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Parliament Session: FM Sitharaman to move Amendment of Insurance Laws Bill
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks 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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UAE strengthens leadership as key driver of global maritime system
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The UAE continues to strengthen its international presence within the global maritime system through a consistent track record of initiatives, positions, and draft resolutions it has proposed and championed within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) over the past years.
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7 Ways Veterans Can Protect Themselves From Scams
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6: Veterans who were exposed to harmful chemicals like Agent Orange, burn pits, or other toxic substances during their service are now eligible for expanded health care and benefits under the PACT Act. Signed into law in August 2022, this legislation offers delaye
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"No intent to promote smoking": SC on cover of Arundhati Roy's memoir 'Mot
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking ban of acclaimed author Arundhati Roy's book, 'Mother Mary Comes to Me', alleging that the cover picture depicts the author smoking cigarette/beedi in violation of a central legislation.
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Govt incorporating suggestions at final stages of Atomic Energy Bill, posi
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
While answering a question on the proposed amendments to Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 and the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, the Union Minister answered that the draft Atomic Energy Bill is "currently in advanced stage of processing and preparation with final comments and sugges
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Critical for Ways and Means Committee to add FAIR BET Act to its legislati
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
United States Congresswoman Dina Titus has said that it is critical for the Ways and Means Committee to add the legislation she introduced earlier in the year to its legislative calendar, saying the FAIR BET Act seeks to restore the commonsense 100% tax deduction to protect professional and
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Taiwan's 1st stablecoin to launch in H2 2026 at earliest: FSC Chair
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A Taiwan-issued stablecoin may enter the market in the latter half of 2026 at the earliest based on the current timeline for passing related legislation, Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Peng Jin-long said Wednesday, as Focus Taiwan reported.
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US Senator proposes ending dual citizenship citing "divided loyalties"
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
It would also require that if a US citizen seeks a foreign citizenship in the future, that person would effectively give up their US citizenship.
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Kharge slams PM Modi over 'drama nahi, delivery' remark, accuses govt of t
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his pre-winter session appeal for "no drama, only delivery" in Parliament, accusing the government of continuously trampling parliamentary decorum and the parliamentary system f
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NAAM urges MPs to reject amendments to Atomic Energy, Nuclear Liability la
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Alliance of Anti-nuclear Movements (NAAM) has urged Members of Parliament to reject the government's proposed amendments to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, warning that the changes could open India's nuclear sector to private
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Assam Land Bill marks historic breakthrough for tea garden workers, says s
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Claiming the legislation ends nearly two centuries of land deprivation faced by tea workers, the party hailed the move as a transformative step toward empowerment, dignity, and long-awaited land rights for over 3.33 lakh families across 825 tea estates.
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Assam assembly passes bill to prohibit polygamy; strict penalties, jail fo
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Assam Legislative Assembly passed 'Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025' on Thursday with strict punishment such as jail-term upto 10 years on second marriage.
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