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Lok Sabha passes insurance bill raising FDI to 100%; rural jobs bill tabled

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, on Tuesday, raising the foreign direct investment (FDI)…

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Parliament Winter Session: Govt tables bill for new rural employment policy set to replace MGNREGA

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday introduced ‘The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB – G RAM-G Bill, 2025’…

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LS passes supplementary demands for grants for additional spending of Rs 41,455 crore in FY26

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants, authorising the government for Rs 41,455 crore additional spending in the…

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Health & national security cess only on demerit goods like pan masala, not essentials, says Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said the proposed health and national security cess will be levied only on demerit goods such as pan…

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Parliament winter session: FM Sitharaman to move Health Security se National Security Cess Bill for consideration, passing in LS

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in the Lok…

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Parliament Winter Session: Finance Minister Sitharaman moves two bills for new cess on tobacco and other ‘sin goods’

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved two new bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the existing compensation cess under goods and…

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