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Discussion slated on GST but with conditions

Rajya Sabha discusses Kashmir, with Rajnath blaming Pak and oppn suggesting all-party delegation got there

BJP's Sidhu quits Rajya Sabha, may join AAP

His wife Navjot Kaur, a BJP legislator from Amritsar (East), also resigned from her seat

GoMs come back, in informal avatar

The concept was by the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government (1998-2004) It was consolidated by the Manmohan Singh governments (2004-14)

Congress indicates softening on GST

All-party meet addressed by PM, who urges consensus, cites national interest; stands yet to be formalised

PM pushes for Aadhaar-linked DBT at Inter-state Council meet

However, politics takes precedence over policy matters as leaders reiterate party lines

Arunachal: Congress back in majority, new CM chosen

Kalikho Pul, the rebel MLA who precipitated the crisis allegedly because of Congress leaders' inaccessibility, is also reported to be backing Khandu's candidature

Arun Jaitley meets Azad seeking support for GST

The Congress with 60 members in the Rajya Sabha and AIADMK with 13 are the two political parties opposed to the GST Bill

Some in RSS call for Adityanath to be named CM candidate

RSS is currently holding a meeting of its UP 'prant pracharaks' in Kanpur

Naidu calls Azad, and seeks Congress support for GST

The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, is pending in the Rajya Sabha, where the government is in a minority

Sheila Dikshit Congress's CM candidate in UP

Move to appoint Dikshit comes at the insistence of election strategist Prashant Kishor

SC restores Cong govt in Arunachal, BJP terms the order 'very strange'

Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court calls Governor's decisions unconstitutional

Why Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeswara were forced to quit Modi Cabinet

Sources say Heptulla considers it a 'betrayal' but has been assured of a bid for Vice President in 2017

Vivek Tankha: The Congress MP who won Arunachal for his party

The 59-year-old Supreme Court lawyer is proving to be an asset for his party winning two big profile cases-- in Uttarakhand and Arunachal

PM appeals for calm in Kashmir

One killed in Kupwara in police firing; most parts of Srinagar, other areas under strict curbs since Saturday

Kashmir continues to burn, toll rises to 30

NSA cuts short Africa trip; home minister reaches out to parties for consensus; Centre to send 800 paramilitary forces

Support GST, don't repeat our mistake on nuke deal: BJP to Congress

Leaders in BJP and senior ministers in Modi govt have asked their friends in Congress to convince their party leadership to support the GST

Newsmaker: Anupriya Patel

The curious case of a Twitter handle

BJP offers quota for extremely backward within OBC reservation

Eastern UP has for the past two decades been a weak area for the BJP

Govt, BJP looking at separate quotas for extremely backwards within OBC quota

BJP believes the key to success in eastern UP is to isolate Yadav and Muslim support base of the Samajwadi Party and consolidate all other castes in its favour

In their modified role, junior ministers no longer pushovers

This is in stark contrast to previous regimes where junior ministers were treated little more than adjuncts