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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

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

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

Full text of the Economic Survey 2020-21: Download volume-I and II here

The Economic Survey 2020-21, authored by CEO K Subramanian, has pegged India's GDP contraction in FY21 at 7.7 per cent, and real GDP growth in FY22 at 11%. Hefre are both volumes of the document

Budget session of Parliament set to get off to a rocky start on Friday

18 Opposition parties to boycott President's address in solidarity with farmers

BJP slams Oppn for decision to boycott President's address to Parliament

Slamming opposition parties for their decision to boycott the President's address to Parliament, the BJP on Thursday accused them of "constitutional and moral bankruptcy".

Reconsider decision to boycott Prez's address to Parliament: Joshi to Oppn

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday urged them to reconsider their decision.

Farm laws: 16 oppn parties to boycott president's address to Parliament

A total of 16 Opposition parties have decided to boycott the president's address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament

After R-Day violence, farmers call off march to Parliament on February 1

Police book Tikait, many other farmer leaders

Farmers scrap Budget day march to Parliament after tractor rally violence

As cracks began to appear in their ongoing agitation against the agri laws, farmer unions on Wednesday cancelled their planned march to Parliament on February 1 when the Budget would be presented. The decision by farmer unions came a day after massive violence during their tractor parade in the national capital that left nearly 400 police personnel injured. The farmer leaders, however, alleged that there was a conspiracy behind Tuesday's incidents and demanded a probe. They said their agitation against the farm laws will continue and public meetings and hunger strikes will be held across the country on January 30. "The tractor parade was hit by a government conspiracy. Deep Sidhu is an RSS man. Police let him go after he hoisted a religious flag at Red Fort," farmer leader Darshan Pal, who has been accused by police of making inflammatory speeches, alleged at a press conference. Sidhu is a former aide of actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol. Deol had distanced himself from Sidhu in Decembe

Democracy without safeguards

India is facing a considerable diminution of its soft power

Activists arrested for protesting against Nepal parliament's dissolution

The protestors were carrying placards with slogans such as "down with totalitarianism", "reinstate House of Representatives"

Indian lawmakers keenly watching Facebook board's decision on Trump ban

The Parliamentary Committee also asked if the platforms have the right to take down or suspend accounts.

Parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy policy changes

The committee asked why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp's privacy terms and how it will impact users, a panel member told reporters on condition of anonymity after the meeting

Parliamentary panel grills Twitter over locking Amit Shah's account in 2020

Some BJP members questioned the fact-checking mechanism at Twitter and wondered how the account of country''s home minister was locked

Food subsidy in Parliament canteens ends, to save Rs 8 cr: LS Speaker Birla

The annual food bill of the Parliament canteens hovers around Rs 20 crore

Online presentations for MPs by Padma Awardees from today: LS Speaker

'Presentations by Eminent Social Workers for the benefit of Members of Parliament' from January 18 to January 22

Central Vista: Construction work of new Parliament building begins

Prime Minister Modi had laid the foundation stone for the project under the government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan over a month ago

Parliament session from January 29, FM to present Budget on Feb 1

The Budget session of Parliament will commence from January 29, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget on February 1

Parliaments should respect sovereign mandate of other parliaments: Om Birla

All parliaments should respect the sovereign mandate of other parliaments, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Wednesday.