks is now pegged at Rs 6,891 crore and another Rs 112 crore through fiduciaries.

The swearing in ceremony will be held on Monday between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. Also, Congress and JD(S) MLAs would convene tonight to discuss the agenda of the alliance and to find out ways to run a stable government.

Just two days after taking oath as the Chief Minister, Karnataka BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa resigned ahead of the crucial vote of confidence on the floor of the house.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accuses govt of shielding loan defaulters; asks govt to come out with the names of defaulters

Air India's disinvestment process has finally kicked off with the government inviting bids from potential buyers for a 76 per cent stake sale.

Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has called the proposed Air India disinvestment \"potentially another scam in the making\" and warned that he will file a criminal law complaint if he sees culpability.

To remove a judge, an impeachment motion should be initiated with the support of 50 MPs if it is introduced in the Rajya Sabha and 100 MPs if it is introduced in the Lok Sabha.

Among the states where polling is underway are: Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh. The voting will continue till 4 pm and counting of votes will be taken up at 5 pm.

The first hurdle is in getting the state Cabinets to approve the AB-NHPM. But that's the least of the problems. With BJP/NDA combine ruling 21 of India's 29 states, at least those states should approve it sooner than later. Others are uncertain.

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had promised Andhra Pradesh Special Category Status or SCS after the Centre had carved out a new state -Telangana. However, the current dispensation ruled out that possibility after 14th Finance Commission removed SCS concept.

Gorakhpur and Phulpur are high-profile constituencies as both the seats were represented by BJP's firebrand leader and current UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya respectively.