Mahtab will perform the duties of the Lok Sabha presiding officer till the election of the Speaker. The newly elected members of the 18th Lok Sabha will take oath before the pro tem Speaker.
The pro-tem Speaker has been appointed to perform the duties of Speaker till election of the Speaker
Steel giant Posco has shifted its focus from the USD 12-billion proposed steel plant in Odisha citing "no progress" in the project.
The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015, was introduced by Coal Minister Piyush Goyal who insisted that the government was forced to go in for the ordinance in the wake of the apex court order cancelling allocation of certain coal blocks and issuing directions with regard to them.