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Parliament clears Bill to allow 100% FDI in insurance sector

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Members of the Rajya Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament on December 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after the Lok Sabha passed it, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, which allows 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in […]

Higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the States, Sitharaman clarifies in Lok Sabha

December 3, 2025December 4, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on December 3, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Photo Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) clarified that the tax hikes she was proposing on cigarettes was not a cess but an […]

Trade in goods, passenger vehicles under India-U.K. FTA talks: MoS Commerce and Industry

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[ad_1] Anupriya Singh Patel. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Trade in goods, including passenger vehicles, is one of the areas under the negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement between India and the U.K., Parliament was informed on December 9. India and the U.K. have so far completed five rounds of negotiations for a proposed […]

Morning Digest | Winter session of Parliament begins today; Chinese spy ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ re-enters Indian Ocean and more

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Defence Minister Rajnath Singhl during the all party meeting ahead of the winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy Ukraine, Russia have to return to path of diplomacy, dialogue: India at UNSC meeting India has consistently called for an immediate cessation of hostilities […]

Morning Digest | Exit polls predict BJP win in Gujarat, close contest in Himachal; India to host conclave of top security officials of Central Asian countries, and more

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[ad_1] BJP supporters wave party flags during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow for the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Ahmedabad, Friday, Dec.2, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI BJP to retain power in Gujarat and Himachal; in for a major jolt in Delhi: exit poll projections Exit polls have predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is […]