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44% state bills passed within a day after they were tabled, shows report

State legislatures also meet more infrequently, sitting for an average of just 21 days

Google blocks Krafton's battle-royale game in India, cites government ban

Alphabet Inc's Google blocked access on Thursday to a popular battle-royale format game from South Korean developer Krafton, citing an order from the Indian government

Govt likely to discuss price rise in Parliament next week, says report

Government has given indications that a discussion on price rise may be taken up next week in Parliament, sources in the opposition parties claimed on Wednesday.

Opposition and govt supporters now communicate in guerilla warfare mode

Govt should reduce its dependence on social media and revert, if not wholly then in large measure, to older forms of communication, at least on non-political matters

Govt plans to scrap 80-year-old Coffee Act, bring Bill to promote industry

Bill to be introduced in ongoing Parliament session, aims to modernise functioning of Coffee Board, promote exports and support development of domestic market

PSU debt serviced by a state to be brought under its FRBM limit: Govt

Such borrowings shall be considered as those availed by the state itself for the purpose of issuing consent under Article 293(3) of the Constitution, says FM Sitharaman

Centre appoints NLMC interim head; to initiate surplus land monetisation

The interim CEO's job is learnt to have gone to Sanjay Kumar Jain, and the government has appointed its nominees to the board of the corporation

More than 40 million cases pending in lower courts: Govt tells Parliament

Addressing the issue of increasing the retirement age of judges in the apex and high courts, the Union Minister for Law and Justice said that there is no proposal to do so currently

Govt's aim is 'character assassination'; trample Oppn's voice: Sachin Pilot

Slamming the Centre over Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's questioning by ED, party leader Sachin Pilot said the BJP-led govt's sole objective is to indulge in "character assassination" of people

Monsoon Session: PM holds meeting with top ministers to discuss strategy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government's strategy in Parliament

Sibal suggests keeping 1 day in week for any matter Oppn wishes to discuss

Amid the logjam in Parliament, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday suggested that the rules of procedure may be altered to have one day of the week for any matter the Opposition wishes to discuss

Top carmaker Maruti Suzuki hopes govt will support green tech beyond EVs

India's taxes on hybrid cars range as high as 43%, compared to the low rate of 5% for EVs, which also stand to benefit from billions of dollars in incentives to companies that build them domestically

Only decentralised renewable energy can help achieve 2030 targets: Experts

According to the Ministry officials, India's RE installed capacity increased 286 per cent in the last 7.5 years but it had a share of just 26.53 per cent in the total installed generation capacity

SBI board approves Rs 11,000 cr capital raise via AT1, tier-II bonds

Money to be raised in rupees, dollars or other convertible currency; lender's CAR at 13.83%, with tier-I of 11.42% and Tier-II of 2.41%, March-end

Wait for labour codes continues, even as most states publish draft rules

12 states, UTs have so far not published draft rules on at least 1 labour code

Decentralised grain procurement: Parl panel urges govt rope in more states

The Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution had observed that only 8 states have adopted the DCP scheme for wheat and 15 states for rice, even after 23 years of inception

Review guidelines on face masks on flights, says Delhi HC to DGCA

The Delhi High Court on Monday said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should review its guidelines for face masks on flights in compliance with the Centre's instructions

'Govt, RBI moves help banks recover Rs 8.6-trn bad loans in last 8 fiscals'

Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said the occurrence of non-performing assets (NPAs) is normal, although an undesirable, corollary to business of banking

Centre aims to make Big Tech pay for using content from news publishers

If implemented, the new law will force Big Tech companies to pay digital news publishers a share of the revenue earned via using their original content.

Institutions, states should come together to plan for welfare of tribals

Union minister Arjun Munda has said that people from different states and institutions in the country should come together to chalk out a plan for the welfare of tribals