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Budget session begins on Jan 31 with Prez address

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will take up discussion on President Droupadi Murmu's address to Parliament on Monday as the Budget Session begins on January 31. Photograph: Sansad TV/Screen grab The......

Lok Sabha may see election for Speaker's post for 1st time since Independence

Since Independence, Lok Sabha Speakers have been chosen by consensus. Photograph: Sansad TV If the opposition forces an election to the post of Speaker of the Lok Sabha next week, it would be the......

No question hour, private members' business in special Parliament session

A session of both Houses of Parliament will be held from September 18-22 without Question Hour or private members' business, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha secretariats said on Saturday.......

Bills to replace IPC, CrPC among 18 listed for Parliament's winter session

The government on Wednesday listed 18 bills, including two to extend provisions of the women's reservation act to Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry and three to replace the criminal laws, during the......

'Hindutva Tsunami Has Swept Maharashtra'

'More than 9.5% new voters have been added to the electoral voters' list compared to the 2024 Lok Sabha election.'This led to an increase in about 5% to 6% in total votes polled for this assembly......

PSU banks write off loans worth Rs 6.15 lakh cr in last 5.5 years

Public sector banks have written off loans worth Rs 6.15 lakh crore in the last five and a half years, Parliament was informed on Monday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff "As per Reserve Bank......

PSU banks write off loans over Rs 5.82 lakh cr in last 5 years

Public sector banks (PSBs) have written off bad loans of about Rs 5.82 lakh crore in the last five financial years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh During 2024-25,......

RBI may cut interest rate by 25 bps on Feb 7

The RBI is likely to reduce the key interest rate by 25 basis points this week after keeping it on hold for two years, complementing the Union Budget initiatives to push consumption-led demand,......

Time To Make Budget More Transparent

The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Now that Nirmala Sitharaman has returned to the ministerial......

2024 Interim Budget: Mistakes Nirmalaji Can Avoid

Pre-Budget exercises should scrupulously avoid adventurism of all types and refrain from making excessively ambitious projections on revenue and expenditure numbers for 2023-2024, suggests A K......

India's top middle-distance runner caught doping

IMAGE: Twinkle Chaudhary tested positive for Methyltestosterone, a banned anabolic steroid. Photograph: Twinkle Chaudhary/Instagram Multiple National Games medal-winning middle distance runner......

English sports get $ 400 million bailout

IMAGE: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City reacts. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The British government announced a 300 million pounds ($397.11 million) 'winter survival package' on......

United States asks Swiss to extradite 7 in FIFA inquiry

Two policemen stand in front of the FIFA headquarters. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested in an......