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Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Factoring Regulation Act to support MSMEs

Lok Sabha on Sunday passed a bill to amend the Factoring Regulation Act that seeks to help micro, small and medium enterprises by providing additional avenues for getting credit facility

UN report on presence of ISIS in Kerala, Karnataka incorrect: Govt in LS

Reddy also said 34 cases related to the presence of Islamic State (IS) and 20 cases related to the presence of Lashkar-e-Toiba across the country were registered by the NIA

Parliamentary panels' role reduced, functioning at all-time low, data show

The standing committees under the first NDA govt met for 145.5 hours less than the ones under the preceding UPA government

Lok Sabha passes Bill to amend Companies Act, promote ease of doing biz

The Lok Sabha on Saturday passed a Bill to further amend the Companies Act and decriminalise various non-compoundable offences, and to promote ease of doing business

Doubts raised on transparency of 2 PM funds; LS passes taxation Bill

The Lok Sabha on Saturday passed Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020 amid counter allegations levelled by both the BJP and the Congress

No decision to discontinue printing of Rs 2,000 currency note: FinMin in LS

The Finance Ministry on Saturday informed the Lok Sabha that no decision has been taken to discontinue the printing of Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes

Congress moves adjournment motion in LS over spike in Covid-19 cases

Congress chief whip in Lok Sabha Koddikunil Suresh on Saturday gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lower House on the issue of the rising cases of coronavirus in the country

Parliament monsoon session: Lok Sabha passes two Appropriation Bills

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2020 and the Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2020 by a voice vote in late evening proceedings during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament

LS okays Rs 2.35 trn extra spending, bulk to be spent on public schemes

FM also said that probably for the first time the government has sought such a huge amount in the first batch of the supplementary demands for grants

Lok Sabha impasse ends as Anurag Thakur expresses anguish over his remarks

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday expressed anguish if his remarks made earlier in the day had hurt some members and following this, the Lok Sabha proceedings resumed after repeated adjournments

BSP not in support of two bills related to farmers passed in Parl: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday said that her party is against the passing of two bills in the Lok Sabha related to "reforms" in agriculture marketing

Farmers' trust sacred to us, proud to stand with them: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Harsimrat Kaur Badal said her decision to resign from the Union Cabinet to protest three farm sector bills "symbolises my party's commitment to go to any extent to safeguard the interests of farmers"

Lok Sabha passes two agriculture bills; Narendra Tomar says MSP will stay

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged opposition parties not to politicise the two agriculture-related bills aimed at boosting the income of farmers and said MSP will stay

LS passes Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, more powers to RBI over UCBs

The Bill intends to empower co-operative banks to raise equity or unsecured debt capital from the public subject to prior RBI approval

LS passes legislation to bring cooperative banks under RBI's supervision

In a bid to protect the interest of depositors, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Banking Regulation Act to bring cooperative banks under the supervision of the RBI

Congress leaders Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram to skip Parliament proceedings

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram have sought leave for remaining absent for the session on health grounds

Lok Sabha passes 2 bills, 8 introduced on first day of monsoon session

Parliament passed The National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020 and The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020

Parliament's monsoon session begins; 27 MPs test positive for Covid

In the Rajya Sabha, in an attempt to lighten the mood, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu joked that some members were sitting in the Lok Sabha without being elected to it

BJP MP raises Jharkhand religious conversions' issue in Lok Sabha

Ranchi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sanjay Seth raised the issue of religious conversions in Jharkhand during the Lok Sabha session on Monday

Lok Sabha: Bill to cut MPs' salaries by 30% to meet Covid demand introduced

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi introduced in Lok Sabha a bill that seeks to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30% "to meet the exigencies arising out of Covid-19 pandemic"