Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, on Tuesday, said that terror funding has been “squeezed” due to demonetisation. He added that the number of stone throwers in Jammu and Kashmir has gone down in last few months as a result of it. “In 2008 to 2010 we saw thousands of stone pelters[Read More…]
Tag: Lok Sabha
Akash missile reported 30 per cent failure rate, says CAG
National auditor CAG has said a 30 per cent failure rate was found in the surface-to-air missiles Akash during testing. The report further held that such deficiencies posed an operational risk during hostilities. In a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, Comptroller and Auditor General said the strategic[Read More…]
Sumitra Mahajan warns of mobile phone usage inside Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha speaker, Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday gave a strict warning to members against using mobile phones inside the House after BJP member Anurag Thakur expressed regret for allegedly shooting opposition protests in the Well using his mobile two days ago. Some opposition members had complained about Thakur shooting video[Read More…]
Mayawati to hit back at NDA with party workers conferences
Mayawati who recently resigned from Rajya Sabha for not being allowed to speak on Dalit atrocities”, will address party workers at divisional conferences from18 September onwards to rally the scheduled castes, her core vote bank, around her party which has been suffering electoral reverses since 2012. Mayawati, who directed the[Read More…]
Govt asks states to file FIRs against cow vigilantes causing violence
The Centre on Tuesday asked state governments to compulsorily register FIRs in all “untoward incidents” happening in the name of cow protection, informed the Lok Sabha. Minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said the responsibility to maintain law and order, protect life and property and incidents of attacks on[Read More…]
Monsoon session: Against Dalit atrocity, Mayawati threatens to quit
The second day of monsoon parliament session was stormy as BSP chief, Mayawati threatened to resign from Rajya Sabha. Soon after, the Opposition troops in the well of the House started shouting slogan ‘Dalit virodhi yeh sarkar, nai chalegi.” The opposition raised slogan in Rajya Sabha against the Narendra Modi government[Read More…]
Parliament monsoon session: Congress passes adjournment motion over plight of farmers
Before the second day of the Parliament monsoon session began, the Congress moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over the poor condition of farmers across the country. The Opposition seems to attack the Narendra Modi-led NDA government on several issues like farmer’s protests, lynching incidents, Jammu-Kashmir unrest[Read More…]
Monsoon Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
After paying obituary to victims of the Amarnath attack and former members of the Parliament, the Lok Sabha was adjourned on Monday. The Monsoon Session of the Parliament, which began today, will continue till 11 August. Issues like border standoff with China, J&K and Darjeeling unrest, impact of GST are[Read More…]
Praful Patel likely to be JDU-NCP CM face in Gujarat
JDU and NCP are getting ready for an all guns blazing battle in Gujarat, sources tell Newsd that the JDU-NCP alliance will project former Union Minister Praful Patel as the CM candidate for the state. “We have indicated our willingness to Congress for a grand alliance in the state however[Read More…]
Disqualify MPs and MLAs chargesheeted for poll bribes: Election Commission
In a significant move, the Election Commission (EC) has anticipated disqualification of sitting MPs and MLAs chargesheeted for the crime of bribery or excessive influence in polls under Sections 171B and 171C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). EC learnt to have sent a letter to the secretary, ministry of[Read More…]
Srinagar: Only a total of 2.02% voting recorded
Kerala: Voting begins in Malappuram bypoll
The by-election in Kerala’s Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency began early on Wednesday morning. Malappurram is a Muslim dominated area and the bypoll were necessitated due to the death Indian Union Muslim League’s (IUML) E Ahamed, who had won by roughly 2 lakh votes in 2014. Those contesting fir the Lok[Read More…]
Congress passed adjournment motion to discuss Kulbhushan Jadhav issue
The Congress-led Opposition raised the issue of former Indian Navy Officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence by Pakistan, in the Parliament on Tuesday. Following the previous reports, Congress also tossed the matter of Kashmir unrest on Tuesday in the Lok Sabha. The Congress leaders on Tuesday passed an adjournment motion notice[Read More…]
Unemployment rate in UP higher than national average
J&K bypoll: Polling wind up in many centres in Budgam
Voting for the bypolls to the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Kashmir began on Sunday. Security was tightened in Srinagar as separatists called for a boycott of the by-election. The bypoll was required as the former PDP leader Tariq Hamid Karra resigned from PDP and Lok Sabha in protest last[Read More…]
GST bills in Rajya Sabha, Opposition urges for a mechanism to avoid the harassment by tax authorities
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up the four bills related to the GST. Opposition questioned the government’s preparedness to implement the indirect tax regime and urged for a mechanism to insulate taxpayers from harassment by tax authorities. Deputy Leader of Congress Anand Sharma said, “It is important that as[Read More…]
‘Rename West Bengal to Bengal’
RTI application can be filed orally, says MoS Jitendra Singh
Minister of State for personnel, public grievances and pensions Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that the applications under Right to Information (RTI) Act can be filed orally. “Section 6 (1) of the Act provides that where RTI request cannot be made in writing, the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) or[Read More…]
‘Nineteen cases related to ISIS registered by NIA’
GST Bills in present form not acceptable: Congress
The GST Bills in their present form were not acceptable to the Congress, but the party sought to tread cautiously to avoid being seen as against the tax reform measure. At a key strategy meeting of Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha chaired by party vice president Rahul Gandhi, it[Read More…]
Mental health bill decriminalising suicide passed by Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha on Monday passed Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, which decriminalises suicide and provides for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness. “Notwithstanding anything contained in section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, any person who attempts to commit suicide shall be presumed, unless proved otherwise, to have[Read More…]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduces four GST bills in Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced in Lok Sabha four bills on Goods and Services Tax, providing for a maximum GST rate of 40 per cent, an anti- profiteering authority and arrests for evading taxes. With this, rollout of GST – the biggest tax reform since independence – has[Read More…]
Govt may table GST Bills in Parliament on Monday
The government is likely to table supplementary goods and services tax legislations in Parliament on Monday. “C-GST, I-GST, UT-GST and the compensation law are likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday and could be taken up for discussion as early as March 28,” PTI reported, quoting sources.[Read More…]
People using multiple pan cards to evade tax: Jaitley defends Aadhaar decision
Defending the amendment in the Finance Bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that biometric security of Aadhaar would prevent individuals from holding multiple PAN cards and evading tax. “In a situation where it has come to light that one citizen has up to five PAN cards, to avoid[Read More…]
PM Modi pulls up BJP MPs for absence in Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pulled up BJP MPs for skipping Parliament proceedings following incidents of lack of quorum. Modi’s tough talk to his party MPs at the weekly BJP Parliamentary Party meeting came following frequent delay in start of work in the two Houses due to lack of[Read More…]