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August 2, 2016 8:32 PM

Labour Minister rules out diversion of money from EPF to stock market

Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya asserted in the Rajya Sabha today that there would be no diversion of money from the employees' provident fund to the stock market. Replying to a discussion on the Calling Attention Motion, the Minister said all investments in equity are being m...

August 2, 2016 8:18 PM

Parliament passes Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill

Parliament has passed the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill with Rajya Sabha approving it unanimously. The Bill seeks to amend the definition of benami transactions, establishes adjudicating authorities and also an Appellate Tribunal to deal with cases of benami transactions. It also ...

August 2, 2016 8:05 PM

Aurangabad arms haul case: Abu Jundal, six others sentenced for life

Mumbai's Special MCOCA court today awarded life imprisonment to seven of the convicts, including key Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. Pronouncing the sentence, designated Judge Shrikant Anekar said all the seven convicts wi...

August 2, 2016 8:05 PM

Electronic snooping: India raised its concerns with US

The government today said it had raised its concerns with the US authorities over the reported snooping on Indian electronic communications by some American agencies. Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that the matter was raised with the US side at vario...

August 2, 2016 8:05 PM

Govt detects over 2.16 crore bogus ration cards

Government has detected over 2.16 crore bogus ration cards. Repling to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs C R Chaudhary said, about 60 per cent of the ration cards have been linked with Aadhaar in 34 states and Union Territories. He said around 13 thousand crore...

August 2, 2016 8:01 PM

BJP slams UP minister Azam Khan's comments on Bulandshahar rape case

BJP today came down heavily on Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his comments on Bulandshahar gangrape case and asked him not to politicise the incident. Briefing media in New Delhi this afternoon, party spokesperson Shrikant Sharma accused Mr Khan of trying to gain political mileage out of the i...

August 2, 2016 8:00 PM

GST Bill listed for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha tomorrow

The Goods and Services Tax, GST Bill has been listed for consideration and passage in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow. Government has expressed confidence that the Bill will be passed soon. Talking to media after BJP Parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi today, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kuma...

August 2, 2016 7:59 PM

India asks Pakistan to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs

India today asked Pakistan to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs. The reaction came following the neighbouring country passing a resolution on Kashmir in its National Assembly. Replying to a media query in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said Islamabad...

August 2, 2016 6:39 PM

Sonia Gandhi ?launches congress poll campaign in Varanasi

In Uttar Pradesh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi ?today ?launched her party's campaign with a show of strength in Varanasi, ?the ?parliamentary constituency? of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.? This is the third major programme of the party in Uttar Pradesh in recent days after "27 saal-UP ...

August 2, 2016 6:34 PM

Govt will honour all commitments made to Andhra Pradesh: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured the Lok Sabha that government will honour all commitments made to Andhra Pradesh at the time of its bifurcation. Intervening during a discussion on Railways in the House Mr Jaitley said he had spoken to the State Chief Minister and is trying to find a solu...

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