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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

PM Modi will visit Bihar and Kolkata on August 22, when he will inaugurate various projects spanning from roads and highways to public sanitation, healthcare, and train services.

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.

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

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 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’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced tax cuts, pledged policy reform and urged the citizens to design and produce high quality goods at home, in a sweeping Independence Day speech that blasted rising “economic selfishness” in the world.

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.

By Nikunj Ohri, Aftab Ahmed and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's deepest tax cuts in eight years will strain government revenues but are winning praise from businesses and political pundits who say they will bolster his image in an ongoing trade fight with Washington.