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House panel expresses concern over 30% staff gaps in Krishi Vigyan Kendras

KVKs are the frontline of agriculture extension and are run by a plethora of organisations, starting from state agriculture universities (SAUs) to even social organisations and state governments

Parliament session highlights: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after oppn ruckus

Parliament Monsoon Session highlights: The revised National Anti-Doping Act is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament. Catch the developments related to the proceedings in the Parliament here

'Govt does not foresee revenue shortfall, aims to achieve deficit target'

The Central government does not foresee any revenue shortfall at this stage and aims to achieve the targets fixed in the Budget Estimates for 2025-26, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Parliament on Tuesday. As per the Budget, the Centre has estimated the fiscal deficit for 2025-26 at 4.4 per cent of GDP, amounting to Rs 15.69 lakh crore. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the Central government supports state finances through Finance Commission grants, Centrally Sponsored Schemes, and Special Assistance as loans to states for capital expenditure. Total resources being transferred to the states, including the devolution of state's share in taxes, grants/loans and releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes, etc, in Budget Estimates for 2025-26 is about Rs 25.01 lakh crore, he said. In reply to another question, Chaudhary said, as per inputs received from Public Sector Banks (PSBs), as on March 31, 2025, 96 per cent staff are in position ..

Parliamentary panel recommends RRTS link between IGI and Jewar Airports

A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry connect the Indira Gandhi International Airport and the under-construction Jewar airport through the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors. The Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, chaired by Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, appreciated the efforts of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for ensuring multimodal integration of RRTS with other transport modes such as metro rail, railways, inter-state bus terminals (ISBTs), bus depots and expressways. In its report, the committee emphasised that Jewar Airport is expected to become a key transport hub for residents of Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, and nearby areas in the future. The growth of dense residential areas, employment opportunities, entertainment zones, educational institutions, and healthcare facilities along the Ghaziabad-Noida-Greater Noida corridor makes it even more crucial to connect these areas ...

Parliament highlights: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid protests

Parliament Monsoon Session highlights: Catch all the developments related to the proceedings in the Parliament here

Income Tax Bill: Select panel proposes wider transfer-pricing net

Companies wielding substantive influence with other firms may face more scrutiny

Parliament updates: We want to stand with truth, says aviation minister on Air India crash probe

Parliament Monsoon Session updates: //// Opposition parties have outlined several key issues for discussion. Catch all the news developments related to the proceedings in the Parliament here

LS passes Bill to update, simplify legal framework for shipping documents

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal moved the bill for consideration and passage by the Upper House

Operation Sindoor to come up for discussion next week in Parliament

Indications that the government was prepared to have a discussion on Operation Sindoor came in the morning in the PM's customary remarks before the start of the session

Democracy cannot function amid relentless hostility, says V-P Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said dialogue, not conflict, is key. He urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to follow India's tradition of dialogue and deliberation

LS adjourned till 4 pm amid uproar as Oppn demands discussion on Op Sindoor

The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the third time on Monday amid continued uproar by the opposition over its demand for a discussion on Operation Sindoor and other issues. As the House met at 2 pm on the first day of the Monsoon session, the Chair appealed to opposition members to allow the House to function. Amid continuous sloganeering, Sandhya Ray adjourned the proceedings till 4 pm. Earlier in the day, the House was adjourned twice over the same issue. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has assured the opposition MPs that the government is ready to have a long discussion on all issues which the Speaker agrees to. "The government is ready to discuss any topic the opposition wants. Whatever time they need to discuss, the government is ready to answer all questions," Singh said. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju appealed to the opposition members to place their demand during the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) scheduled at 2:30 pm on Monday. "The

Select Committee submits report on Income Tax Bill, 2025; seeks key edits

A panel of 31 Lok Sabha members, led by Baijayant Panda suggested over 30 changes to ensure clarity, fairness, and alignment with existing laws in the proposed Income Tax Bill, 2025

