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Street signs: Dabba trading worry for brokers, MFs seek common KYC and more

In dabba trading, brokers cut deals on paper chits, instead of the exchange platform to save costs and steer clear of all regulations

Looking at Budget with hope for making offshore funds India-friendly

The objective of introducing this Section was to ensure offshore funds do not pay incremental tax just because those are managed out of India.

Budget session of Parliament from Jan 31, likely to continue till April

The budget session generally has a break of about a month during which the department related standing committees discusses the demand for grants

CCPA recommends Budget Session from Jan 31; Union Budget on Feb 1

They said the first phase of the session will be from January 31 to February 11 and the second will be from March 2 to April 3

In numbers: Parliament remained busy in first 2 sessions of 17th Lok Sabha

In the first Budget session of the 15th Lok Sabha, only eight Bills were passed. And, in the opening Budget session of the 16th Lok Sabha, 12 Bills were passed

Budget session: PM asks MPs to take suggestions from farmers, traders

The Union Budget 2020-21 is scheduled to be presented in Parliament next year

Govt to send Data Protection Bill to joint select panel of both Houses

Shashi Tharoor of the Congress, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, protested the move and said it should be referred to his panel.

Govt turned a blind eye to lag signs in IIP, core sector growth: Experts

The GDP figure is an outcome of several months of downbeat figures -- from weak consumer demand and private investment to shrinking factory output and an export slump

First time since Budget, gold trading at 0.5% premium over landed cost

Gold has been selling at a premium for the first time since the Union Budget for 2019-20, presented on July 5, when import duty on gold was raised to 12.5 per cent

Modi govt passing Bills in Parliament with 'zero scrutiny': Derek O' Brien

Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Bill amending the RTI Act, amid objections by the Oppn which alleged that it was an attempt to undermine the law and make the transparency panel a 'toothless tiger'

PM holds all-party meet, seeks help in building 'new India' by 2022

The Opposition demanded debates on unemployment, farm distress, and the drought situation across several regions of the country during the Budget session

Unified regulator for GIFT City, relaxations to woo AIFs on cards

A govt source said SEZ rules are designed mainly for manufacturing and so the first financial SEZ in India at GIFT IFSC is facing regulatory issues

Second part of Budget session begins March 9, all eyes on UP results

The second part of parliament's budget session starting March 9 is expected to begin on a somber note but fireworks may follow a colourful Holi as both the treasury and the opposition benches are awaiting the assembly poll results in five states on March 11.With March 13 being a holiday on account of Holi, the reflection of assembly results, particularly what happens in Uttar Pradesh, will be witnessed on March 14 or March 15 if March 14 is declared a holiday. The bitterly fought UP polls saw PM Modi, BSP chief Mayawati and SP-Congress leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi attacked each other to get the maximum share of the pie. The results in the politically crucial state are expected to determine whether the ruling BJP or the Congress-led opposition, will adopt a more aggressive posture in parliament.During the first half of the budget session, January 31 to February 9, the Opposition had targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the impact of demonetization and picked holes in ..

Ruckus in Houses even as hectic political developments brew outside

In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee met K Chandrashekhar Rao to take forward their efforts at giving shape to a non-Congress and non-BJP federal front for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Parliament logjam: Budget session wasted Rs 1.98 bn of taxpayers' money

MPs belonging to the ruling NDA announced on April 4 that they will forego their pay for the 23 days wasted during the second phase of the Budget session

BJP-led NDA MPs to forego salaries to protest disruption of Budget session

The opposition has been accusing the government of a 'fixed match' in disrupting Parliament

Financial year may be changed from 2018; Budget in Nov?

Acc to proposal under discussion, Budget session of Parliament would have to be held well before Dec

Most fruitful Budget session in legislative history, says Ananth Kumar

A total of 18 bills were passed by both the houses, says Kumar

Cong to boycott Modi in remaining Session over 'raincoat' jibe at Manmohan

The Congress on Thursday threatened to boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the remaining part of Parliament's Budget session if he didn't withdraw his "unacceptable" remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh.

Why has Nirbhaya fund not been used, PJ Kurien asks govt

Kurien wanted to know the factual situation from the govt on status of the use of the Fund