The House passed an amendment allowing only 50 per cent of the vacant land tax to be paid during the building construction period. It also approved a bill to remove the term "leprosy" from municipal laws.
Earlier, the lower house of the Parliament passed 'The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026' after hours of discussions. The Bill seeks to amend the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
The amendment seeks to avoid any future unwarranted complications regarding the continuity of three laws that were replaced by the Industrial Relations Code of 2020. These are the Trade Unions Act, 1926; the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; and the Industrial Disputes Act,
Addressing a Weekly Media Briefing, MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, when asked about reported changes made in the White House Factsheet on the deal, said that the joint statement on the framework for the interim agreement remains the basis of mutual understanding between the tw
Workers and farmers across India participated in a nationwide strike on Thursday, organised by several trade unions and parties to protest against the various central government policies, including labour codes, trade agreements, privatisation policies, and other policies perceived as ant
BJP MPs Manoj Tiwari and Chandra Prakash Joshi will present the Fourth Report (in Hindi and English) of the Committee on Petitions on the representation of Parameswaran Krishna Iyer concerning the levying of penal charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance in bank accounts.
The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya during Zero Hour.
A key highlight of the draft directions is a clear prohibition on "compulsory bundling," defined as making the availability of one product or service conditional upon the purchase of another, whether offered by the bank itself or a third party. The RBI has also introduced a detailed definiti
The Union Government has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which make it mandatory to label AI-generated content.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Malhotra said, "The developments come as the Government operationalised key competition law reforms under the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023, which was enacted on April 11, 2023. To give effect to the amendments, various rules and regulations
The High Court granted the relief after imposing an additional penalty of Rs 10 lakh, citing the latest amendment to ofthe Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, which has done away with custodial punishment.
Government's recent announcement to introduce 100 per cent FDI in the insurance sector has granted "more power to the regulators," said LIC MD, Dinesh Pant.