The Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 was passed through ballot votes in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday with 84 votes in its favour and 44 against it. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on September 23 last year.
India should not be left behind. It should join the seven central banks which are studying feasibility and safeguards necessary to eliminate risks, particularly from hacking, advises former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
The petition by the trio came two weeks after the apex court had on October 10 asked the Centre to provide details of the decision-making process in the Rafale deal with France in a sealed cover by October 29.
'Mr. Modi has now become 1st PM to have his illegal orders set aside by the SC'
The banks argue since the scale of credits is unforeseen, they will have to bear an unknown cost of servicing these accounts.
Amarinder said predictions by health experts about the spread of the pandemic are 'horrendous and frightening'.
Details of massive fraud and abuse of the popular H-2B work visa programme have been made public by a government report, which shows that in one of such cases more than 87 Indian nationals paid at least $20,000 each to enter the US illegally.
The comments assume significance in the backdrop of recent disclosures by messaging giant WhatsApp that said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using an Israeli spyware Pegasus.
'We are looking at the Budget with the hope that it will address all issues even at the cost of exceeding the fiscal deficit target.'
'It is the common people, not lawyers and judges, who are the stakeholders of the judiciary.'
'We will resist it.' 'Farmers will not let that happen.'
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Narayanaswami Srinivasan's plea for reinstatement as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India saying he cannot be allowed to take up charge till he gets a clean chit from Justice Mudgal Committee, which is probing him and 12 players in Indian Premier League betting and spot-fixing scandal.
'Not unlike politicians who gravitate towards whoever is in power, mafia dons too have a great survival streak, switching loyalty to the party in power,' observes Virendra Kapoor a week after gangster Vikas Dubey was slain in an alleged encounter.
The 'bad bank' -- which will help banks clear their balance sheets by transferring the NPAs to special purpose vehicles -- has been one of the most debated ideas for stressed asset resolution.
Sachin P Mampatta goes back in time to recall a deluge that that has passed into lore in Kerala.
Perhaps the way forward could be the introduction of uniform rating standards - on the lines of accounting standards for the accounting profession - with a separate regulating authority for enforcing those standards, says Sudipto Dey.
Sources said that despite senior leaders making serious attempts to convince him to rethink on his decision, Gandhi is said to be unfazed.
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