Reinstated Lakshadweep MP dubs his restoration as an encouraging sign for Rahul Gandhi

Reinstated Lakshadweep MP dubs his restoration as an encouraging sign for Rahul Gandhi

NCP MP Supriya Sule with party MP from Lakshadweep P. P. Mohammed Faizal, at Parliament House complex in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday restored the membership of Faizal, who was disqualified from the lower house in January following his conviction in a criminal case with a 10-year jail term […]

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Nadda terms Rahul ‘casteist’, BJP to run campaign against ‘anti-OBC remarks’ of Congress leader

Nadda terms Rahul ‘casteist’, BJP to run campaign against ‘anti-OBC remarks’ of Congress leader

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at Surat District Court for hearing of a criminal defamation case filed against him over his alleged ‘Modi surname’ remark, in Surat on March 23. | Photo Credit: PTI Hours before the Lok Sabha secretariat notified the disqualification of Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi as member, following his conviction by a […]

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Share of women staffers in public sector banks rose this year: Govt.

Share of women staffers in public sector banks rose this year: Govt.

New data shared by the Minister of State for Finance, Bhagwat Karad, in the Lok Sabha shows three banks have 30% or more women on their payroll. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The proportion of women employees has increased over the past year in all but one public sector bank, and as […]

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PSU banks earned total profit of ₹70,167 crore in April-December FY23: Govt.

PSU banks earned total profit of ₹70,167 crore in April-December FY23: Govt.

File photo of Bhagwat K. Karad, Minister of State for Finance. Mr. Karad in a written reply to Lok Sabha on March 20 informed of the reforms the government has undertaken to boost asset quality of public sector banks. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG The government has taken various reforms following which asset quality of […]

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SEBI investigating market allegations against Adani group companies: MoS Finance

SEBI investigating market allegations against Adani group companies: MoS Finance

SEBI to investigate allegations against Adani group | File photo | Photo Credit: Reuters Regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is investigating market allegations against Adani group, whose 9 listed companies saw a 60 per cent decline in their market capitalisation between January 24 and March 1, Parliament was informed on Monday. Minister […]

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Ex-IAS officer Pradeep Sharma held in fresh case of land allotment from his tenure as Kutch collector

Ex-IAS officer Pradeep Sharma held in fresh case of land allotment from his tenure as Kutch collector

Gujarat High Court | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The Gujarat CID on March 3, 2023 arrested former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma for allegedly causing loss to the state exchequer by illegally allotting land at an undervalued price in 2004-05 during his tenure as the Collector of Kutch district, official said. A first information report (FIR) […]

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Government focussing on last-mile air connectivity to Tier-III cities: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Government focussing on last-mile air connectivity to Tier-III cities: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Dec. 15, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said the government is concentrating on last-mile connectivity to Tier-III cities to ensure democratisation of civil aviation in the […]

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No update from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu on implementation of NEP 2020: Govt in Lok Sabha

No update from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu on implementation of NEP 2020: Govt in Lok Sabha

West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments have not shared any information with the Centre on the status of implementation of the National Education Policy in the two states, 2020, according to a written response from the Ministry of Education in the Lok Sabha on Monday. “The States of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are yet […]

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Parliament Monsoon Session live updates | PM Modi leads the way as Rajya Sabha bids emotional farewell to outgoing Chairman Venkaiah Naidu

Parliament Monsoon Session live updates | PM Modi leads the way as Rajya Sabha bids emotional farewell to outgoing Chairman Venkaiah Naidu

Updates from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Day 16 of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament Updates from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Day 16 of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament The Rajya Sabha is bidding farewell to outgoing Upper House Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on the 16th […]

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Two Bills introduced in the Lok Sabha including Bill to amend competition law

Two Bills introduced in the Lok Sabha including Bill to amend competition law

Competition (Amendment) Bill also seeks a limitation period of three years for filing information on anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant position before the CCI Competition (Amendment) Bill also seeks a limitation period of three years for filing information on anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant position before the CCI Two Bills including one to […]

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