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July 24, 2017 7:09 PM

Rajnath Singh chairs meeting of Island Development Agency

Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA) in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>The IDA was set up last month following the Prime Minister&apos;s review meeting for the development of islands. According to an official release,...

July 24, 2017 7:09 PM

Soft economic policy decision will not benefit the country: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, soft economic policy <br/>decision taken with an eye on electoral gain, will not benefit the country and 125 crore people know it very well. <br/><br/>In a meeting with BJP MPs from Rajasthan, the Prime Minister said people want honest governm...

July 24, 2017 6:05 PM

Speaker suspends 6 Cong MPs for disrupting LS during lynching debate

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has suspended six Congress MPs for five sittings for causing grave disorder by storming the well, tearing papers and throwing them towards the Chair during<br/>their protests over the lynching issue. <br/><br/>Party MPs are Gaurav Gogoi, K. Suresh,...

July 24, 2017 6:05 PM

Govt assures Rajya Sabha to look into anomalies in conducting NEET exam

Union Health Minister JP Nadda today assured the Rajya Sabha that the government will look into the issue of anomalies in conducting National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) examination for entry into medical courses in the country. He said, two days back members belonging to Tamil Nadu had met him...

July 24, 2017 6:03 PM

Govt to ensure transparency, simplicity in taxation process: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that Government will ensure transparency and simplicity in taxation process and minimum possible direct interface between assesses and Income Tax Officers.<br/><br/>Addressing the officers and staff of Income Tax Department on the occasion of Income...

July 24, 2017 5:21 PM

Rajya Sabha passes FDDI Bill, The Admiralty Bill, 2017

The Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) Bill, 2017 received Parliamentary approval with the Rajya Sabha adopting it by voice vote today. <br/><br/>The Lok Sabha passed it earlier. The Bill is aimed at establishing and declaring the FDDI as an institution of national importan...

July 24, 2017 4:46 PM

Mukherjee brought dignity to every office that he held: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said Pranab Mukherjee's presidency was the culmination of an extraordinary career of a political leader. <br/><br/>In a Facebook post, Mr Jaitley said that Mr Mukherjee brought dignity to every office that he held and his natural ability was to ri...

July 24, 2017 4:32 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker suspends six Congress MPs for disrupting house

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has suspended six Congress MPs for five sittings over willfully disrupting the House. <br/><br/>Party MPs are Gaurav Gogoi, K. Suresh, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, Ranjeet Ranjan, Sushmita Dev and M K Raghavan. They had thrown pieces of paper and tried to dis...

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