President prorogues both Houses of Parliament
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday prorogued both Houses of Parliament after the conclusion of the Winter Session. “Lok Sabha which commenced its Fourteenth Session on the 4th December, 2023, has been prorogued by the Hon’ble President on the 29th December, 2023,” the Lok Sabha Secretariat said in a bulletin. “The Rajya Sabha, which […]
Govt working to make cooperatives strong aspect of rural life: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is working to make cooperatives a strong aspect of rural life, asserting that they are being scaled up in fisheries and different sectors of agriculture after making a mark in dairy and sugar industries. In a virtual interaction with beneficiaries of the ongoing ‘Viksit […]
French President Macron will be Republic Day chief guest: MEA
New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 that would make him the sixth French leader to grace the prestigious annual event. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Macron will be visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India had […]
Parliament nod to bill to simplify newspaper registration process
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday passed a bill to replace a British-era law governing publishing industry and simplify the process of registration of periodicals. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, which was passed by voice vote in the Lok Sabha, will make the registration of periodicals […]
No plan to make Covid testing mandatory at airports as of now: Health Ministry Sources
New Delhi: There is no plan so far to make RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 mandatory at airports for travellers, Union health ministry sources said on Thursday, amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in India. Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, there is no […]
Lok Sabha takes up bills to replace criminal laws
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Tuesday took up three bills that seek to replace the existing criminal laws of the country, with some MPs saying these will provide justice rather than punishment, and others pointing to “loopholes” in the proposed legislations that they claimed would give discretionary powers to enforcement agencies. The redrafted Bharatiya Nyaya […]
Eight ISIS operatives arrested as NIA raids 19 locations
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested eight alleged ISIS operatives including a module head as it carried out raids at 19 locations in three states and Delhi on Monday, an official said. The early morning crackdown against the terror group in Ballari and Bengaluru in Karnataka, Amaravati, Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Jamshedpur […]
Net direct tax collection swells 21 pc to Rs 13.70 lakh cr in FY24
New Delhi: Net direct tax collections grew by 20.66 per cent to over Rs 13.70 lakh crore in the current fiscal so far, the income tax department said on Monday. The net direct tax collection of Rs 13,70,388 crore (as of December 17, 2023 ) includes Corporation Tax (CIT) at Rs 6.95 lakh crore and […]
India votes in favour of UNGA draft resolution on immediate ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations: India voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the unconditional release of all hostages. The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, introduced by Egypt, at an Emergency Special Session here Tuesday. The resolution […]
Railways provides fare concession to four categories of disabilities: Minister
New Delhi: The Indian Railways offers concession in passenger fare to four categories of persons with disabilities, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday. Vaishnaw’s response came in response to JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu questioning the government’s stance on fare concessions to differently-abled people and asked “whether […]
