Rajya Sabha

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

2.87 lakh posts vacant in railways: Government

9:21 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: As many as 2.87 lakh of the 15 lakh sanctioned positions are lying vacant in the railways, the government told Parliament on Friday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said three centralised employment notifications (CENs) for around 1.41 lakh vacancies for various Group ‘C’ […]

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Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Parliament approves Vivad Se Vishwas Bill

3:33 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament on Friday approved a bill that will provide an opportunity to taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31. The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Bill was passed by voice vote and returned by Rajya Sabha as it was […]

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Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Parliament passes law to open coal sector for commercial mining

4:05 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that will remove end-use restrictions for participating in coal mine auctions and open up the coal sector fully for commercial mining for all domestic and global companies. The Mineral laws (Amendment) Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha with 83 MPs voting in its favour and 12 against. […]

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COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

TDP names candidate for RS polls in AP; Forces contest

8:26 pm March 10, 2020

Amaravati (AP): In a surprise development, the main opposition Telugu Desam Party on Tuesday decided to field its candidate for the March 26 Rajya Sabha biennial election from Andhra Pradesh though it lacks the requisite numbers to win a seat. The TDPs entry into the fray makes election inevitable contrary to the hopes of ruling […]

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Scindia quits Congress, likely to join BJP

7:33 pm March 10, 2020

New Delhi: Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the Congress on Tuesday following a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and may join the BJP as the saffron party set in motion its plan to topple the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh to capture power there. Scindia, a leading Congress figure for years, met Union Home Minister […]

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