The big news: Lok Sabha passes GST Bills after day-long debate, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Yogi Adityanath said namaz was like surya namaskar, and the SC set April 1 deadline to stop making or selling vehicles under BS-III norms.
- Lok Sabha passes all four Bills related to GST: During the day-long debate, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley defended the four-slab structure, and said that without it the taxing system would be regressive.
- Namaz done by our Muslim brothers is a lot like surya namaskar, says Yogi Adityanath: The UP chief minister also credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for promoting yoga.
- Cars with BS-III emission norms can’t be sold or registered starting April 1, says Supreme Court: The top court said the health of millions of people was more important than commercial interests.
- Pump action guns may be used to quell protests in Kashmir if alternatives fail, says government: The government said alternatives such as PAVA or chilli grenades, stun grenades and tear-smoke shells will be used for the most part.
- Racism can only end if authorities acknowledge it exists, says Amnesty on violence against Africans: The organisation urged the authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the racist crimes.
- Centre says India has become a net exporter of electricity for the first time: More than 5,700 million units were exported to Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar between April 2016 and February 2017.
- Mumbai Police ban drones, gliders and other flying objects over fears of an aerial terror attack: The rule will be in force between March 31 and April 29.
- SC asks Karnataka SIT to launch probe against former CMs in iron-ore mining case: SM Krishna, another ex-chief minister, was however granted relief in the case.
- A simpler form for filing income tax returns will be available from April 1: It will have fewer columns that need to be filled as some of the deductions have been clubbed together.
- Theresa May triggers Article 50, begins formal process for United Kingdom to leave the EU: A letter to the effect was hand-delivered to EU Council President Donald Tusk.