Parliament
Second leg of Budget session from Monday; Govt says priority to pass Finance Bill
Sun, Mar 12, 2023
Congress leader K Suresh maintained that his party would continue to demand answers from the government on the Adani-Hindenburg issue as it has been keeping a studied silence. The principal opposition party has been pressing for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe.
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President to address joint sitting of both Parliament houses in existing building: Om Birla
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said the President will address the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament in the existing building, putting to rest speculations that it could be held in the new building
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Cabinet approves bill to decriminalise minor offences to promote ease of doing business
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Sources said that the Cabinet discussed the Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 in a meeting and has approved it as the bill is likely to be introduced in the ongoing winter session of Parliament.
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IT companies at STPI, SEZs exported software worth Rs 11.59 lakh crore in 2021-22: Govt
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, in a written reply to a question from Rajya Sabha MP GVL Narasimha Rao, said IT units registered with STPI have exported software worth Rs 6,28,860.29 crore and SEZs Rs 5,30,350 crore in 2021-22.
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Parliament Winter Session: All Party Meeting On Winter Session Of Parliament Ends, Opposition Raised Many Issues
Tue, Dec 06, 2022
Before the winter session of the Parliament, the Central Government has held an all-party meeting on Tuesday. House leaders of various parties including Congress, Trinamool Congress, DMK, AAP took part in this meeting. Congress President raised issues like unemployment, EWS quota.
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Historic! New Zealand now has more women than men in Parliament - joins these 5 countries with over 50% female representation
Wed, Oct 26, 2022
The milestone places New Zealand among a half-dozen nations in the world that this year can claim at least 50% female representation in their parliaments, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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UK PM Race: Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson camps claim hitting 100 MPs mark
Sun, Oct 23, 2022
Neither Sunak nor Johnson has officially declared their intention to contest the leadership election, with Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt the only candidate to formally announce her candidacy so far.
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Finance ministry seeks expenditure proposals for first supplementary demands for grants
Mon, Oct 10, 2022
According to the memorandum, the proposals in complete form justifying supplementary demands to be included in the first batch should be forwarded to the Budget Division of the finance ministry by November 11, 2022.
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Finance Ministry mulls amendments in insurance laws; considers easing entry-level capital requirement
Sun, Sep 11, 2022
In 2015, the Insurance Act was amended for raising the foreign investment cap from 26 per cent to 49 per cent. All these amendments since privatisation of the insurance sector have led to exponential growth.
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IRCTC data monetisation: Parliamentary panel summons company officials over passengers' data security, privacy concerns
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
IRCTC digital data monetisation plan: According to a Zee Business channel report, IRCTC will show a presentation on data privacy and data security to the panel. Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi said that the government should hold such meetings with private companies too.
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