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Rajya Sabha loses 40 of 50 working hours during first 2 weeks

The productivity of the Upper House fell drastically in the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament as the Rajya Sabha Secretariat in an official notification informed that the House lost 40 out......

'Nobody expected Mizoram police to attack'

'I thought that the days of firing between two police forces (belonging to states of the Union of India) were over.' IMAGE: Locals during a clash with police personnel at the Assam-Mizoram border......

Assam police summons Mizoram MP, pastes notice at Delhi residence

The Assam police has summoned Mizoram's lone Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena on August 1 for questioning over his alleged "threatening statement" over Monday’s violence along the interstate......

Pegasus spyware 'non-issue', says minister amid Parliament logjam

As the Opposition protests over alleged snooping using Pegasus spyware continue to disrupt Parliamentary proceedings, Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the controversy was a "non-issue"......

Karnataka to put in place compulsory Covid testing: Bommai

Amid rising Covid cases in Karnataka, its new chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said there is a need to tighten the borders and take measures to put in place compulsory testing to stop the......

Time to END Bank Nationalisation

Nationalisation has served its purpose.It's time to move ahead, keeping majority ownership of the government in a few banks to serve the people, argues Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Uttam......

Cabinet paves way for privatisation of govt-owned insurers

Since the government has already increased foreign direct investment in the insurance sector to 74 per cent, overseas investors can also pick up stake in a government-owned insurer up to that......

RERA: Only 22% happy with grievance redressal system

Around 70 per cent of consumers are aware of realty law RERA and five out of six homebuyers seek grievances redressal through this legislations, according to a survey by Omidyar Network India and......

Govt readies portal to speed up Rs 2.5 trn-plus asset monetisation drive

The portal has been prepared as the government tries to provide a one-stop shop to investors keen on taking over assets of government departments and ministries. Illustration: Dominic......

'Govt paid Rs 164.5 cr to Infosys for new I-T portal'

The government paid Rs 164.5 crore to Infosys to build the new income tax e-filing portal between January 2019 and June 2021, Parliament was informed on Monday. "The contract for Integrated......

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