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It wasn’t like USA markets were in flawless shape before China’s spooked them.

US gold for December delivery rose half a percent to $1,138.30 an ounce.

The sell-off adds to what has been a hard few weeks for United States and worldwide markets.

A visibly upset finance minister Arun Jaitley, who addressed the media after the Monsoon session ended in a washout on Thursday, claimed GST would have benefited to the country.

Modi announced the launch of a campaign in which NDA MPs would visit the constituencies of the Congress and Left MPs to “expose” what they had done and said during the session.

According to sources, the Modi government is likely to call a special session of from August 31 to September 4 to pass the GST Bill. While a blame game has started between the treasury benches and the Opposition Congress, it is to be stated that a major fear is that this Lok...

Acrimony between the BJP and Congress marked the monsoon session of parliament which concluded on Thursday and had significant legislation on its agenda, including the GST bill. “This session has educated public opinion that India’s economic interests are being held...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reluctance to attend Parliament’s business advisory meetings has led to other parties, more so the Congress party in whittling down its own seniority of participation.

With four days left to go for the monsoon session, the Congress continued to paralyse both houses of parliament, forcing finance minister Arun Jaitley on 10 August to go hammer and tongs against the situation prevailing in the Rajya Sabha.

When Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was introducing the GST Bill yesterday, he was rebuked by Congress parliamentarians who shouted “nahi chalegi”, meaning “this won’t do” in Hindi.

Later, soon after the bill was moved, the Congress started its protest, demanding the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

In what could be termed as a setback to the Congress, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said he won’t support the party if it doesn’t stops agitating in the Parliament.

Reacting sharply, Congress leader Anand Sharma said, “the unwarranted, uncharitable and provocative statement by the Finance Minister and BJP, accussing Congress of disruption makes it abundantly clear that the government is neither serious nor honest in breaking the...

This one-per cent additional levy, however, is rendered unnecessary after the Cabinet’s approval last month of the Rajya Sabha Select Committee’s recommendation requiring the Centre to commit itself to compensating all losses to the States owing to the transition to...

The Congress, supported by some opposition parties, has been demanding the resignation of Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on their alleged help to Lalit Modi and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the Vyapam scam. The Congress Vice...