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November 14, 2024 10:09 AM

Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election: Voting begins to elect 225 members

Voting in Sri Lanka's parliamentary poll started on Thursday to elect 225 members to the Parliament with President Anura Kumara Dissanyake seeking a majority. President Dissanyake is seeking a majority to govern the sovereign debt-defaulted nation amid calls for a new political culture without corruption and misappropriation of public funds. This would be the first major test of the popularity of the ruling party, National People's Power, led by President Dissanyake. Samagi Jana Sandanaya led b...

November 5, 2024 8:37 PM

Speaker Om Birla unveils new criminal laws to diplomats

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday emphasized that the recently passed three new criminal laws were the result of extensive discussions in the House and the Standing Committee, alongside significant public engagement. Speaking to 135 diplomats and officials from 83 countries at a program organized by the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) in Parliament, Speaker Birla asserted that these laws are designed to meet the challenges and expectations of contemporary society...

November 5, 2024 4:59 PM

Winter session of Parliament to begin on Nov 25, conclude on December 20

The winter session of Parliament will commence on November 25 and continue till December 20, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, said on Tuesday. "President, on the recommendation of the Government of India, has approved the proposal to summon both Houses of Parliament for the Winter Session, 2024, from November 25 to December 20, 2024 (subject to exigencies of parliamentary business)." On the eve of November 26, the event will be held in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan ...

September 16, 2024 3:30 PM

Prime Minister Modi receives ceremonial welcome at Singapore’s Parliament House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received ceremonial welcome at Singapore's Parliament House on Thursday. Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong welcomed PM Modi and the two leaders warmly greeted each other. He signed the visitors book at the Parliament House. PM Modi and Lawrence Wong met ministers and delegates from each other's countries. PM Modi, who reached Singapore on Wednesday, is slated to hold numerous engagements in the city-state on Thursday as well. This visit is poised to further bol...

September 16, 2024 5:05 PM

Parliament Session: Finance Minister to move J-K Appropriation Bill in Lok Sabha, Budget discussion to continue

As the Parliament is set to convene for the ongoing Budget Session on Monday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha. "Nirmala Sitharaman to move for leave to introduce a Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the services of the financial year 2024-25. Also to introduce and move the bill," the list of busine...

September 16, 2024 5:18 PM

States have power to levy tax on mines, minerals bearing lands; royalty not tax: Supreme Court

In a landmark decision, a nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional authority of states to levy taxes on mines and mineral-bearing lands. The verdict, delivered today, also ruled that royalty payable on extracted minerals does not constitute a tax. The 8:1 majority judgement, authored by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and agreed to by Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Abhay S Oka, JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma and Augustine George M...

September 16, 2024 5:19 PM

Budget discussion to continue Thursday in Parliament, ministers to lay papers

The discussion on the Union Budget 2024-25, presented on July 23, will continue in both Houses of Parliament on Thursday. The discussion on Budget of Jammu and Kashmir, 2024-25, which was also presented on Tuesday, will also continue today. Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kirtivardhan Singh will lay papers on the table today. Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar is likely to make a statement regarding status of implementation of recommendations and obse...

September 16, 2024 5:22 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present Modi 3.0 govt’s first budget today

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today (Tuesday), marking her seventh consecutive budget and eclipsing the late Moraji Desai's record of six consecutive budgets, which is likely to focus on changes in the income tax structure and improving the ease of doing business in India. At 11 am today, the much-awaited full budget for 2024-25, the first under the Modi 3.0 government, will be presented on the floor of the Parliament. All eyes will be...

September 16, 2024 5:23 PM

Indian economy capable of growing at sustained rate of 7%: Economic Survey

The Economic Survey presented in Parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman paints an optimistic picture for India's economic future. According to the survey, the Indian economy has the potential to sustain a growth rate of over 7% in the medium term, provided it builds on the structural reforms undertaken over the last decade. This ambitious growth target, however, is not without conditions. The survey emphasizes that achieving this sustained growth will require a concerted effort...

September 16, 2024 5:52 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Parliament today

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2023-24 along with a statistical appendix in Parliament on Monday, a day ahead of the Union Budget. The Budget Session of Parliament will commence today (Monday) and subject to the exigencies of government business, the session is likely to conclude on August 12. Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Jayant Chaudhary, Pankaj Chaudhary, Kirtivardhan Singh and Sukanta Majumdar will present the document on the table in Lok Sabh...