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Did Demonetisation Help? Digital Payments Back To Pre-Notes Ban Levels
As the opposition scaled up its attacks on the government after the Reserve Bank of India revealed that only 1 per cent of demonetised currency did not return to the system, the government appears to have shifted the goalpost.
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2 Bills Passed, Lok Sabha Ran For Less Than An Hour A Day This Winter Session
The Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they cou...
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PM Narendra Modi Told Rahul Gandhi And Co: Should Always Meet Like This
Meeting Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders amid acrimony in Parliament over the notes ban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly said today: "We should always meet like this."
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Parliament Winter Session Day 21: Live Updates
Today is the last day of parliament's winter session this year. The session saw continuous disruptions and little work done. The government and opposition have blamed each other. Today also sees opposition parties marching from parliament to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against government's decision to yank 5...
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After Rahul Gandhi's Explosive Claim, More Chaos In Parliament: 10 Developments
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...
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PM Narendra Modi 'Ready For Notes Ban Debate' But No End To Parliament Deadlock
The government said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in parliament and ready to speak in a debate on the notes ban. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived in parliament this morning and said, "I am here to speak, let's see if the government allows it." But the Lok Sabha was again adjourned till tomorrow, just over an hour after conv...
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Amid Deadlock Over Notes Ban, PM Modi Likely To Speak In Parliament Today
Bracing for a showdown in Parliament, the BJP and Congress have instructed their members in both Houses to ensure their presence for the remainder of the Winter session which resumes today. The issue of demonetisation has cast a shadow on the winter session of Parliament with the opposition parties protesting the governments move to scrap high-valu...
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Rahul Gandhi's Earthquake Claim Draws This BJP Response: 'Epicentre Of Scams'
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is convinced that the speech he is waiting to share with parliament on the government's cancellation of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes will cause "an earthquake." Mr Gandhi also said, "I want to say that Modi, in the whole of India, has indulged in the biggest scam. I want to talk about that."
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First 2014, Then TIME Poll, No Vote On Notes Ban Needed, Says Government: 10 Points
Parliament remains gridlocked over how a debate on the government's notes ban should be conducted. This winter session of parliament ends on Friday. The opposition says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must apologise for and explain his sudden demonetisation drive which has left India without cash and villages, cut off from formal banking, struggl...
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Parliament Winter Session Day 17: Live Updates
The winter session of Parliament remains in deep freeze as the opposition continues to stall both the houses demanding Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's presence and when he is present, his apology for the lives lost due to demonetisation- related incidents. It is a month since PM Modi announced the government's decision to ban old Rs 500 and Rs 1,0...
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Demonetisation Has Brought 'Janshakti' Into Prominence: PM Modi
Asserting that the people have supported demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has brought 'Janshakti' (people's power) into prominence.
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Arun Jaitley Dares Opposition To Begin Debate Over Demonetisation
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dared opposition leaders to begin the debate over the demonetisation, the issue which has rocked Parliament since the winter session began on November 16.
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PM Narendra Modi Won TIME Person Of The Year, So There: Government To Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked his party's lawmakers to reach out to the public to explain how his sudden decision to cancel 500 and 1,000-rupee notes will help the country.
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Logjam In Lok Sabha Over Demonetisation Debate Continues
The logjam in Lok Sabha over initiating a debate on demonetisation continued for third consecutive week with the discussion being listed in today's agenda under a rule which does not entail voting and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan rejecting the Opposition demand for it to be held under a rule that entails voting.
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Parliament Winter Session Day 14: Live Updates
Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen constant disruptions by the opposition parties protesting the Demonetisation move. Their demand is for the Prime Minister to address the House on the implementation of high-value notes being banned. The Prime Minister has been part of some of the discussions over the last 13 days, but has not spoken yet.
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Did Demonetisation Help? Digital Payments Back To Pre-Notes Ban Levels
As the opposition scaled up its attacks on the government after the Reserve Bank of India revealed that only 1 per cent of demonetised currency did not return to the system, the government appears to have shifted the goalpost.
-
2 Bills Passed, Lok Sabha Ran For Less Than An Hour A Day This Winter Session
The Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they cou...
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PM Narendra Modi Told Rahul Gandhi And Co: Should Always Meet Like This
Meeting Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders amid acrimony in Parliament over the notes ban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly said today: "We should always meet like this."
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Parliament Winter Session Day 21: Live Updates
Today is the last day of parliament's winter session this year. The session saw continuous disruptions and little work done. The government and opposition have blamed each other. Today also sees opposition parties marching from parliament to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against government's decision to yank 5...
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After Rahul Gandhi's Explosive Claim, More Chaos In Parliament: 10 Developments
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...
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PM Narendra Modi 'Ready For Notes Ban Debate' But No End To Parliament Deadlock
The government said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in parliament and ready to speak in a debate on the notes ban. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived in parliament this morning and said, "I am here to speak, let's see if the government allows it." But the Lok Sabha was again adjourned till tomorrow, just over an hour after conv...
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Amid Deadlock Over Notes Ban, PM Modi Likely To Speak In Parliament Today
Bracing for a showdown in Parliament, the BJP and Congress have instructed their members in both Houses to ensure their presence for the remainder of the Winter session which resumes today. The issue of demonetisation has cast a shadow on the winter session of Parliament with the opposition parties protesting the governments move to scrap high-valu...
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Rahul Gandhi's Earthquake Claim Draws This BJP Response: 'Epicentre Of Scams'
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is convinced that the speech he is waiting to share with parliament on the government's cancellation of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes will cause "an earthquake." Mr Gandhi also said, "I want to say that Modi, in the whole of India, has indulged in the biggest scam. I want to talk about that."
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First 2014, Then TIME Poll, No Vote On Notes Ban Needed, Says Government: 10 Points
Parliament remains gridlocked over how a debate on the government's notes ban should be conducted. This winter session of parliament ends on Friday. The opposition says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must apologise for and explain his sudden demonetisation drive which has left India without cash and villages, cut off from formal banking, struggl...
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Parliament Winter Session Day 17: Live Updates
The winter session of Parliament remains in deep freeze as the opposition continues to stall both the houses demanding Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's presence and when he is present, his apology for the lives lost due to demonetisation- related incidents. It is a month since PM Modi announced the government's decision to ban old Rs 500 and Rs 1,0...
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Demonetisation Has Brought 'Janshakti' Into Prominence: PM Modi
Asserting that the people have supported demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has brought 'Janshakti' (people's power) into prominence.
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Arun Jaitley Dares Opposition To Begin Debate Over Demonetisation
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dared opposition leaders to begin the debate over the demonetisation, the issue which has rocked Parliament since the winter session began on November 16.
-
PM Narendra Modi Won TIME Person Of The Year, So There: Government To Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked his party's lawmakers to reach out to the public to explain how his sudden decision to cancel 500 and 1,000-rupee notes will help the country.
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Logjam In Lok Sabha Over Demonetisation Debate Continues
The logjam in Lok Sabha over initiating a debate on demonetisation continued for third consecutive week with the discussion being listed in today's agenda under a rule which does not entail voting and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan rejecting the Opposition demand for it to be held under a rule that entails voting.
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Parliament Winter Session Day 14: Live Updates
Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen constant disruptions by the opposition parties protesting the Demonetisation move. Their demand is for the Prime Minister to address the House on the implementation of high-value notes being banned. The Prime Minister has been part of some of the discussions over the last 13 days, but has not spoken yet.
