PM Modi has asked the public to participate in a survey where a number of questions have been posed on the NM App with regard to scrapping of old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes. New Delhi: Amid opposition attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the people to directly convey their views to him on demonetisation via his App. He asked the public to participate in a survey where a number of questions have been posed with regard to scrapping... 

Istanbul: Turkey is to scrap the office of the prime minister in a historic switch under a government-backed proposal for a new presidential system, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. File photo of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Forestry and Water Affairs Minister Veysel Eroglu said there would be one and possibly two vice presidents under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the new format, which is expected to be submitted to a referendum next year. “There... 

The Maithripala Sirisena government has set in the process of making a new Constitution since January this year. The 2017 government budget is expected to be presented in Parliament mid-November. Sri Lanka’s new draft Constitution could be presented in Parliament before the next budget which would be announced by mid-November this year, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has said while hoping that it will celebrate the country’s diversity. “We... 

Ankara: Turkey’s prime minister on Wednesday warned that the crackdown following a failed coup was not over, as authorities issued arrest warrants for dozens of former newspaper staff. Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. A senior minister also revealed that a major army shake-up had been planned just before the putsch; suggesting elements in the military made the dramatic move because they knew they were about to be purged. Since... 

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, in her first visit to Delhi since winning Assembly elections last month, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening and voiced her concerns about the Goods and Services Tax or GST, which aims to bring the country under a unified tax regime. GST Impacts Fiscal Autonomy Of States Like Tamil Nadu “GST impacts fiscal autonomy of states and huge permanent revenue loss is expected for a manufacturing...