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Police block BYC activists' press meet in Hub over father's disappearance
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Police in Hub prevented a press conference by Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activist Mahzaib Baloch over the alleged enforced disappearance of her father, after sealing the local press club and warning of detention under public order laws, according to the report by The Balochistan Post (T
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Securities Markets Code Bill expands SEBI Board, seeks to strengthen gover
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday introduced the Securities Markets Code (SMC) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha, aimed at modernising India's securities market framework by consolidating and replacing three decades-old laws governing capital markets.
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Labour Codes aim to balance growth and dignity of work: Justice Manmohan a
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The four new labour codes are an attempt to modernise India's labour framework while balancing ease of doing business with worker protection, Supreme Court Judge Justice Manmohan said while addressing the "Decoding the Codes" conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (C
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Parliament passes bill allowing 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Parliament on Wednesday passed the 'Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025', with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assuring members that opening up the sector will attract new insurers, intermediaries and allied service providers, expanding the overall insuran
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Trump widens travel ban, adds 5 more countries to original list of 12 coun
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The move came as the Trump administration continues to tighten US entry requirements and immigration standards, Fox News reported.
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Dharmendra Pradhan defends new higher education Bill, says sovereign autho
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Amid criticism that the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, centralises power by vesting final authority with the government, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said that sovereign authority under all laws has always rested with the government.
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FM introduces Insurance laws (Amendment) Bill 2025; proposes 100% FDI in I
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday introduced the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, titled "Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha", in the Lok Sabha, aiming to strengthen policyholder protection, deepen insurance penetration and accelerate the growth of the insurance sector in the coun
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Priyanka Gandhi to oppose Viksit Bharat G RAM G Bill to rename MNEREGA at
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday will intervene and oppose the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill (MGNREGA) at 12 noon today in Lok Sabh
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Parliament Session: FM Sitharaman to move Amendment of Insurance Laws Bill
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to the list of business, Sitharaman will seek permission to introduce a Bill, which proposes amendments to three major legislations governing the insurance sector, the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Aut
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Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi condemns Bondi Beach terror attack, calls for end t
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Chief Imam announced that special prayers would be held across India to honour the victims. "As the Chief Imam, on behalf of all the 5.5 lakh mosques in India, on the coming Friday, we will pray for the peace of the souls of the innocent people who were killed. Humanity is our greates
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Australian PM pushes for tougher gun laws after antisemitic terror attack
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Speaking to the media, Albanese said the issue would be placed on the agenda of the meeting scheduled for 4:00 pm local time (05:00 GMT). "This afternoon, at four o'clock, I will put on the agenda of the national cabinet tougher gun laws, including limits on the number of guns that can be
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19 US state attorneys general sue Trump admin over USD 100,000 H-1B visa f
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A coalition of 19 US state attorneys general, led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration challenging its policy imposing a USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, calling the move unlawful and harmful to employers facing critical
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