Newspaper Headlines: Parliament Session Ends Amid Pandemic
The monsoon session of Parliament concluded on Wednesday, eight days ahead of schedule, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease among members. The session, which started on September 14 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, was otherwise scheduled to conclude on October 1.
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Parliament's monsoon session ended ahead of schedule on Wednesday, setting a new mark for productivity even as several parties sat out large parts of the legislation process, revealing heightened acrimony between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and the Congress-led Opposition.
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Parliament passed three bills on Wednesday to usher in a labour regime that promises employers a less stressful hiring environment that can be tailored to business cycles and increases the size of units that can exit when conditions turn adverse. The Centre has said a TV programme by Sudarshan News on Muslims is "prima facie" in violation of a code and that the channel has been showcaused afresh on Wednesday, prompting the Supreme Court to point out that had it not intervened, the "show would have been completely aired by now".
