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Rajya Sabha Productivity Up In Monsoon Session 3rd Week, 8 Bills Passed
The productivity of the Rajya Sabha in the third week of the monsoon session of parliament has gone up to 24.2 per cent, as compared to the previous week, with the passing of eight bills, sources in the Rajya Sabha secretariat said.
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Twitter Officials Appear Before Shashi Tharoor-Led Parliamentary Panel
Twitter India representatives and officials of the Information Technology Ministry officials been called before a parliamentary panel today to examine the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights and preventing misuse of online news media platforms.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Flags Glitches On New Tax Site, Tags Nandan Nilekani
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today tagged Infosys and Nandan Nilekani after receiving a large number of complaints from users on the new e-filing website of the Income Tax Department was launched on Monday.
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Delhi Receives Highest Rainfall Since 1951 For May
Delhi received the highest rain for the month of May in 70 years between yesterday morning and this morning, the Met department said. The capital saw non-stop rain yesterday due to the impact of Cyclone Tauktae and a western disturbance.
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Government's Move To Remove Key Bottleneck In Imports Of Covid Supplies
Amid an outpouring of international help for India as the country battles the savage second wave of Covid, the government today put out an online form to address the bottlenecks at airports and ports for imported Covid-related medicines and equipment
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"Will Raise It When Required": Government On Oxford Student Row
India "can never ever turn our eyes away from racism", Foreign Minister Dr. S Jaishankar said in parliament today after a BJP leader raised the topic of Rashmi Samant, the Indian student who resigned as the president of the Oxford University's student union last month after controversy over some of her past remarks and references which were branded...
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"Farm Laws Withdrawn During British Rule Too": Opposition In Parliament
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad today urged Prime Minster Narendra Modi to repeal the three farm laws, voicing the united stand of the opposition during a debate on the contentious laws that have trigged a massive agitation by farmers at Delhi's borders.
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AAP Leaders Shout Slogans at PM Modi In Parliament's Central Hall
Two Aam Aadmi Party MPs today shouted slogans inside the Central Hall of Parliament against the farm laws. The commotion broke out when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was offering his tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary.
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Amazon Refuses To Meet Lok Sabha Panel, Warned Of "Coercive Action"
Amazon has refused to appear before a joint parliament committee looking into the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, and this amounts to "breach of privilege of parliament", parliament sources told NDTV.
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Kota-Like Coaching City, Grand Sita Temple Among Chirag Paswan's Promises
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan has promised to set up a "coaching city" similar to Rajasthan's Kota, Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar and Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, if voted to power, so that students from Bihar do not have to migrate to cities in other states to prepare for competitive exams. He released his party's manifesto for the upcomin...
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Piyush Goyal New Consumer Affairs Minister After Ram Vilas Paswan's Death
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has been given additional charge of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution after the death of Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
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United Opposition Boycotts Parliament Over Farm Bills, Lists 3 Demands
The opposition has boycotted parliament, walking out of the Lok Sabha hours after a similar move in the Rajya Sabha, in protest over the farm bills and till three key demands, as well as a "request" to revoke the suspension of eight members, are met. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made the declaration today in the Upper House amid high drama for ...
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Jaya Bachchan Slams "Drugs In Bollywood" Claim, Kangana Ranaut Jumps In
Actor-politician Jaya Bachchan today sharply rebutted BJP MP and film actor Ravi Kishan's comments in parliament about drug addiction in Bollywood, saying the film industry was being "flogged by social media and the government's non-support".
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Heavy Rain, Gusts In Odisha, Bengal As Cyclone Amphan Nears: 10 Points
Super Cyclone Amphan, likely to make landfall in West Bengal this afternoon, has weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, triggering heavy rain and gusts of wind in Odisha and rain in some parts of Bengal. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan on Tuesday told reporters they face the "double challenge" of the coronavirus ...
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Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Requesting Him To Stop All Flights To Bengal Amid Coronavirus Crisis
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to stop all flights to the state amid a surge in the coronavirus cases in the country. The virus has infected over 400 people in India and killed seven. Ms Banerjee's letter comes at a time when over 80 districts across the country have been brought u...
