Odisha: Second phase of Puri Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar beginsThe second phase of the Puri Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar inventory has begun. A special team is cataloging festival ornaments and jewe...
08 Apr, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
Britain yet to make the case for a digital pound, lawmakers sayThe Bank of England and finance ministry have said an electronic form of the pound is likely in the second half of the decade, as 130 count...
03 Dec, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
Bill to replace CJI with cabinet minister in panel to select CEC, ECs tabled in Rajya Sabha; Opposition protestsRajya Sabha Chairman expresses hope of a deal between Treasury & Opposition benches on holding a discussion on Manipur.
10 Aug, 2023, 11.57 PM IST
If opposition's JPC demand is put in the bin, sadly bills will be passed in the din: CongressWhile the opposition unitedly has been demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) investigation into the Adani issue, the treasury ben...
01 Apr, 2023, 06.53 PM IST
Rishi Sunak sticks with Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor to fix economyIn a controversial move, Suella Braverman is back as home secretary -- days after Truss fired her over a national security breach. Therese ...
26 Oct, 2022, 12.23 AM IST
Kwasi Kwarteng brings forward UK debt-cutting plan to October 31On Monday morning, the Treasury confirmed that it would be in the public domain on October 31. The publications of OBR forecasts will also ...
10 Oct, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Who is Rishi Sunak? British politician defeated by Liz Truss in UK PM raceBritish politician Rishi Sunak formerly held the position of Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020 before serving as Chancellor...
05 Sep, 2022, 09.41 PM IST
Infosys audit committee finds no evidence of executive misconductThe announcement came ahead of the company's December quarter results.
10 Jan, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
Parliament approves RTI amendment; RS negates demand for select committeeThe bill removes the previous provisions and states that and states that the salaries, allowances, and other terms and conditions of servic...
25 Jul, 2019, 10.25 PM IST
Opposition demands RTI bill be sent to select committee, Rajya Sabha proceedings disruptedThe Chair also allowed Derek O'Brien (TMC) and two Left members to move a motion for sending the bill to a Select Committee.
25 Jul, 2019, 03.51 PM IST
Instant Talaq Bill may head to Rajya Sabha PanelVice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has ruled that the amendments moved by Anand Sharma (Congress) and Sukhendu Shekhar Roy (TMC) that seek to ...
04 Jan, 2018, 07.16 AM IST
Government bows in Rajya Sabha, ready to send Mines Bill to Select PanelThe government tried to stonewall the opposition demand for sending the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, 2015 to a Select Committee.
10 Mar, 2015, 10.03 PM IST
Debate on rules as Mines Bill is taken up in Rajya SabhaTrouble started as soon as Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar moved the motion for the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Develo...
10 Mar, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
- After tabling the Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha, govt refers it to a select committee
With consensus on the Lokpal Bill proving elusive, the government on Monday referred the proposed legislation to a select committee of the ...
22 May, 2012, 01.36 AM IST
- Treasury secy has direct line to Wall St bankers
Even during his most frenzied days, when Congress is demanding answers or the president himself is calling, treasury secretary Timothy Geit...
09 Oct, 2009, 02.03 AM IST
- US 'toxic asset' purchases to begin within 6 weeks
A public-private investment program designed to buy up "toxic assets" clogging the US banking system will begin operating within six weeks,...
20 May, 2009, 07.36 PM IST
- RBS to pay 1 bn pound in bonuses to staff: Report
The RBS is proposing to pay close to 1 billion pound in bonus to its staff, within months of it being rescued by the UK government.
08 Feb, 2009, 04.59 PM IST