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Lok Sabha clears three labour Bills

Opposition parties stage a walkout; Labour Minister terms legislation ‘historic’.

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Migrant workers undergo temperature check at a construction site in Chennai. File

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Rajya Sabha passes seven bills

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Crucial legislation on essential commodities, stock limits, corporate offences cleared.

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A video grab of Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament.

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Parliament proceedings | ‘My way or highway’ approach will not work in House: Venkaiah Naidu

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He appreciates conduct of Deputy Chairman Harivansh

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Chairman Venkaiah Naidu in the Rajya Sabha on September 22, 2020.

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Passage of labour codes | Central trade unions plan protests

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Informal workers demand full protections under labour codes.

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Santosh Kumar Gangwar.

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Migrant workers undergo temperature check at a construction site in Chennai. File

Lok Sabha clears three labour Bills

A video grab of Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament.

Rajya Sabha passes seven bills

Chairman Venkaiah Naidu in the Rajya Sabha on September 22, 2020.

Parliament proceedings | ‘My way or highway’ approach will not work in House: Venkaiah Naidu

Santosh Kumar Gangwar.

Passage of labour codes | Central trade unions plan protests

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2G case | Delhi High Court reserves order on plea for early hearing

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Government empowers NIA to probe offences under narcotics law

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COVID-19

A healthcare worker explains hand sanitisation technique to a resident in Dharavi, in Mumbai on May 28, 2020.

Modi to hold COVID-19 review meeting tomorrow Special Correspondent

More than 63% of the active cases of the country are concentrated in them

NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul warns of infection spread during festival season

Daily recoveries more than new infections for past four days: Health Ministry

Testing level, cases in A.P. ahead of other States

Puducherry Government whip tests positive for COVID-19

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Coronavirus | Testing level, cases in A.P. ahead of other States

Air tickets booked prior to lockdown for travel till May 24 eligible for refund: DGCA

Facebook moves Supreme Court challenging Delhi Assembly summons

2G case | Delhi High Court reserves order on plea for early hearing

Government empowers NIA to probe offences under narcotics law

Passage of labour codes | Central trade unions plan protests

RSS affiliate SJM has an issue with the farm Bills

‘The government should bring in another Bill or amend the current one.’

Lok Sabha passes the J&K Official Languages Bill, 2020

It seeks to include Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi as official languages in the newly created U.T.

Parliament proceedings | Amid Opposition boycott, Rajya Sabha passes seven bills

Crucial legislation on essential commodities, stock limits, corporate offences cleared.

Coronavirus | NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul warns of infection spread during festival season crowding

V.K. Paul stresses on need to ensure mask-wearing to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Central Vista project could be important fulcrum for economic revival, says government

It would lead to employment generation, Minister tells Lok Sabha.

Parliament proceedings | ‘My way or highway’ approach will not work in House: Venkaiah Naidu

He appreciates conduct of Deputy Chairman Harivansh

75th U.N. anniversary: India counters Pakistan’s J&K references

‘We reject the malicious reference made to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir’

UAE’s Caracal says it’ll fully manufacture rifles in India

Despite an in-principle by MoD to cancel tender for Close Quarter Carbines for Army

15 Dubai-based properties attached in Iqbal Mirchi case

The assets worth ₹203 cr. belong to drug dealer’s family members

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha clears three labour Bills

Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar termed the Bills “historic” and ones that would usher in long required reform in industry and labour.

Daily recoveries from COVID-19 more than new infections reported per day for past four days: Health Ministry

COVID-19 task force member VK Paul urged people to wear masks and follow all the social distancing norms, specially as the festival season is about to begin next month

Parliament proceedings | Working on amending IT rules for platforms like Facebook, Google, government informs Lok Sabha

“Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is in the process of amending the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011, to make the intermediaries more responsive and accountable,” Minister of State for Electronics and IT Sanjay Dhotre said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Delhi High Court vacates stay on publication of book on Asaram Bapu’s conviction

Self-styled god-man Asaram Bapu was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2013 case of sexual assault on a minor

Farm bills: Congress steps up attack; Rahul accuses govt of working for development of crony capitalists

The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the government over the farm bills issue, with Rahul Gandhi accusing the Modi government of working

Chinese national, 2 others held for online betting scam

ED probe based on complaint from Hyderabad cyber police

Sharad Pawar gets Income Tax notice over poll affidavits

This is for the second time that the NCP chief is being targeted by the Central probe agencies.

