The Rajya Sabha passed the 2020 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Code (Second Amendment) bill on Saturday by oral vote. The Union’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, had presented the bill for consideration and approval in the Upper House. The bill is intended to replace the 2020 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Code Ordinance (Amendment). …
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A total of 97 people were reported to have died as of September 9 while traveling aboard the Shramik special trains deployed by the Center to transport migrant workers during the blockade period, the government said in response to a question in Rajya Sabha. On May 30, the Hindustan Times …
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The Indian parliament will not take any weekend breaks during this monsoon session. And on Saturday, the first weekend they would be working on, the Narendra Modi government will present key reform bills and push forward the legislation introduced in recent months to address the Covid-19 situation. The Union Labor …
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Finance-related bills will be tabled for approval and presentation in Parliament on Friday, amid mounting Covid-19 cases within the Parliament complex, posing new challenges ahead of the monsoon session. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Tax and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020. The bill …
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No power in the world can stop Indian forces from patrolling areas where they have traditionally done so, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, adding that China has amassed troops on the border for which the Army had performed appropriate counter-deployments. In a detailed statement on …
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Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will oppose three “anti-farmers” bills in Parliament that seek to replace ordinances introduced earlier this year to release the outdated agricultural sector of the country. The ordinances have sparked protests from farmers, especially in Punjab and …
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The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has documented an increase in severe cyclone formation in the northern Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, and an increase in extremely heavy rains. , which measure more than 20 centimeters (20 cm), in the last three years. …
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Actor Jaya Bachchan, who is also a member of the Rajya Sabha (RS) of the Samajwadi Party (SP), said in Parliament on Tuesday that the government must back the entertainment industry at a time when it is being unfairly targeted due to the actions of some people. Raising the issue …
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Four months of lockdown have prevented approximately 14-29 lakhs of cases and 37-78,000 deaths due to Covid-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said of Covid-19 management on the first day of the session monsoon of Parliament on Monday. “These four months were used to create additional health infrastructure, improve human …
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No data is available on the number of migrant workers who lost their lives during the nationwide 68-day lockdown restrictions that were enforced as of March 25 in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid -19), the Center informed Parliament on Monday. The response of the …
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