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Priyanka Gandhi's Notes Ban Parallel As She Joins Protests At India Gate
Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday visited India Gate in Delhi to show solidarity with students who are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Law, whose passage in parliament last week has led to the eruption of violent agitations in several parts of the country.
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Bill To Ban Triple Talaq Back, Minister Says "Took Note Of Objections"
A fresh bill to make instant Triple Talaq illegal, which got stalled in the upper house of Parliament and lapsed, has been cleared by the cabinet. The bill will be introduced in the coming budget session of parliament which begins on Monday, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said today.
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Have Not Studied Impact Of Note Ban, GST On Workers: Centre To Parliament
The government told the Lok Sabha on Monday that it has not assessed the impact of demonetisation and the GST on employees in the organised and unorganised sectors, including agricultural and contractual labour.
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World Moves To Study India's Notes Ban While Team Modi Looks Away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration hasn't assessed the impact of one of history's most sweeping changes in currency policy. "No Madam," was the junior finance minister's reply to a lawmaker's question in parliament Dec. 14 on whether the government had studied the aftereffects of the move in November 2016 to invalidate almost all of the ...
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Sterilization, Notes Ban Were Messages That Got Through: Mamata Banerjee
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- who has taken an initiative to put together a common front against the BJP ahead of next year's general elections -- met a cross-section of opposition leaders in parliament today. Next on her list are Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie - BJP veterans who have publicly differed with the party on a number of issu...
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Number Of Taxpayers Increased By 19.5% After Demonetisation, Says Government
The number of taxpayers increased by 19.5 per cent in one year post-demonetisation from 3.25 crore to 3.89 crore, Parliament was told on Friday.
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18 Parties vs Government In Parliament. Nitish Kumar The Weakest Link?
The anti-BJP front of 18 parties has resolved that starting Monday, it will jointly confront the government on five big issues including the landmark sales tax GST, introduced just days ago, the impact of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision to ban high-denomination notes in November, and the government's exercising of "political vendetta"...
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'Regrets' Accepted, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad Can Fly Again, Ban Ends
Ravindra Gaikwad, Shiv Sena parliamentarian, can now return to using planes. Air India has lifted its ban on him, imposed last month after the politician thrashed an Air India manager, bragging on camera "I hit him with my slipper 25 times." The end of the boycott comes after written instructions from the Civil Aviation Ministry to Air India.
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Not All Queueing Up At Reserve Bank Eligible To Deposit Notes: Government
Days before it becomes an offence to hold banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, the finance ministry has told parliament that some of the people queuing up at the Reserve Bank are "ineligible" to deposit old notes. The facility is open only for Non-Resident Indians and those who were travelling abroad during November-December last year, the go...
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PM Narendra Modi's Speech In Shrinagar In Uttarakhand's Garhwal Region Ahead Of Assembly Elections: Highlights
Ahead of the Assembly election in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally today in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region. Speaking to the people from the GITI ground in Garhwal's Shrinagar town, Prime Minister Modi focused on the BJP's promise of development for the hill state. The Prime Minister also spoke about his government's efforts ...
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'Notes Ban Created Horizontal Divide Between People, Netas': PM Modi's 10 Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a broad swipe at the opposition for their stinging criticism of the last November's ban of high-value notes in parliament, at times digging into history to try to blunt the Left's and Congress' attacks on demonetisation. But it was Modi's jab aimed at former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that angered Congress...
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'You Will Have To Study Modi,' Says Prime Minister To Critics Of Notes Ban
The economy was strong and the timing of the notes ban was perfect, PM Modi said in parliament today, in a detailed defence of his decision to abolish 500 and 1,000-rupee notes in November last year, aimed at eliminating corruption and black money. Congress governments before his would have done it, PM Modi said, if there was any electoral benefit ...
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PM Narendra Modi Takedown Of Rahul Gandhi, Congress' Unseemly 'Even A Dog' Remark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told parliament today that "the earthquake finally took place - the Earth (Dharti Ma) was likely angered." The PM's comment, hours after an earthquake hit Uttarakhand with sizeable tremors in Delhi and other areas in the North, was also a sly swipe at his political opponent, Rahul Gandhi. Months ago, Mr Gandhi, leading ...
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PM Narendra Modi Hits Out At Congress In Lok Sabha, Says Party 'Limited Democracy To Dynasty': Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied in Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks to President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on January 31 that marked the opening of the Budget session.
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Arun Jaitley To Present Union Budget 2017 Today: 10 Facts
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all geared up to present the Union Budget 2017-18 today, breaking the decade-old practice of presenting it on the last working day of February. This Budget comes less than three months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bold and risky gamble to outlaw high-value old currency notes. The Economic Survey for 2016-17,...
