National Anti-Doping Act set to be amended, Ministry proposes five-year jail for suppliersIndia is set to amend its National Anti Doping Act. The proposed changes will criminalize the supply of banned substances to athletes. Supp...
21 May, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
Budget 2026: Government to hold all-party meeting on January 27 ahead of key Parliament sessionParliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju will hold an all-party meeting on January 27. This meeting precedes the upcoming Budget Session...
22 Jan, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
Green bills lined up for passage in parliament's monsoon session; biological diversity bill set to be taken up todayThe second environmental bill - the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 - is expected to spark a bigger political debate. Both bills...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
Joint committee on data protection bill gets sixth extensionP P Chaudhary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved a motion seeking extension up to the last week of Winter session of Parliame...
01 Dec, 2021, 12.52 PM IST
Transgender bill may offer gender choiceCentre plans to tweak the clause in the bill to shift the focus from "biological test" to an individual's exclusive freedom to choose gende...
11 Dec, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Centre mulls 'advancing' Winter session for early GST roll outThe Winter session of Parliament is generally convened in the third or fourth week of November. The government, however, is looking to star...
18 Sep, 2016, 09.11 PM IST
Cabinet to take up Budget overhaul; Session likely from Jan 24The Winter Session of Parliament is likely to be convened on November 12 this year to get the supporting legislations for the GST rollout a...
15 Sep, 2016, 04.36 PM IST
Government may advance Parliament session to get GST laws approvedAn early Winter Session would help get the Central GST and Integrated GST legislations, that will pave way for the GST, to be approved with...
28 Aug, 2016, 06.14 PM IST
Odd-even: Few takers for MP special bus serviceDTC's MP Special Bus Service, launched by the Delhi government to ferry lawmakers to Parliament, found few takers this morning.
25 Apr, 2016, 02.24 PM IST
SC order in Herald case "slap" on the face of Congress: BJPBJP today termed the Supreme Court order in the National Herald case as "a slap on the face" of the Congress leadership after it refused to...
12 Feb, 2016, 07.08 PM IST
Government in final stages of discussions with states on GST: FM Arun JaitleyFinance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government was in the final stages of talks with states on the GST issue.
10 Nov, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
Direct taxes bill likely in winter session, says Finance Minister P ChidambaramThe government is likely to introduce the muchdelayed Direct Taxes Code Bill in Parliament in the winter session, finance minister P Chidam...
30 Oct, 2013, 05.02 AM IST
Budget 2012: Parliamentary panel recommends hiking income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakhA parliamentary panel has recommended an increase in basic tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh & another Rs 3.20 lakh rebate for eligible inve...
03 Mar, 2012, 07.03 AM IST
- DTC Bill in current session of Parliament: Official
The govt plans to introduce Direct Taxes Code Bill, which will replace Income Tax Act, in the current session of Parliament.
24 Aug, 2010, 02.40 PM IST
- Revised DTC proposals not to eat into revenue: Finmin
The Finance Ministry today said the revised DTC will not entail any revenue loss.
16 Jun, 2010, 09.42 PM IST
- I-T exemption limit for gratuity upped to Rs 10 lakh
The government today raised income tax exemption limit on gratuity from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, with effect from May 24. LIC's Jeevan Su...
11 Jun, 2010, 06.44 PM IST
- Bill on the anvil for gratuity to private school teachers
The government is planning to introduce a bill to ensure payment of gratuity to private school teachers, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes sa...
24 Jan, 2008, 08.10 PM IST