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India's crude steel output declines 4% to 8.99 MT in January; sets target to produce 300 MT by 2030, to invest Rs 10 lakh cr

On 25 January, worldsteel in its report noted that India's crude steel production in 2018 was at 106.5 MT, while as Japan produced 104.3 MT in 2018.

Protests erupt across Assam over Citizenship Amendment Bill; AASU, 30 other ethnic organisations observe 'Black Day'

Protests erupted across Assam on Monday, with some agitators stripping in public, over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and tabling of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on it in Parliament

Joint Parliamentary Committee report on Citizenship Amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha amid objections from Opposition members

The report was prepared by the Joint Parliamentary Committee by a majority vote as Opposition members in the panel had objected to the provisions saying Indian citizenship cannot be granted on the basis of religion and it is against the Constitution.

Rafale row causes commotion in Lok Sabha: Paper planes thrown in House, govt rejects Opposition demand for JPC

The government rejected in the Lok Sabha the Opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal.

Rafale row: Manohar Parrikar calls Congress' audio clip of Goa cabinet meeting a 'desperate attempt to fabricate facts'

The Congress has claimed it has audio recordings in which a Goa minister can be heard saying Manohar Parrikar possesses all files on the Rafale deal.

Parliament LIVE updates: Discussion underway on supplementary demand for grants; Opposition corners BJP over 'failed' fiscal polices

Parliament LIVE updates: Discussion and voting are underway in the Lok Sabha on the supplementary demand for grants for 2018-19. AITC MP from Dam Dam in West Bengal Professor Saugata Roy said that the country is in a very bad state because of the BJP government's fiscal policies.

Winter Session of Parliament: LS clears 2 bills amid uproar, defers debate on triple talaq Bill to 27 Dec; RS adjourned without work

Lok Sabha clears autism, consumer protection bills amid uproar; Rajya Sabha adjourned without work as Rafale fighter jet deal and Cauvery river water issue disrupt proceedings on Day 8 of Winter Session of the Parliament

Parliament updates: Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill amid sloganeering; House adjourned for the day

Parliament LIVE Updates: The Lok Sabha reconvened with more sloganeering by Congress and AIADMK members. Amid the din, Health Minister JP Nadda introduced the surrogacy bill, after which TMC's Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar spoke on the matter, saying "fashion surrogacy" must be stopped and calling for a public debate on the bill.

After Centre seeks 'factual correction' in SC's Rafale verdict, The Telegraph runs 'handwritten' headline resembling scratched out note

Playing on the BJP-led government deeming the recent Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal a "clean chit.", The Telegraph on Sunday sported a banner headline resembling a scratched out handwritten note.

'Rafale had no kickbacks, no Ottavio Quattrocchi': Arun Jaitley castigates Congress for spreading 'falsehood' in Facebook post

"I am certain that the Congress Party will prefer disruptions over discussion on Rafale during the current session of Parliament," wrote Arun Jaitley in a recent post on Facebook.