Waqf bill to be listed in budget session of Parliament

The government has listed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as well as three other new draft laws for consideration in the Budget session of Parliament beginning Friday. Photograph: Screen grab/Sansad TV......

LS passes Bill to ban online money games, proposes 3-yr jail, Rs 1 cr fine

The government on Wednesday moved a legislation in the Lok Sabha to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering, and financial frauds......

Waqf bill debate finale to Budget session ending with over 100% productivity

Parliament's nod to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill rendering it the government's most consequential piece of legislation in its third term, and the political heat it generated inside and outside the......

'Irreparable Harm If Govt Takes Over Waqf Properties'

'Only because of the absence of a dedication record in writing, how can such properties be treated as located on misappropriated government land?' Kindly note this image of Delhi's Jama Masjid has......

Budget, Finance Bill passed

The government and the Opposition on Tuesday agreed on the passage of this year's General Budget and the Finance Bill without any discussion in Parliament in view of the impasse over National......

Parliament okays Finance Bill 2017 minus RS amendments

The government had on Wednesday faced major embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha as five amendments moved by the Congress and the CPI-M to the Finance Bill were adopted and approved by the House.......

3 takeaways from the Finance Bill amendments

A more vigilant Opposition and a more aware civil society including the media could have certainly helped keep a check on an unhealthy trend, says A K Bhattacharya. Much of the debate over the......

I-T Bill Restores Tax Benefits For Religious Trusts

'If a charitable or religious trust sells a capital asset -- such as land, buildings, shares -- and makes a capital gain, it can avoid paying tax on that gain if it reinvests the proceeds in......

'Longstanding demand met,' Patel on Sports Bill

'It will help India as a major sporting nation': Praful Patel on the Sports Bill IMAGE: Praful Patel emphasised that one of the most important features of the bill is the establishment of a......