Parliament passes transgender bill amid opposition protestParliament has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The Rajya Sabha gave its assent after discussi...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Parliament passed Transgender rights amendment Bill amid Opposition protestParliament has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The Rajya Sabha gave its consent after discuss...
25 Mar, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2026–27, advancing government’s fiscal plansThe Finance Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This marks a key step for the Central Government's financial plans for 2026-2027. The bi...
25 Mar, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables Finance Bill 2026 in Lok SabhaFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Finance Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha. This bill enacts the government's financial plans f...
23 Mar, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Scotland Gender Recognition Reform Bill: Sir Keir Starmer raises concern over reducing age criteria to 16Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has raised concerns over Nicola Sturgeon-led Scotland government's Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill...
15 Jan, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
National Medical Commission Bill passed by Lok SabhaThe bill seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 in the wake of allegations of corruption against the 63- year-old Medical Coun...
29 Jul, 2019, 07.18 PM IST
National Medical Commission bill to be biggest reform: Harsh VardhanThe Minister of Health and Family Welfare sought to assure that genuine concerns of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have been addresse...
29 Jul, 2019, 03.16 PM IST
National Medical Commission Bill gets Cabinet nod, to be introduced in current session of ParliamentThe NMC Bill proposes a common final year MBBS exam, to be known as National Exit Test (NEXT), for admission to post-graduate medical cours...
17 Jul, 2019, 09.02 PM IST
No need to furnish any bills or documents to claim the standard deduction: CBDT chiefThe budget, this time, has given a large benefit of flat Rs 40,000 as a standard deduction to the salaried class of taxpayers and pensioner...
01 Feb, 2018, 07.05 PM IST
Medical education is in desperate need of transformation, NMC Bill can bring it aboutParliament has a historic opportunity to not only save medical education from “total collapse” but also bring about a renaissance in the fi...
10 Jan, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
Here's the bill that will kill notorious Medical Council of IndiaA bill to replace the MCI with a new body was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The new law will promise transparency and curb corruption ...
30 Dec, 2017, 06.29 AM IST
National Medical Commission Bill tabled in Lok SabhaThe bill provides for constitution of four autonomous boards for conducting undergraduate and post- graduate education, assessment and accr...
29 Dec, 2017, 04.11 PM IST
GoM approves draft National Medical Commission bill: Government"The committee has framed a draft NMC Bill which provides for constitution of the NMC in place of the MCI.
25 Jul, 2017, 10.46 PM IST
Fresh round of reforms likely after state pollsThe govt had put on hold some of the big legislative as well as executive decisions over the past few months in the wake of assembly polls ...
01 Mar, 2017, 06.33 PM IST
NITI seeks public opinion on National Medical Commission BillThe bill, if it goes through, would end the much-criticised inspector raj, presenting a major reform of the medical education system and th...
10 Aug, 2016, 02.55 PM IST
- Partners unwilling, government's financial sector reforms remain a dream
The government may not be able to ensure passage of key legislations aimed at financial sector reforms in the ongoing session of Parliament.
11 May, 2012, 01.59 AM IST
- Govt to restore credibility of MCI
MCI governs medical eduction in the country.
04 May, 2010, 01.13 PM IST