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New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim protection to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan till February 24 who allegedly attacked a police team in Jamia Nagar on February 10. Special Judge for MPs/MLAs cases, Jitendra Singh after hearing arguments on behalf of Prosecution and Defence counsel said, ” This Court is…

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) The Opposition on Thursday created a ruckus and walked out of the Lok Sabha, alleging that dissent notes have not been included in the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill, that was tabled in the house. As soon as the JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal…

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday slammed the Opposition for calling the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf Amendment Bill as “illegal and unconstitutional” and said that Chairman Jagdambika Pal has the authority to remove a note “that casts aspersion on the Committee”. Addressing the…

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Reiterating that sectoral allocation and effective capital expenditure have gone up in the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that government will continue to take steps to reduce the burden of price rise, while also dismissing the concerns around depreciation of Indian Rupee (INR) against US…

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday ruled that the matter seeking removal of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Yadav from his post is a matter of the “Chairman’s jurisdiction and in an eventuality with the Parliament and President”. Dhankhar instructed the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha to send…

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Lok Sabha has registered 112 percent of productivity in the first phase of the Budget session, which concluded on Thursday, despite disruption from the opposition members on various issues, Speaker Om Birla said. The lower house of Parliament was adjourned by the Speaker till March 10. In a statement, Birla…

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant bail to Shabbar Khan, who has been chargesheeted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, in connection with the riots that took place in Bengaluru on August 11, 2020. The violence was reportedly triggered by a Facebook post allegedly containing derogatory remarks…

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday introduced the Income-Tax Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha that seeks to repeal the Income-tax Act, 1961 and re-enact the proposed legislation so that no additional expenditure of significance, apart from what is being spent on the administration of the said Act, is contemplated…