Bill on establishing a new IIM in Guwahati introduced in Lok Sabha

Bill on establishing a new IIM in Guwahati introduced in Lok Sabha

A bill to include the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati in the schedule of the Indian Institutes of Management Act to make it an institution of national importance was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the bill amid din created by the opposition over the issue of Special […]

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Surge in women students’ admissions at Delhi University following CUET introduction: Govt data

Surge in women students’ admissions at Delhi University following CUET introduction: Govt data

More women students have secured undergraduate admissions in Delhi University (DU) than men every year since the introduction of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) in 2022, government data shows. For the academic years 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25, DU admitted 34,010, 36,126, and 39,242 female students, respectively, compared to 30,662, 32,425, and 33,124 male students […]

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Transgender students’ enrolment improves in schools, universities; UP, Bihar lead

Transgender students’ enrolment improves in schools, universities; UP, Bihar lead

The enrolment of transgender students in schools, colleges, and universities across India has improved in many states over the last three academic years, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday in response to a question by MP Swati Maliwal. As per the statement provided by the Ministry of Education, the number of […]

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Parliamentary panel clears Income Tax Bill 2025 with 285 suggestions, to be tabled in Monsoon Session

Parliamentary panel clears Income Tax Bill 2025 with 285 suggestions, to be tabled in Monsoon Session

The committee, headed by senior BJP MP Baijayant Panda, is likely to submit the report in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Select Committee of Parliament that examines the Income Tax Bill-2025 is learnt to have finalised its report on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) with about 285 suggestions to […]

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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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