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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 9: Opposition protests over Assam NRC; Amit Shah's remarks disrupt RS proceedings
Fp Staff • 7 years agoA day after a debate Assam NRC final draft led to stormy sessions in Parliament, the citizenship draft once again triggered a ruckus, leading Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the Rajya Sabha for the day
TDP demands special facilities for Andhra Pradesh, forces brief adjournment of Lok Sabha
• 7 years agoVociferous protests by members of NDA ally Telugu Desam Party today forced brief adjournment of Lok Sabha proceedings as they demanded special facilities for Andhra Pradesh.
Union Budget 2018: Centre continues to marginalise Delhi, ignores important issues that need urgent funds
Pranav Jain • 7 years agoCentre presented its last full Budget before the Lok Sabha Elections next year. Expectations were understandably high as in the election year budgets are usually loaded with sops and freebies for all classes and there is an inkling of tax relief for the salaried middle class on the horizon.
Budget Session 2018 updates: Economic Survey sets agriculture, stronger GST, recapitalisation of banks as agenda for 2018-19
Fp Staff • 7 years agoLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday sought the cooperation of various parties for the smooth functioning of the budget session of Parliament.
Economic Survey gives thumbs-up to bankruptcy code; calls it an effective tool to address NPA problem
• 7 years agoThe new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has provided a resolution framework that will help corporates clean up their balance sheets and reduce debts.
Union Budget 2018: Highest funding allocated to MGNREGA in 2017, yet, 56% wages were delayed
Indiaspend • 7 years agoThe 2017-18 budget saw the highest ever allocation to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) — the world’s largest make-work programme — at Rs 48,000 crore, but 56 percent wages were delayed and 15 percent wage seekers did not find work in 2016-17, an IndiaSpend analysis of government data shows.
Tension between TMC, BJP escalates, Mamata Banerjee-led party to boycott all-party meet on 16 July
• 8 years agoThe boycott decision comes amidst the recriminations between the TMC and the BJP over the recent violence in West Bengal which is ruled by the TMC.
Govt all set to ring in GST at stroke of mid-night on 30 June
• 8 years agoAnnouncing that the switchover to the good and services tax (GST) will kick in at the stroke of mid-night, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the hour-long function will mirror the contribution made by different political parties and states to the revolutionary new tax regime.
India, Mauritius sign MoU to institutionalise cooperation between both Parliaments
• 8 years agoIndia and Mauritius on Saturday signed a pact to institutionalise cooperation between Parliaments of the two countries.
Ravindra Gaikwad row: Shiv Sena says airline companies are behaving like goons
• 8 years agoThe Shiv Sena on Thursday said airline companies were behaving like "goons" by letting terrorists take flights but imposing restrictions on the common man as it remained defiant on domestic airlines' blanket ban on its MP Ravindra Gaikwad.