Rejecting pessimism over the target of nearly doubling the size of the economy to $5 trillion, the Prime Minister said aspirational targets were needed to move ahead
The bill was passed with 125 votes in favour and 105 against it. It was supported by BJP allies JD(U), SAD and other parties including AIADMK, BJD, TDP and YSR-Congress.
Heated Rajya Sabha debate sees Trinamool accuse BJP of drawing from the ‘Nazi playbook’ while the IUML said the legislation would lead to another ‘holocaust’.
Home Minister Amit Shah rejected the charge of vote bank politics while several opposition MPs moved a motion to send the bill to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha.
Venkaiah Naidu noted that only 18 members from both houses of Parliament had attended just 8 Rajya Sabha committee meetings since being reconstituted in September.
P Chidambaram joined other Congress MPs voicing their protest against the steep hike in onion prices. He is currently undergoing trial in the INX Media case.
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
How soon before growth rate goes below 4%? Let’s all hope that the first official Hindu Government in New Delhi does not take the country back to the old Hindu rate of growth of 2%.
How soon before growth rate goes below 4%? Let’s all hope that the first official Hindu Government in New Delhi does not take the country back to the old Hindu rate of growth of 2%.