New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Underlining the importance of predictable rules and the need for dismantling barriers to productivity and growth, New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay has stated that New Zealand wants a modern, broad-based, comprehensive relationship with India. Addressing Indian businesses and community leaders here in Delhi, the Minister said that New Zealand…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (UNI) Registering an all time high in the opening session on Wednesday, it was tanked 930.88 pts to close at 70,506.31 as heavy selling was seen across the board despite the positive global market. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 302.95 pts at 21,150.15. The NSE posted days high and low at…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday asked states to take all preventive measures amid an upsurge of Covid19 cases in the country, but said there was no need to panic. The Minister was speaking while virtually chairing a high-level review meeting in New Delhi with Health Ministers of various…
Bengaluru, Dec 20 (UNI) One person in the state died in Bengaluru city due to Covid five days ago, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao said, amidst an increasing number of Covid cases in some parts of the country. He, however, did not confirm whether the cause of death was JN1, a sub-variant of Coronavirus. “One…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday suspended two more Opposition MPs Thomas Chazhikadan and AM Ariff for the remainder of the winter session. They were suspended for “displaying placards and entering the Well of the House”. A total of 143 MPs from the two Houses of Parliament have been suspended since…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Amid large-scale suspension of Opposition MPs in both Houses of Parliament, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Centre of ‘strangulating democracy’. Addressing the CPP meeting here, Gandhi said, “Never before have so many Opposition members of Parliament been suspended from the House, and that too,…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) The Rajya Sabha witnessed multiple adjournments on Wednesday as opposition members raised the issue of last week’s Parliament security breach demanding a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Expressing his concern over continuous commotion in the House and an opposition MP making a mimicry of him, Rajya Sabha Chairman…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Amid a war of words between the ruling BJP and the Opposition on the mimicking row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday wondered why the media is showing that only but there is no discussion on suspension of the Opposition MPs from Parliament. “Our MPs have been thrown out of…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Parliament on Wednesday passed the Central GST (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 with Rajya Sabha clearing the law seeking to raise the age limit of the President and Members of GST appellate tribunals (GSTAT). The Lok Sabha had earlier approved the bill. The bill seeks to raise the upper age limit…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured her of a joint meeting of Union and State government officials to discuss the issue of pending central funds for the state. Banerjee, who called on the Prime Minister along with nine Trinamool Congress MPs…
