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Parl passes IIIT Bill giving national importance tag to 5 new institutes

Parliament passed a bill to declare five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) as institutions of national importance

If marshals weren't present they could've murdered Harivansh: Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh reacted strongly to the ruckus created in the Rajya Sabha and claimed that "even the murder of the Rajya Sabha's Deputy Chairman could have happened" if marshals weren't present

Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh brings tea for protesting MPs

The sit-in protest by eight suspended MPs on Parliament premises continued for the second day on Tuesday, with Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh offering them tea in the morning

Lok Sabha passes two Health Ministry Bills in midnight proceedings

The Lok Sabha in a midnight proceeding on Tuesday passed Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, and Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Suspension of 8 MPs from Rajya Sabha symbol of dictatorship: Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot said centre has passed "anti-farmer" bills in the Rajya Sabha by suppressing the voice of the opposition but the Congress is standing with farmers and will continue their fight

Epidemic Diseases Bill passed in LS to protect frontline Covid workers

The Bill was passed a few minutes before 12 O'clock

Opposition MPs urge President to not grant assent to Agriculture Bills

At least 20 opposition MPs wrote to President, urging him not to grant assent to the controversial Agriculture Bills, alleging that the way they were passed without any debate was murder of democracy

Parliament nod to two bills related to Indian medicine, Homeopathy council

Parliament on Monday night approved two bills replacing ordinances related to the Central Council of Homoeopathy and the Indian Medicine Central Council

Parliament approves changes in IBC to protect Covid-stressed firms

Replying to a debate on the bill in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the amendments would provide relief to companies reeling under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Parliament: Congress, TDP, BJD MPs give zero hour notices in Rajya Sabha

Three Rajya Sabha MPs--one from the Congress, one from Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and one from Biju Janata Dal (BJD)--have given zero hour notices in the Upper House to raise different issues

BJP to seek strong action against opposition MPs for creating ruckus in RS

The BJP is planning to move a motion seeking strong action against those accused of unruly behaviour in the House during the passage of two farm bills

Govt to overhaul contract labour system, allow liberal hiring of workers

Contract workers are outside the purview of retrenchment or layoff and trade union laws, making such arrangements attractive to businesses.

Mic broken, book thrown at Chair: Farm Bills clear Rajya Sabha test

Rajnath Singh, Cabinet colleagues hold press meet, say such conduct not expected in a healthy democracy

Farm bills will limit the bargaining power of farmers: LJD leader

Opposing two farm bills passed in Rajya Sabha on Sunday, LJD leader and Rajya Sabha member M V Shreyams Kumar said enactment of these legislations will limit the bargaining power of farmers.

Net direct tax collections decline 31% in April-August FY21

The net direct tax collection in April-Augustwas 31.1 per cent lower on year-on-yearbasis at over Rs 1.92 trill, according to data provided by Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur in Lok Sabha

Opposition takes on govt over PM-CARES; Anurag Thakur hits back at Congress

Thakur charged Congress with alleged donations from government departments to trusts run by the Gandhi family members when the party was in power

Farm bills are sugar-coated pills, should be voted against in Rajya Sabha: KCR

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday termed the Agriculture reform Bills as "sugar-coated pill," saying that it will do a lot of injustice to the farm sector in the country

Agri-related Bills give farmers freedom to fetch better prices: Nadda

BJP national president J P Nadda hit out at the pposition for calling the three agriculture-related Bills passed by Parliament anti-farmer

Govt introduces three labour bills in Lok Sabha amid opposition protests

29 laws merged into four codes, one of which has already been passed; Gangwar says govt engaged in wider talks on three new bills with various stakeholders, generating over 6,000 comments online

Govt withdraws 3 labour Bills, reintroduces with fresh provisions

The Centre on Saturday withdrew three Bills moved by the Labour Ministry in the Lok Sabha and reintroduced them with fresh labour code provisions as part of the labour reforms initiative