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Centre has given nod to renaming 7 cities, towns in last five years: Govt

The Centre has given its nod for renaming seven cities and towns, including Allahabad to Prayagraj, in the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday

Live news: India logs 15,528 cases, net drop in active cases after 57 days

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Bill to amend Family Courts Act introduced in Lok Sabha by Kiren Rijiju

This bill is likely to be passed the first week of the monsoon session. The Business Advisory Committee has allotted four to discuss the bill, it is learnt

At least 24 states/UTs pre-publish draft rules on 4 codes: Labour Min

Labour reforms are progressing as at least 24 states have pre-published draft rules for four labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, Parliament was informed on Monday. As many as 31 states/UTs have pre-published the draft rules under the Code on Wages, 26 states/UTs under Industrial Relations Code, 25 states/UTs under Code on Social Security, and 24 states/UTs under Occupational Safety Health & Working Conditions (OSH) Code, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameshwar Teli said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. 'Labour' as a subject is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India and under the Codes, the power to make rules has been entrusted to the central government as well as state governments. As a step towards implementation of the four Labour Codes, the central government has pre-published the draft rules, inviting comments of all stakeholders, he stated. Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav .

Few states have sought extension of GST compensation for 5 years: FM

GST Council has recommended extending the period of levy of GST Compensation cess beyond June 2022 to cover the entire shortfall as well as servicing the back-to-back loan released to states

Rupee depreciates by 25% since Dec 2014 due to global factors: FM

The value of the rupee declined from 63.33 against a dollar on December 31, 2014, to 79.41 on July 11, 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a reply quoting RBI data.

Global cooperation needed to regulate crypto: Sitharaman tells Parliament

RBI has called cryptocurrencies a 'real danger', listing their risk in its annual report

Parl's Monsoon Session begins with adjournments over price rise, Agnipath

In the Rajya Sabha, Congress members trooped to the Well of the House raising slogans as soon as Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu read out the obituary references.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm to facilitate MPs to vote in prez poll

The Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha began on Monday with obituary references and new members taking oath, and was then adjourned till 2 pm so members could vote in the presidential poll

Parliament's Monsoon Session: LS Speaker to hold all-party meeting today

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hold an all party meeting on Saturday, two days ahead of the start of the Monsoon session of the Parliament

Speaker Birla clarifies guidelines inside Parl, calls it routine procedure

"Such guidelines and appeals are issued before every session. Therefore, it should be seen as a normal and routine procedure," Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said in a press conference.

Corrupt, dictator, nikamma: Centre releases list of 'unparliamentary' words

'Khalistaani', 'Baal buddhi', 'Covid spreader', 'anarchist', 'Shakuni', 'dictatorial', 'taanashah', 'taanashahi', 'Jaichand', 'behri sarkar', and 'Snoopgate' are among the words that have been banned

CM Pinarayi Vijayan takes dig at EAM's Kerala visit, Jaishankar hits back

Jaishankar responded by saying that he undertook a tour to the southern state to get a good understanding on what is happening on the ground.

UP: BJP assigns tasks to office-bearers in view of Lok Sabha polls

With an aim to strengthen the party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP on Friday fixed responsibilities of its legislators and office-bearers in Uttar Pradesh. They were assigned tasks here at a meeting in which state office-bearers and legislators participated. According to the party's plan, ministers will be travelling to the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies where BJP lost the elections last time. According to a party release, state BJP general secretary (organization) Sunil Bansal told the leaders that meetings will be held at district-level till July 20. During the meeting, party leaders were apprised of the resolutions passed in the National Working Committee meeting of the BJP in Telangana. Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP presently has 64 MPs, its ally Apna Dal (S) two, BSP 10, Samajwadi Party three and Congress one. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, party's state president Swatantra Dev Singh, national vice-president Radha Mohan Singh, national

Rahul fake video: Cong MPs ask Speaker for action against 3 BJP lawmakers

The Congress MPs alleged that the video was distorted in order to 'mislead, incite and provoke' the public

Parliament's Monsoon Session from July 18-August 12: Lok Sabha secretariat

The session will have 18 sittings and will perhaps be the last one in the existing Parliament building

Keep the momentum intact till 2024 Lok Sabha election: BSP chief Mayawati

Appreciating the performance of her party candidate in the bypoll in Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat, BSP chief Mayawati asked her party workers to keep the momentum till the general election in 2024

LIVE updates: AAP leads over BJP by 10,000 votes in Rajinder Nagar bypoll

AAP candidate Durgesh Pathak surged ahead with a margin of over 10,000 votes over his immediate rival. Stay tuned for more

Counting of votes begins for Punjab's Sangrur bypolls amid tight secuirty

Counting of votes for the Sangrur Lok Sabha bypolls got underway at 8 am Sunday amid tight security arrangements

Counting of votes begins for Rampur, Azamgarh Lok Sabha by-elections

Counting of votes for the by-elections to the Rampur and Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh got underway at 8 am Sunday amid tight security