With the passage of 25 bills and the introduction of another six, Rajya Sabha records showed 100% productivity during the monsoon session that took place amid the Covid-19 pandemic and was postponed sine die. on Wednesday. This was also the second shortest monsoon session of the Upper House since 1952. …
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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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The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, to bring cooperative banks under the supervision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). During the discussion on the bill, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Chamber that several cooperative banks were under stress during the Covid-19 pandemic …
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On Saturday, the Shiv Sena questioned the Modi government’s policies on economy, trade and agriculture, claiming that it was moving towards privatizing airports, Air India and railways and handing control of farmers’ lives to merchants and actors. private. The party also alleged that the Center submitted agricultural bills “without consulting” …
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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 Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the government will not increase taxes on states to compensate for revenue losses incurred due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Center will not back down from its promise to pay the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation to …
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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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