Tag: Parliament
Labour-intensive sectors & biopharma receive strong push in Budget, says Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday asserted in the Lok Sabha that the Budget prioritises labour-intensive sectors and gives a strong push to biopharma, as…
Union Budget 2026: Parliament gets an allocation of Rs 1,492
New Delhi: The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday has allocated Rs 1,492 crore for the functioning of both Houses of…
Landmark free trade milestone in 2025 injects momentum behind stronger India-UK ties
London: The highly anticipated free trade deal between India and the UK, in the works for over four years, came to fruition in 2025, alongside…
Parliament clears VB-G RAM G Bill, replacing MGNREGA amid Opposition protests
Parliament on Friday passed the Viksit Bharat–Gramin Rozgar Aur Maanav Garima (VB-G RAM G) Bill through a voice vote amid protests by opposition parties, which…
Parliament approves Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to levy excise duty on tobacco
Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends, with the…
New online gaming law takes effect, money games banned from today
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, passed by Parliament in August, came into effect on Wednesday, prohibiting online money games across the…