An action-packed Wednesday is expected in Parliament with the passage of several bills, protests and a meeting of opposition parties with the President of India before the two Houses end the reduced monsoon session. Representatives of the opposition parties plan to gather near the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex …
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Parliament will function today without opposition parties. Opposition parties boycotted Parliament on Tuesday as well, first leaving Rajya Sabha in the morning and then Lok Sabha around 4pm, protesting the flawed passage of the two agricultural bills in the Upper House on Sunday which resulted in violent opposition protests. members …
Read More »Opposition Strike in Rajya Sabha Gives Government Backtrack on 7 Bills | India News
NEW DELHI: With opposition benches at Rajya Sabha empty – its occupants withdrew on Tuesday saying they would boycott the proceedings until the suspension of eight MPs is revoked – the House passed seven bills, including one to return to the Lok Sabha, in a record time of three and …
Read More »Controversy in RR vs CSK: Referees remember Tom Curran after surrender, Dhoni loses his cool
By: Sports Desk | Updated: September 23, 2020 12:49:17 am MS Dhoni reacts after Tom Curran referee controversy. (Screenshot / BCCI) The thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed another controversial moment when the Rajasthan Royals (RR) were batting in the first inning against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) …
Read More »Elon Musk to announce ‘million-mile battery’ for Tesla electric cars
Tesla CEO Elon Musk will announce a ‘million-mile battery’ on the company’s live-streamed ‘Battery Day’ today. The mega battery will power Tesla’s upcoming electric vehicles, including the heavy-duty semi-truck and the futuristic Cybertruck, for at least a million miles. Million-mile batteries can log over a million miles over their lifetime, …
Read More »Parliament passes IIIT amendment bill giving five new institutes a national importance label – education
On Tuesday, parliament passed a bill to declare five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) as institutions of national importance. The five new IIITs established under the Public Private Partnership mode are in: Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur. The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill (Amendment) 2020 …
Read More »Daughter of businessman Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry loses 90,000 rupees in bank fraud
MUMBAI: An unidentified person fraudulently withdrew Rs 90,000 from the bank account of the 62-year-old daughter of billionaire businessman Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, a police official said Tuesday. A crime in connection with cyber fraud has been recorded at the Colaba police station in South Mumbai, he said. The incident came …
Read More »IIIT Amendment Bill 2020 passed in Parliament, National Importance label awarded to five new institutes
IIIT Amendment Bill approved by Parliament | Photo Credit: Representative Image The Parliament of India passed a bill declaring five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) as institutions of national importance today, September 22, 2020. These IIITs have been established as Public-Private Partnership, PPP and are located in …
Read More »Facebook moves SC challenging the jurisdiction of the Delhi Assembly to summon its officials
Facebook India and its vice president and managing director, Ajit Mohan, moved to the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the notifications of September 10 and 18 issued by the Peace and Harmony Committee of the Delhi Legislative Assembly that sought Mohan’s presence before the panel investigating the Delhi riots. February …
Read More »Behind the scenes of the Covid-19 vaccine trials
The desire to help, nationalism, and a sense of wanting to be part of history are some of the reasons that drive volunteers to participate in vaccine trials. Being part of a vaccine trial for a disease as little-known and virulent as Covid-19 can be both an act of courage …
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