Never allowed to speak in Lok Sabha despite being LoP: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, it is his right to speak in the House, but was not being allowed while the people of the government were making their statements. Gandhi made the remarks to the media after the House witnessed protests by the opposition and was adjourned for the second time in the day. The Lok Sabha witnessed noisy protests by opposition parties seeking a discussion on Operation Sindoor on the first day of the Monsoon session. "The question is that the defence minister and their (the BJP) people are allowed to speak, but if someone from the opposition wants to say something, he is not allowed," Gandhi said. "I am the Leader of Opposition, it is my right, I am never allowed to speak," he said, adding that this is a "new approach". Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi said he "ran out of the House in a second". "The debate will happen if they allow it, but the issue is that the victim sta

PM Modi calls Monsoon Session 'celebration of victory', cites Op Sindoor

Calling the Monsoon session a 'victory celebration', Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India's ISS mission, operation Sindoor's success, and anti-Naxal push

SIR, Op Sindoor in focus as Monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday

To be held between July 21 and August 21, with 21 scheduled sittings

Parliament Monsoon Session begins tomorrow: Here's what to expect

Ahead of the start of the monsoon session on Monday, the government convened an all-party meeting on Sunday

All-party meet: Oppn raises Trump's remarks, SIR; govt assures discussion

An all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament is underway here on Sunday where the opposition is likely to rake up various issues, including special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar as well as the Pahalgam terror attack. The government is likely to seek cooperation from opposition parties for the smooth conduct of the House. Leaders of various political parties are attending the meeting where the government is being represented by Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju and his junior minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Gaurav Gogoi and Jairam Ramesh of the Congress, Supriya Sule of NCP-Sharad Pawar, DMK's T R Baalu and RPI (A) leader and Union minister Ramdas Athawale were amongst those who are attending the meeting. INDIA bloc parties have resolved to raise during the Parliament's Monsoon session the issues of Pahalgam attack terrorists not being brought to justice, US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering a 'ceasefire

Parl panel report on new Income Tax Bill, 2025 to be tabled in LS on Monday

A report of the parliamentary committee set up to scrutinise the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, which would replace the six-decade old Income Tax Act, is scheduled to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The 31-member Select Committee, chaired by BJP leader Baijayant Panda, was appointed by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to scrutinise The new Income Tax Bill, 2025, which was introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 13 in the Lok Sabha. The Committee has made 285 suggestions and at its meeting on July 16 adopted the report on new I-T Bill, 2025, which will now be tabled in the House for further action. The simplified Income Tax Bill, which is half the size of the 1961 Income Tax Act, seeks to achieve tax certainty by minimising the scope of litigation and fresh interpretation. The new bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha, has a word count of 2.6 lakh, lower than 5.12 lakh in the I-T Act. The number of sections is 536, as against 819 effective sections in the existing ...

Parliamentary panel on Income Tax Bill adopts report, makes 285 suggestions

A Parliamentary panel examining the Income Tax Bill-2025 on Wednesday made 285 suggestions on the draft legislation that seeks to modernise and simplify the country's tax laws. The Select Committee of the Lok Sabha to examine the Income Tax Bill-2025, chaired by BJP leader Baijayant Panda, adopted the report on the draft law, which will be presented to the House on Monday, the first day of the Monsoon session. "We have made 285 suggestions to the Bill," a committee member said when asked about the report on the Income Tax Bill. The member said the report of the Select Committee will be presented to the Lok Sabha on Monday and the bill is likely to be passed in the Monsoon session. After the submission of the report by the Committee, the government will consider recommendations and if required, then will take approval from the Cabinet before moving the bill for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha. The government aims to implement the new Income Tax law from April 1, ...

Govt to table 8 new Bills in monsoon session of Parliament starting July 21

The government has listed eight new bills for the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, including amendments to taxation, mineral laws, and the Jan Vishwas Bill