Commonwealth hails Modi for supporting vulnerable nations

New Delhi (IANS) Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has hailed India's leadership in supporting vulnerable nations in the Commonwealth, describing it as an "area of hope" for all member countries.

At a virtual ceremony on…

Parliamentary panel for abolishing tax on LTCG from investments in startups

New Delhi (IANS) The Standing Committee on Finance (2019-20) has recommended to the Centre to abolish tax on Long Term Capital Gains for all investments in startups which are made through collective investment vehicles (CIVs) such as angel funds,…

Solicitor General to SC: It would be disastrous for any democracy to control the Press

New Delhi (IANS) Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the freedom of the journalist is supreme and it would be disastrous for any democracy to control the press.

Mehta made this argument during the hearing of…

Bill on MPs' salaries among 3 listed for LS passage

New Delhi (IANS) The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is among the three the Centre will move on Tuesday afternoon in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage on the second day of the Monsoon Session.

NSA Doval storms out of SCO meeting over Pak's fictitious map

New Delhi (IANS) National Security Advisor of the government, Ajit Doval on Tuesday walked out in protest from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) virtual meeting where Islamabad projected a fictitious map showing Indian territories as part of…

Govt withdraws Banking Regulation Bill

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Monday withdrew the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 on first day of the Monsoon Session.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved a proposal in the Lok Sabha to withdraw the Bill saying she came with…

Lockdown prevented up to 29 lakh Covid-19 cases: Vardhan

New Delhi (IANS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday told the Lok Sabha that the nationwide lockdown had helped prevent up to 29 lakh coronavirus cases and 78,000 deaths in the country.

"The nationwide lockdown, a bold decision by…

Centre to SC: No removal of 48,000 jhuggis along rail tracks for now

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that for the time being there will be no removal of 48,000 slums along the railway tracks in Delhi.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Centre, submitted before a bench…

BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi, Hegde among 17 MPs to test positive for Coronavirus

New Delhi (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Meenakshi Lekhi, Anant Kumar Hegde and Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma are among 17 Member of Parliament (MPs) who have tested positive for coronavirus in the mandatory tests conducted before the Monsoon…

Weeks after discharge, Amit Shah re-admitted to AIIMS

New Delhi (IANS) Two weeks after his discharge, Home Minister Amit Shah has been re-admitted to All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after complaining breathing issue on Saturday, multiple sources told IANS.

However, the hospital…