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The Bill seeks to remove any PM, chief ministers or ministers who face charges of corruption or other serious offences and are detained for 30 consecutive days

In the long podcast with former Australia cricketer Michael Clarke, Lalit Modi spoke about being the black sheep of his family and coming up amid “strict upbringing".

Aunta-Simaria bridge, constructed parallel to 2-lane rail-cum-road bridge Rajendra Setu, which is currently under repair, will reduce travel distance, apart from saving operating costs and fuel

The meeting highlighted India’s emphasis on border peace, China’s invitation to PM Modi for the SCO Summit and the growing momentum in bilateral ties since the Kazan meeting with President Xi

The Indian prime minister has said his country "is ready" to react to President Donald Trump's additional 25 percent levy on goods entering the U.S.

Russia President Vladimir Putin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi by the end of this year, Reuters reported, citing a Russian embassy official in India on Wednesday. No dates have been finalised for Putin's visit yet.

The highlights this week: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces down multiple challenges at once as the United States threatens high tariffs, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is tried in absentia for charges related to last year’s protest crackdown, and the Taliban mark four years back in power in Kabul.

India adopted the GST in 2017, sweeping in more than a dozen domestic state taxes in a bid to unify the economy on the principle of "one nation, one tax, one market". It was hailed as the biggest tax reform since independence from Britain in 1947.