FM Nirmala Sitharaman clarifies UPI MDR charges won't affect consumers, hits out at opposition over misinformationFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated Merchant Discount Rate charges will not be passed to consumers. She clarified these charges are ...
22 Sep, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
8th Pay Commission pension calculator: Can Level 7 employees get up to Rs 58,000 minimum basic pension after retirement?8th Pay Commission calculator: The next round of 8th Pay Commission discussions will kick off in Chennai on September 7. Various employee a...
07 Sep, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
Appropriation Bill for FY23 excess spending approvedParliament approved a bill authorizing funds for certain FY23 expenditures. The bill covers two expenditure items, with one being a large d...
07 Aug, 2026, 01.43 AM IST
Rajya Sabha passes Appropriation No.3 Bill authorising Rs 54,067 crore excess spending for FY23The Rajya Sabha approved the Appropriation Bill for excess spending. This bill covers expenditures from the financial year ending March 31,...
06 Aug, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
Registration of Births and Deaths Amendment Bill 2026 passed in Rajya Sabha amidst Opposition sloganeeringThe Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Rajya Sabha. This bill aims to tighten rules for registerin...
04 Aug, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
CJI says women lawyers not stepping forward to become judges citing domestic responsibilities“We consider women lawyers all the time,” he said, during a hearing on Thursday on an application to consider women lawyers from the top co...
15 Apr, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
Rajya Sabha returns two Appropriation BillsThe bills, which were passed by Lok Sabha on September 19, were cleared in the Upper House with a voice vote and without any discussion.
23 Sep, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
Supreme Court rejects plea against PM CARES FundThe bench, which also comprised justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar, did not agree to the contention of the lawyer that the fun...
13 Apr, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor writes to PM, seeks rollback of govt's decision to suspend MPLAD fundsIn a letter to the prime minister, Tharoor commended the government for its decision to revise the salaries of Members of Parliament and of...
06 Apr, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
LS speaker to give 30 per cent of salary to Consolidated Fund of IndiaThe decision came after the Union cabinet approved an ordinance to reduce the salaries, allowances and pensions of Members of Parliament (M...
06 Apr, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes Appropriation BillThe house passed the bill after the Speaker applied 'guillotine' on demands of grants for various ministries. With parliament having very l...
16 Mar, 2020, 06.55 PM IST
View: Transfer surplus from Sebi but retain its financial autonomyThe amendment proposed to the Sebi Act, as part of the Budget, to require Sebi to take the government’s permission for making capital expen...
18 Jul, 2019, 05.37 PM IST
Plea in SC to protect Election Commissioners from removalThe PIL has also sought direction to the Centre to provide an independent secretariat to the ECI and declare its expenditure as charged fro...
24 Oct, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
NHAI plan to raise Rs 55,000 crore from market gets government nodThe ministry has also proposed in a Cabinet note allowing the NHAI to keep the proceeds of completed highway projects that will be sold out...
16 Mar, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
- Bill in Lok Sabha to include Medara community in Karnataka ST list
A Constitution Order Amendment Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to include Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Ka...
27 Dec, 2011, 03.28 PM IST
- Amend statute to protect ECs from removal: CEC
The CEC said since 1993, the Commission has become a regular multi-member body with three members all enjoying equal powers and status.
09 Jan, 2011, 11.11 AM IST
- 14 states fail to utilise road funds
Despite being allocated to states and Union Territories every year, the funds have been unutilised.
26 Oct, 2010, 02.09 AM IST