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NAGPUR: Amid mass cancellations of IndiGo flights, chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Ram Shinde, on Sunday said special trains will be operated from Nagpur to Mumbai on December 14 and 15 to facilitate the return of MLAs, ministers, officers, and staff after the conclusion of the winter session, which will be held in Nagpur…
MUMBAI:Stock markets extended their losing run to the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as persistent foreign fund outflows and the rupee breaching the psychological 90-to-dollar low hit investor sentiment, dragging the benchmark sensex down by 31 points. The 30-share index settled at 85,107 points.It opened lower and dropped further by 375 points to hit a…
No proposal to create an Indian Education Service, says CentreThe Centre has ruled out any proposal to create an Indian Education Service (IES) for appointments to key leadership positions in higher education institutions, including chancellors, vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and registrars.Responding to a written question in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, MoS for education Sukanta Majumdar said there…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to ensure that prices of sin goods such as tobacco products and pan masala do not fall after withdrawal of GST compensation cess, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved two bills that will empower govt to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, while imposing health and national security cess…
NEW DELHI: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan’s first day as chairman of Rajya Sabha was marked by a warm welcome by treasury benches led by PM Narendra Modi and clashes between them and opposition as the latter raised the issue of ex-VP Jagdeep Dhankhar.PM praised Radhakrishnan’s contributions and said his rise from an ordinary background…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties disrupted proceedings in Lok Sabha and walked out of Rajya Sabha on the first day of the winter session after govt refused to concede their demand to immediately allow a debate on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted by Election Commission.They rejected the stand of parliamentary affairs…
‘Those sitting inside Parliament bite, dogs don’t,’ said Cong MP Renuka Chowdhury; BJP MP Jagdambika Pal accused Chowdhury of ‘tamasha’ NEW DELHI: Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury triggered a lot of curiosity and also drew charge of indulging in “tamasha” after she arrived at Parliament complex with a rescued stray dog in her car. “Those sitting…
Opposition MPs protest against SIR in Parliament NEW DELHI: The issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) triggered the expected uproar as the winter session of Parliament opened on Monday, setting the stage for the electoral roll revision debate to dominate proceedings in the days ahead. The winter session is scheduled to conclude on December 19.At…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi took a sharp dig at Prime Minister and BJP-led central government claimg that “Narendra Modi has hijacked the Parliament” as the Parliament Winter Session began on Monday.Sharing a post on X, the Congress MP said, “Prime Minister Modi has hijacked the Parliament of India. The Prime Minister does not…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: On the opening day of the Parliament Winter Session on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on behalf of the House, welcomed Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan as he presided over the Rajya Sabha for the first time. Radhakrishnan assumed office in September, becoming the country’s new Vice President and succeeding Jagdeep…
