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Rajya Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill 2020

Bill temporarily suspends initiation of CIRP under the code AGENCIES / NEW DELHI Rajya Sabha today passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Bill amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 which provides a time bound process for resolving insolvency in companies and among individuals. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the … Continue reading Rajya Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill 2020 →

PM Modi to address high-level meeting to mark 75th anniversary of UN next week

WEB DESK Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level meeting to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the General Debate next week. The annual session of the UN General Assembly begins in NewYork on September 21 with the high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. To mark … Continue reading PM Modi to address high-level meeting to mark 75th anniversary of UN next week →

If talks can happen with China, why not with other neighbour: Farooq Abdullah in LS

NEW DELHI / AGENCIES The National Conference president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Saturday called for talks with Pakistan, saying if India can talk to China to defuse their border row, it can also speak to its other neighbour to deal with the situation at Jammu and Kashmir borders. Speaking in Parliament for the first … Continue reading If talks can happen with China, why not with other neighbour: Farooq Abdullah in LS →

FM introduces Taxation and Other related Bill in Lok Sabha amid protest by opposition

Staff Reporter / NEW DELHI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today introduced the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020 in the Lok Sabha. The bill will replace the ordinance which was promulgated in March this year to provide relaxations related to compliance by extending the time limit and … Continue reading FM introduces Taxation and Other related Bill in Lok Sabha amid protest by opposition →

India -Japan economic cooperation is on upswing: S Jaishankar

AMN External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today said India and Japan have seen a very visible increase in economic cooperation. At the launch of India-Japan report by FICCI, Dr Jaishankar said, FDI inflows from Japan have gone up and the number of Japanese companies in India has also gone up. The Minister said Japan … Continue reading India -Japan economic cooperation is on upswing: S Jaishankar →

PM hails reforms in agriculture; says govt committed to MSP support for farmers

AMN / NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the passing of the two farm related bills in Lok Sabha as historic. He said the agrarian reform bills are of utmost importance for the farmers and agriculture sector of the country. The Prime Minister said, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, … Continue reading PM hails reforms in agriculture; says govt committed to MSP support for farmers →

Harsimrat Badal Resigns From Modi Govt Over New Farm Bills

Making the announcement in parliament today, her husband and party chief Sukhbir Badal said the Akalis will continue to support the government and BJP but will oppose the “anti-farmer policies”. Staff Reporter / New Delhi Union food processing minister and Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal today resigned from the Union Cabinet in protest against … Continue reading Harsimrat Badal Resigns From Modi Govt Over New Farm Bills →

India committed to resolve border issue with China through peaceful manner: Rajnath Singh

AMN Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said that India is committed to resolve the current border issue with China through a fair and peaceful manner and at the same time the country is also prepared to deal with all contingencies. He said, China is trying to change the status quo at the Line of Actual … Continue reading India committed to resolve border issue with China through peaceful manner: Rajnath Singh →

Lok Sabha passes bill to bring co-operative banks under RBI control

Staff Reporter / NEW DELHI The Lok Sabha today passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, to bring co-operative banks under the supervision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured the House that the legislation empowers the central bank to regulate only the banking activities of co-operatives and it is … Continue reading Lok Sabha passes bill to bring co-operative banks under RBI control →

Rajya Sabha: Congress demands compensation for migrant workers

Staff Reporter / New Delhi Opposition parties led by Congress today questioned the government’s measures taken for containing the spread of Corona virus in the country and demanded that compensation must be given to migrant workers and families of those poor who lost their lives during the lockdown. Participating in a discussion in Rajya Sabha … Continue reading Rajya Sabha: Congress demands compensation for migrant workers →