Opposition highlights lack of numbers as govt introduces ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill in Lok Sabha | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Modi government on Tuesday took a big step forward to implement its dream of “one nation, one election” by successfully introducing two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections in the country. The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha by law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal after…

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Many questions still remain about LAC patrolling pact: Congress | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Asserting that “many questions remain” about the Modi government‘s announcement that an agreement has been reached with China on patrolling arrangements along the line of actual control (LAC), Congress said on Wednesday “it expects that the disengagement will restore the status quo ante as it existed in March 2020”.“The foreign secretary has said…

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Vote for ‘dynastic’ NC-Congress, PDP to serve Pakistan’s intentions in J&K: Amit Shah | India News – Times of India

JAMMU: Union home minister Amit Shah cautioned Thursday that electing candidates from the NC-Congress alliance and PDP in the ongoing J&K assembly elections would play into Pakistan’s hands. “If they get elected, Pakistan will celebrate,” he said, addressing a BJP campaign rally at Chenani in Udhampur district for the third and final phase of polling…

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‘A jihad of producing more children’: Former BJP MP Harish Dwivedi’s remarks stir row – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former BJP MP and party in-charge for Assam, Harish Dwivedi, made a controversial claim on Thursday, alleging that a specific community was waging a ‘jihad’ by producing more children to gain control of the country’s political system and impose their religious beliefs. He said that the government was taking serious measures to address…

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Unified Pension Scheme: BJP’s poll promise reminder after Congress’ ‘U-turn swipe’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a scathing retort to Congress party’s “U-turn” jibe on the government’s announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday questioned the grand old party about its plans to meet its election promise of reinstating the Old Pension Scheme in Himachal Pradesh.Senior party leader and MP Ravi Shankar Prasad…

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Changes in LTCG tax post Budget 2024: Higher tax rate with indexation benefits, grandfathering for ancestral properties being considered? – Times of India

Budget 2024 capital gains tax changes: The Narendra Modi government is considering suggestions for tweaks in the new long term capital gains tax regime that was announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2024.The July 23 budget reduced the LTCG tax on property from 20% to 12.5%. The indexation benefit, which allowed taxpayers to…

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‘Adhesive material was … ‘: What Lok Sabha secretariat said on water leakage in new Parliament building | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha secretariat on Thursday allayed concerns about weather resilience of new Parliament building and said water leakage in the building’s lobby was due to slight displacement of an adhesive material which was used to fix the glass domes above. The clarification came as several videos of leakage and waterlogging in new…

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