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The unemployment rate dropped by 0.6% between 2019-20 and 2020-21 from 4.8% to 4.2%, the Centre told Parliament on Monday citing data from statistics and programme implementation ministry’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). “The PLFS…
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In an attack apparently aimed at Union minister Smriti Irani, Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra commented on the tandoori chicken row and called BJP leader Shehzad Poonawala who objected to suspended MPs eating tandoori chicken in front…
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The standoff between the Centre and Opposition in the Parliament doesn’t seem to get over anytime soon, prompting fears of washout of more days of the ongoing Monsoon Session. In the eight business days, the Lok Sabha has seen nominal…
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Opposition leaders on Tuesday staged a protest in Parliament complex against inflation and a hike in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the second day of the monsoon session, Besides Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, some opposition members…
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After a controversial list of ‘unparliamentary’ words, the Lok Sabha secretariat on Friday issued another advisory prohibiting distribution of any pamphlets, leaflets or placards in the House during the monsoon session. The advisory came…
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Sri Lanka’s parliament has canceled its remaining sittings for the week to save fuel, officials said on Thursday, with a disastrous economic crisis rapidly depleting the island nation’s already scarce petrol supplies. A foreign currency…
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As many as 25,143 foreigners overstayed in the country after their visas expired in 2021 compared to 54,576 and 40,239 in 2019 and 2020, Union minister Nityanand Rai told Parliament on Tuesday. “The overall total number of overstaying…
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Protesting against the central government policies, that have been labelled as "anti-worker", the Bharat Bandh demonstrators are continuing their strike for the second day across India. On the first day, bank customers and commuters faced…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement in Parliament on Tuesday on the "Inadvertent firing of Missile" that landed in Pakistan last week. On March 11, India said that a missile was accidently fired from a military base. The…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Jammu and Kashmir budget for the financial year 2022-23 in Parliament on Monday. "Finance Minister to present a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure of the Union Territory…
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