New Income Tax Bill: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet has cleared the New Income Tax Bill today, according to a PTI report. The Income Tax Bill being cleared by the Cabinet paves way for it to be tabled in the Parliament next week as part of the Budget session.The proposed New Income Tax Bill,…
NEW DELHI: Another Lok Sabha speech. Another controversy. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday stoked a row once again firing salvos at the government during his Motion of Thanks to President’s address in Lok Sabha. Rahul’s remarks evoked very strong reactions from the BJP and also some NDA ministers who accused the Congress leader of…
Rahul Gandhi gives speech in Parliament NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi criticized the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative on Monday, claiming its failure has allowed China to establish a presence within Indian territory. Speaking during the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the ongoing…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday reacted to President Droupadi Murmu‘s address ahead of the Budget session, saying that the President appeared to become “tired” towards the end of her speech and “could hardly speak.”“The President was getting very tired by the end. She could hardly speak, poor thing,” Sonia, who attended the…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce a bill for a new direct tax law in the budget session, which will focus on simplification of the provisions, doing away with the ones that are redundant and attempt to make the language more layman friendly.The committee tasked with the revision, is deciding if…
NEW DELHI: The Parliament was adjourned sine die on Friday, one sitting ahead of the scheduled end of the session, with the two Houses passing several key pieces of legislation, including the Finance Bill, 2024, and the Appropriation Bill, 2024 — both crucial for the Union Budget.The session gained significance after the introduction of the…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday cited Mahabharata‘s ‘chakravyuha’ to attack Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at the centre while discussing Union budget 2024 in Lok Sabha. The Congress leader used Chakravyuha‘s lotus analogy to target the government saying it has created an “atmosphere of fear” in the country.“When I researched about…
NEW DELHI: The Central government has nothing to hide on the NEET-UG controversy, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday in Parliament, stating that there had been no evidence of paper leaks in the last seven years.While responding to Congress MP Manockam during the budget session, Pradhan said, “The government has nothing to hide….
Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, dropped in opening trade on Monday. While BSE Sensex dipped over 400 points, Nifty50 moved below 24,400. At 9:17 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 80,190.49, down 414 points or 0.51%. Nifty50 was at 24,393.15, down 138 points or 0.56%.This week the market…
NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday convened an all party meeting, chaired by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, in preparation for the upcoming Budget session of Parliament. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju organised the meeting with floor leaders from various political parties to discuss the issues they plan to address during the session.Congress leader Jairam…
