Parliament passes bill to ban strikes by essential defence services

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill which allows the central government to prohibit strikes, lockouts, and layoffs in units engaged in essential defence services. The Essential Defence Services......

Lok Sabha witnesses continuous ruckus over Pegasus

Lok Sabha continued to witness protests by the Opposition over the Pegasus snooping controversy and farmers' issues on Tuesday and had to be adjourned for the day after the House passed two key......

Monsoon Session: Discussion on Covid management, price rise likely

The government may consider a discussions on the country's Covid management and price rise in the upcoming Monsoon Session to ensure smooth functioning of both Houses of parliament, sources said in......

Fuel price, Covid on the agenda for Oppn in Parliament

The government has readied a big legislative agenda for the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday even as the Opposition seeks to corner the ruling dispensation over its handling of the......

FM may expand Railways' exempted goods list

If the finance ministry finally allows the railways to expand its list of goods exempted from the service tax ambit, instead of a complete rollback to the 10 per cent service tax imposed on frieght......

What India needs for economic stability: Rajan has the answer

The RBI Governor said sharp slowdown of the Chinese economy remains a significant risk for global economy and the SAARC region. Terming a sharp slowdown in China as a ‘significant......

States agree to 10, 12.5% VAT

With states agreeing to implement value-added tax from April, government on Monday pegged two rates of 10 and 12.5 per cent, while assuring full compensation for any revenue loss in the first......

Jaitley to Rajan: It's your turn now

  Budget meets additional spending burdens while staying on the fiscal consolidation path; big push for rural India Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s third Budget performed a delicate......