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Stakeholders smarting under the smart city hype

Drawing parallels between SEZs and smart cities, Padode says, "Both SEZs and smart cities are planned to be conducive to their inhabitants; SEZs to the industry, and smart cities to its citizens."

Factionalism in Bengal Congress out in the open

Senior leaders want Pradesh Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury out, dash off to meet Sonia Gandhi

Dynamics of calling a special session of Parliament

Govt is mulling a special session to amend the constitution to enable a national GST. An FAQ on the complexities

Regional parties back Bihar 'grand alliance'

Mamata bonhomie with politicos at Parliament sojourn

Govt makes last-ditch attempt to clear Bill on GST in monsoon session

Congress drops no hint that it might relent on its 'no resignation, no House' stand and allow the Bill to be discussed and passed

Northeast CMs had welcomed the Naga pact: Kiren Rijiju

Interview with Union minister of state for home affairs

Sujoy Ghosh's journey from Jhankaar Beats to Ahalya

The understated director of Ahalya, Kahaani and Jhankaar Beats, speaks about the power of a good script

Land bill will prove costly for the NDA govt: Dinesh Trivedi

Interview with Trinamool Congress member of Parliament and former railway minister

Rahul Gandhi's band of generals

A look at the team behind the Congress' aggressive stance

Opposition digs in its heels, Trinamool to harden its stand

Now, the Trinamool Congress TMC is likely to up the ante with plans of holding a 'dharna' next week demanding a probe into the LalitGate incident

Sonia Gandhi cracks the whip

Snubs Tharoor, makes it clear the strategy of confrontation with govt and disruption of proceedings will continue

By simply changing seats, BJP can't change the precedent: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Interview with Leader of the Opposition

Monsoon session: Congress demands its pound of flesh

If Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje are not sacked by the PM, the Congress would not allow the smooth functioning of the Rajya Sabha

Industry fears 'cascade' of woes over RS panel proposal on 1% tax on GST

The panel is understood to have recommended the proposed GST law read that interstate movement of goods won't be taxable if it is without a consideration

Select panel arrives at middle ground on GST

RS committee moots 1% extra tax only on inter-state supply for a consideration, suggests states be given full compensation for revenue loss for 5 years

Congress hardens its stance on GST, submits dissent note

Prepares for multi-pronged attack on government

GST: Govt amenable to full compensation to states for 5 years

Congress preparing a dissent note on the issue

Another power tariff hike in the offing in Delhi

Though officials peg the coming rate rise at 3-4%, Congress leader Ajay Maken has estimated it at up to 20%

Rahul Gandhi talks tech with start-ups over tea

Gandhi met executives of Snapdeal, Ola, Nswipe, Practo, Micromax, Billdesk and Zipdial among others