Bills to set up Forensic Sciences University, Rashtriya Raksha University passed in Rajya Sabha

Both the bills have already been cleared by Lok Sabha

Keep status quo of shares’ pledging in Tata Sons, Supreme Court tells Shapoorji Pallonji Group

Final hearing on October 28

Coronavirus | Freshers to start university classes from November 1

Under new academic calendar, holiday breaks will be curtailed and classes are likely to run six days a week.

PM Modi to interact with fitness influencers, citizens on Sept. 24

The online interaction will see participants sharing tips and anecdotes from their fitness journey

Parliament passes Bill providing relief to taxpayers on compliance front amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill on September 19

INS Viraat arrives at Alang in Gujarat for dismantling

The dismantling has been scheduled for the high tide at 1 p.m. on September 28.

UGC, CBSE can time compartment exam results’ declaration: Supreme Court

Bench asks UGC to not declare its academic calendar till Sept. 24, the next day of hearing

Watch | Why are parties boycotting the rest of the Rajya Sabha Monsoon session?

A video explainer on the Opposition MPs' decision to boycott Rajya Sabha

PM Modi to review COVID-19 status in 7 States/UTs on Sept. 23

More than 63% of the active cases of the country are concentrated in them

Ladakh standoff | India, China agree to stop sending more troops to frontline

The sixth round of Corps Commanders talks, which went on for 14 hours, were quite positive despite lack of apparent result, a source said.

Parliament passes amendments to essential commodities law

The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, which was approved by the Lower House on September 15, was approved by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha

Parliament passes IIIT Amendment Bill giving national importance tag to five new institutes

The Bill was introduced in the Upper House on Monday by Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

Parliament proceedings | Opposition parties walk out of both Houses of Parliament

BSP, BJD break ranks; Suspended Rajya Sabha MPs end sit-in but refuse to apologise.

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 181 updates | September 22, 2020

“The total recovered cases are close to 44 lakh [43,96,399] and India tops the global figure of total recoveries. It accounts for more than 19% of the world total,” the Union Health Ministry said.

Parliament proceedings | Protesting Rajya Sabha MPs rebuff Harivansh’s ‘tea-plomacy’

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman writes to President of anguish at incidents on September 20.

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh to go on 24-hour fast; Opposition calls it a farce

Writes an emotive letter to President and Vice-President, accusing Opposition of humiliating him.

Pak using terror groups to change status quo in Kashmir, U.S. diplomat tells lawmakers

Indian government continue to face a difficult challenge of border security, says Barrack Obama-era diplomat Alyssa Ayres

Arms dropped from drone recovered in Jammu’s Akhnoor

They included two AK-47 assault rifles, two AK magazines, 90 rounds, one star pistol, two pistol magazines

Parliament proceedings updates | September 22, 2020

Congress and other "like minded parties" decided to boycott the rest of the Rajya Sabha session on the issue of the farm bills and suspension of eight MPs.

‘FCRA Bill virtually makes it impossible for NGOs to function’

NGO body calls for sending the Bill to a select or standing committee of Parliament for scrutiny

CBI books Delhi-based firm for bank fraud involving over ₹1,400 crore

A consortium of banks has said that Kwality Limited has cheated them

India tried to act as a ‘pharmacy of the world’ during crisis: Shringla

The country believes in pursuing good deeds globally without expectation of rewards, says Foreign Secretary

Ex-bureaucrats move SC on nod for Sudarshan TV show

Several former civil servants have moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in a petition for a ban on the broadcast of a programme on Sudarshan

UN without reforms faces crisis of confidence, says Narendra Modi

Prime Minister, introduced by India’s U.N Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, delivered his address on Monday via a recorded video.

2,729 people of 44 nationalities granted Indian citizenship

As many as 2,120 Pakistanis, 188 Afghans and 99 Bangladeshis were granted Indian citizenship in the last four years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill

The Bill has already been cleared in the Rajya Sabha.

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The updated guidance by CDC on September 18 says that the virus most commonly spreads through “respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols, produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes”. Representational image.

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BJD's Bhartruhari Mahtab speaks on the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses on the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter and the adoption of a Commemorative Declaration. Twitter/@narendramodi

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Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy speaks in the Lok Sabha on September 22, 2020. Photo: LSTV

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An Army convoy carrying military material on its way to Ladakh amid border tension with China, on September 20, 2020.

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President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates the Visitor’s Conference on Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 on September 19, 2020. Photo: Twitter/@EduMinOfIndia

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