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Rajya Sabha Productivity Up In Monsoon Session 3rd Week, 8 Bills Passed
The productivity of the Rajya Sabha in the third week of the monsoon session of parliament has gone up to 24.2 per cent, as compared to the previous week, with the passing of eight bills, sources in the Rajya Sabha secretariat said.
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Twitter Officials Appear Before Shashi Tharoor-Led Parliamentary Panel
Twitter India representatives and officials of the Information Technology Ministry officials been called before a parliamentary panel today to examine the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights and preventing misuse of online news media platforms.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Flags Glitches On New Tax Site, Tags Nandan Nilekani
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today tagged Infosys and Nandan Nilekani after receiving a large number of complaints from users on the new e-filing website of the Income Tax Department was launched on Monday.
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Delhi Receives Highest Rainfall Since 1951 For May
Delhi received the highest rain for the month of May in 70 years between yesterday morning and this morning, the Met department said. The capital saw non-stop rain yesterday due to the impact of Cyclone Tauktae and a western disturbance.
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Government's Move To Remove Key Bottleneck In Imports Of Covid Supplies
Amid an outpouring of international help for India as the country battles the savage second wave of Covid, the government today put out an online form to address the bottlenecks at airports and ports for imported Covid-related medicines and equipment
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"Will Raise It When Required": Government On Oxford Student Row
India "can never ever turn our eyes away from racism", Foreign Minister Dr. S Jaishankar said in parliament today after a BJP leader raised the topic of Rashmi Samant, the Indian student who resigned as the president of the Oxford University's student union last month after controversy over some of her past remarks and references which were branded...
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"Farm Laws Withdrawn During British Rule Too": Opposition In Parliament
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad today urged Prime Minster Narendra Modi to repeal the three farm laws, voicing the united stand of the opposition during a debate on the contentious laws that have trigged a massive agitation by farmers at Delhi's borders.
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AAP Leaders Shout Slogans at PM Modi In Parliament's Central Hall
Two Aam Aadmi Party MPs today shouted slogans inside the Central Hall of Parliament against the farm laws. The commotion broke out when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was offering his tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary.
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Amazon Refuses To Meet Lok Sabha Panel, Warned Of "Coercive Action"
Amazon has refused to appear before a joint parliament committee looking into the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, and this amounts to "breach of privilege of parliament", parliament sources told NDTV.
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Kota-Like Coaching City, Grand Sita Temple Among Chirag Paswan's Promises
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan has promised to set up a "coaching city" similar to Rajasthan's Kota, Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar and Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, if voted to power, so that students from Bihar do not have to migrate to cities in other states to prepare for competitive exams. He released his party's manifesto for the upcomin...
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Piyush Goyal New Consumer Affairs Minister After Ram Vilas Paswan's Death
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has been given additional charge of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution after the death of Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
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United Opposition Boycotts Parliament Over Farm Bills, Lists 3 Demands
The opposition has boycotted parliament, walking out of the Lok Sabha hours after a similar move in the Rajya Sabha, in protest over the farm bills and till three key demands, as well as a "request" to revoke the suspension of eight members, are met. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made the declaration today in the Upper House amid high drama for ...
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Jaya Bachchan Slams "Drugs In Bollywood" Claim, Kangana Ranaut Jumps In
Actor-politician Jaya Bachchan today sharply rebutted BJP MP and film actor Ravi Kishan's comments in parliament about drug addiction in Bollywood, saying the film industry was being "flogged by social media and the government's non-support".
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Heavy Rain, Gusts In Odisha, Bengal As Cyclone Amphan Nears: 10 Points
Super Cyclone Amphan, likely to make landfall in West Bengal this afternoon, has weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, triggering heavy rain and gusts of wind in Odisha and rain in some parts of Bengal. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan on Tuesday told reporters they face the "double challenge" of the coronavirus ...
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Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Requesting Him To Stop All Flights To Bengal Amid Coronavirus Crisis
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to stop all flights to the state amid a surge in the coronavirus cases in the country. The virus has infected over 400 people in India and killed seven. Ms Banerjee's letter comes at a time when over 80 districts across the country have been brought u...
