News Update Amazon refuses to appear before Joint Committee of Parliament on Data Protection Bill 28 Oct 2020 E-commerce giant Amazon has refused to appear before the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Data Protection Bill on October 28 and this amounts to breach of privilege, panel chairperson…
News Update Plea filed in Supreme Court against the 3 farm bills passed by Parliament 7 Oct 20208 Oct 2020 A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the enforcement of three new farm bills that received the Presidential assent on September 27.The petition has been filed by…
News Update Rahul Gandhi in Moga for tractor rally against farm laws 4 Oct 20204 Oct 2020 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to take out tractor rallies in Punjab on Sunday to protest the three farm laws recently cleared by Parliament after his visit to the…
News Update Defence Ministry signs contract for supply of multi-mode hand grenades to Indian Army 2 Oct 20202 Oct 2020 In yet another boost to ‘Make in India’, the Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed a contract worth Rs 409 crore with a Nagpur-based company for the supply of 10,00,000…
News Update Sri Lanka bans cattle slaughter 30 Sep 2020 The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday approved the proposal to ban cattle slaughter in the island nation. However, it decided to import beef for the benefit of those who consume…
News Update THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR OFFICIAL LANGUAGES BILL, 2020 RECEIVED PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT 30 Sep 2020 On September 26th, J&K Official Languages Bill gets Presidential assent. It is a new legislation that provides for inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages…
News Update President Kovind gives his nod to all 3 farm bills, government notifies them 28 Sep 2020 President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave his assent to all the three contentious farm bills, which opposition parties say are anti-farmer and corporate-friendly, after they were recently passed by…
News Update Lok Sabha passes taxation bill extending time limit 20 Sep 2020 In the ongoing monsoon session, the lower house of the parliament has passed the Taxation reforms bill, 2020 that seeks to provide relaxations on certain provisions by extending the time…
News Update Lok Sabha passes three agriculture sector bills in ongoing monsoon session 19 Sep 2020 Three bills on market reforms, contract farming and essential commodities were passed by the lower house in the monsoon parliamentary session that began on 18th September. The cabinet had cleared…
News Update Soon, like flight fares, train fares to include ‘user charge’ at redeveloped, high footfall stations 18 Sep 2020 The Indian Railways will soon start levying 'user fees' as part of train fares for the stations that have been redeveloped and those with high footfall in order to generate…