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Priyanka Gandhi's Notes Ban Parallel As She Joins Protests At India Gate
Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday visited India Gate in Delhi to show solidarity with students who are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Law, whose passage in parliament last week has led to the eruption of violent agitations in several parts of the country.
-
Bill To Ban Triple Talaq Back, Minister Says "Took Note Of Objections"
A fresh bill to make instant Triple Talaq illegal, which got stalled in the upper house of Parliament and lapsed, has been cleared by the cabinet. The bill will be introduced in the coming budget session of parliament which begins on Monday, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said today.
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Have Not Studied Impact Of Note Ban, GST On Workers: Centre To Parliament
The government told the Lok Sabha on Monday that it has not assessed the impact of demonetisation and the GST on employees in the organised and unorganised sectors, including agricultural and contractual labour.
-
World Moves To Study India's Notes Ban While Team Modi Looks Away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration hasn't assessed the impact of one of history's most sweeping changes in currency policy. "No Madam," was the junior finance minister's reply to a lawmaker's question in parliament Dec. 14 on whether the government had studied the aftereffects of the move in November 2016 to invalidate almost all of the ...
-
Sterilization, Notes Ban Were Messages That Got Through: Mamata Banerjee
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- who has taken an initiative to put together a common front against the BJP ahead of next year's general elections -- met a cross-section of opposition leaders in parliament today. Next on her list are Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie - BJP veterans who have publicly differed with the party on a number of issu...
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Number Of Taxpayers Increased By 19.5% After Demonetisation, Says Government
The number of taxpayers increased by 19.5 per cent in one year post-demonetisation from 3.25 crore to 3.89 crore, Parliament was told on Friday.
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18 Parties vs Government In Parliament. Nitish Kumar The Weakest Link?
The anti-BJP front of 18 parties has resolved that starting Monday, it will jointly confront the government on five big issues including the landmark sales tax GST, introduced just days ago, the impact of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision to ban high-denomination notes in November, and the government's exercising of "political vendetta"...
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'Regrets' Accepted, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad Can Fly Again, Ban Ends
Ravindra Gaikwad, Shiv Sena parliamentarian, can now return to using planes. Air India has lifted its ban on him, imposed last month after the politician thrashed an Air India manager, bragging on camera "I hit him with my slipper 25 times." The end of the boycott comes after written instructions from the Civil Aviation Ministry to Air India.
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Not All Queueing Up At Reserve Bank Eligible To Deposit Notes: Government
Days before it becomes an offence to hold banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, the finance ministry has told parliament that some of the people queuing up at the Reserve Bank are "ineligible" to deposit old notes. The facility is open only for Non-Resident Indians and those who were travelling abroad during November-December last year, the go...
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PM Narendra Modi's Speech In Shrinagar In Uttarakhand's Garhwal Region Ahead Of Assembly Elections: Highlights
Ahead of the Assembly election in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally today in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region. Speaking to the people from the GITI ground in Garhwal's Shrinagar town, Prime Minister Modi focused on the BJP's promise of development for the hill state. The Prime Minister also spoke about his government's efforts ...
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'Notes Ban Created Horizontal Divide Between People, Netas': PM Modi's 10 Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a broad swipe at the opposition for their stinging criticism of the last November's ban of high-value notes in parliament, at times digging into history to try to blunt the Left's and Congress' attacks on demonetisation. But it was Modi's jab aimed at former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that angered Congress...
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'You Will Have To Study Modi,' Says Prime Minister To Critics Of Notes Ban
The economy was strong and the timing of the notes ban was perfect, PM Modi said in parliament today, in a detailed defence of his decision to abolish 500 and 1,000-rupee notes in November last year, aimed at eliminating corruption and black money. Congress governments before his would have done it, PM Modi said, if there was any electoral benefit ...
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PM Narendra Modi Takedown Of Rahul Gandhi, Congress' Unseemly 'Even A Dog' Remark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told parliament today that "the earthquake finally took place - the Earth (Dharti Ma) was likely angered." The PM's comment, hours after an earthquake hit Uttarakhand with sizeable tremors in Delhi and other areas in the North, was also a sly swipe at his political opponent, Rahul Gandhi. Months ago, Mr Gandhi, leading ...
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PM Narendra Modi Hits Out At Congress In Lok Sabha, Says Party 'Limited Democracy To Dynasty': Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied in Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks to President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on January 31 that marked the opening of the Budget session.
-
Arun Jaitley To Present Union Budget 2017 Today: 10 Facts
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all geared up to present the Union Budget 2017-18 today, breaking the decade-old practice of presenting it on the last working day of February. This Budget comes less than three months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bold and risky gamble to outlaw high-value old currency notes. The Economic Survey for 2016-17,...
