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Govt can't suppress my voice in Parliament: Chidambaram

Congress leader P Chidambaram, who has been released from Tihar Jail on bail after 106 days in custody in the INX Media money-laundering case, was present in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. IMAGE:......

Tiger walks record 1,300 km for mate and prey

The big cat walked across two states for five months. IMAGE: The tiger has broken records by taking the longest ever walk by a tiger. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images A male tiger......

Mumbai won't submerge, believe Indian scientists: Govt

There is no threat of Mumbai getting submerged due to possible rise in sea level, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while urging MPs to have belief in Indian scientists and their......

Verbal duel in House over Adhir calling PM 'infiltrator', FM 'Nirbala'

Bharatiya Janata Party ministers and members on Monday protested in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home......

Govt wants to conduct security audit of WhatApp after hacking claims

The government wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp's security systems following revelations of Israeli spyware exploiting its vulnerabilities, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad......

Wage Bill clears RS hurdle. Here's all you want to know about it

The Code on Wages Bill, 2019 seeks to amend and consolidate the laws relating to wages, bonus and matters connected therewith.The Bill will subsume four labour laws -- Minimum Wages Act, Payment of......

The new Motor Vehicles Bill: What's it all about

The much-needed amendments will improve road safety, facilitate citizens in their dealings with transport departments, strengthen rural transport, public transport and last-mile connectivity......

India to overtake Japan to become 3rd largest economy by 2025

The country's new economic roadmap highlights the importance of creating a virtuous cycle of investment, savings and exports in order to sustain rapid economic growth over the next five years.......

6 key changes in tax rules and their impact

Pranay Bhatia offers insights on some key issues from Nirmala Sitharaman’s maiden Budget. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Finance Secretary Subhash Garg during a press......

Sitharaman delivers 2.17 hr-long Budget speech, earns praises

Nirmala Sitharaman, the country's first full-time woman finance minister, on Friday delivered one of the longest Budget speeches which was peppered with Urdu, Hindi and Tamil couplets. IMAGE:......

What I find compelling about masala movies...

'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life.'A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian. IMAGE: Gracy Singh and......

'Banning Bigg Boss won't help'

'The concept is going to work well for this season.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyank Sharma/Instagram Priyank Sharma, a contestant on Bigg Boss 11, returns to the show's latest season with a......

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

IMAGE: Coaches from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar have all vented their frustration Soccer players sleeping on the floor or stranded at the airport, transport hiccups and......

Calls for Boycott's knighthood to be withdrawn

'Celebrating a man who was convicted for assaulting his partner sends a dangerous message – that domestic abuse is not taken seriously as a crime.' IMAGE: Geoffrey Boycott scored over 8,000......

Boycott, Strauss conferred Knighthood

Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has chosen former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott for a knighthood, honouring her hero whose persistent style she had vowed to emulate in her ultimately failed......

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Rajya Sabha nod to lower corporate tax rates

The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill and the Upper House cleared the legislation with voice vote without any changes. ...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/rajya-sabha-nod-to-lower-corporate-tax-rates_13247021.html

Ravi Shankar Prasad

uspension of postal services in Kashmir post August 5, 2019" and rather India Post has done a commendable job including delivery of 4,000... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/4000-passports-delivered-across-jammu-kashmir-region-post-aug-5-ravi-shankar-prasad/articleshow/72384799.cms

BSP chief Mayawati shreds Citizenship Bill's 'current form'

The BJP-led NDA has an absolutely majority in the Lower house. The Opposition, which is stronger in the Rajya Sabha, hopes to stall the bill in the... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mayawati-opposes-citizenship-amendment-bill-as-it-prepares-to-face-parliament-test/story-wYVPFKSkWL9u8lPN42F6ON.html

BJP confident the Citizen Amendment bill will see replay of triple talaq, Article...

The draft bill, which seeks to fast-track Indian citizenship for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, Sikhs and Christians from Pakistan, Bangladesh... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-confident-the-bill-will-see-replay-of-triple-talaq-article-370/story-0M4kn3wobpp9U3qAqT7kGM.html

States’ views sought on need for mob lynching law

The matter came up in the Upper House with Tiruchi Siva asking the govt why the President of India has not yet given assent to the Bills on mob... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/states-views-sought-on-need-for-mob-lynching-law/articleshow/72374556.cms

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