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Parliament to consider bills to ban private cryptocurrencies, set up DFI

The Bill will prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India, but will allow for certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency, and its uses

Budget to be seen as part of mini budgets of 2020, says PM Narendra Modi

Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget in the Lok Sabha on Monday

Calibrated response to Covid leaves room for more fiscal measures: Survey

Government of India and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) together announced a total stimulus worth Rs 29.87 trillion, which is 15 per cent of national GDP, the Survey said

There should be discussion, presentation of views in Parliament: Modi

Modi made the remarks on the first day of the Budget Session

BSP joins Opposition in boycotting President Kovind's address to Parliament

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and senior leader Jairam Ramesh had reached out to like-minded parties urging them to boycott the address

Budget session 2021: PM Modi to chair all-party meeting on Jan 30

An all-party meeting is a customary procedure before the beginning of every session of Parliament to ensure its smooth functioning

'Vibrant' Budget will push infra spend and ensure economic revival: FM

She also said the pace of disinvestment, which has been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, will pick up in the coming months

FM Sitharaman holds pre-Budget consultations with top industrialists

Sitharaman has concluded a comprehensive review of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP) with the Secretaries of various Ministries/Departments

Next Parl session likely in 2021, may merge winter with budget session

Senior government sources privy to deliberations say that the next Parliament's session is going to take place in the last week of January, 2021

PM Modi to launch 'transparent' scheme tomorrow to honour honest taxpayers

In the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that CBDT will adopt a "taxpayer charter" which will ensure trust between a taxpayer and the administration

Pondy assembly holds proceedings under tree after MLA tests Covid positive

The Budget session was held under a tree and later adjourned sine die after approving budgetary allocations to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore without discussion

LG Kiran Bedi to skip House address for presentation of Puducherry Budget

LG says Chief Minister V Narayanasamy has not sent her the annual financial statement and demand for grants

Covid-19 crisis: Leaders, both in govt and Oppn have fallen short in India

Coronavirus represents the most profound crisis facing India and the response from our leadership has not inspired confidence

Budget session of Parliament is likely to be concluded on Monday

The session is likely to be concluded almost 12 days before its scheduled winding up due to the looming threat of COVID-19

BJP asks its MPs to be present in Lok Sabha and support Finance Bill 2020

Section 206C deals with tax collection at source and the government is gradually widening its ambit to include more transactions

Parliament Highlights: 1922 Delhi rioters identified, Shah in Rajya Sabha

Amit Shah defending the Delhi Police said that over 700 FIRs have been lodged over the violence and special public prosectors have been appointed

Fast-track lawmaking: Guillotine on budget debates happen far too often

Each year, the Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee, which includes leaders of various parties, takes up five of the 52 ministries for discussion

50% of MPs didn't attend Standing Committee meetings on demands for grants

Almost 50 per cent Members of Parliament did not attend Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings on the Demands for Grants with over two dozen of them not attending a single meeting. According to sources, 57 per cent of TMC MPs, 36 pc of BJP MPs, 15 pc from Congress and 50 pc from other parties did not attend any meeting of the eight committees of Rajya Sabha on Demands for Grants. These meetings were held between February 12 and March 1, the recess of the two-phase Budget Session of Parliament. The prominent absentees include Satish Chandra Mishra (BSP), Derek O'Brien (TMC), RCP Singh (JD-U), Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP), Sukhbir Singh Badal (SAD), Asaddudin Owaissi (AIMIM), Nakul Nath (Congress) and Mimi Chakraborty (TMC). Some other members from Rajya Sabha with zero attendance include Majeed Memon of NCP (Personnel, Public Grievances and Law & Justice committee), SR Balasubramoniyan (Home), Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy of AIADMK (HRD), Vandana Chavan of NCP (Science & ...

Confident that Parliament will pass changes in Companies Act: FM

Earlier this weak, the cabinet approved 72 changes to the companies law as the government aims further improvement in the companies law

Parliament highlights: LS adjourned amid uproar over suspension of Cong MPs

The Rajya Sabha will reassemble on March 11 after Holi