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Parliament monsoon session: what to expect today

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 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 …

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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 …

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