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  • Presidential reference hearing: Governor expected to act on bills within 'reasonable time', says Supreme Court

    Presidential reference hearing: Governor expected to act on bills within 'reasonable time', says Supreme Court

    Article 200 governs powers of Governor regarding bills passed by the state legislature, allowing them to either assent to the bill, withhold assent, return the bill for reconsideration or reserve the bill for the consideration of President.

  • SC observation on Presidential Reference: ‘Unjustified to impose blanket timeline for Governors due to some instances of delay in approving Bills'

    SC observation on Presidential Reference: ‘Unjustified to impose blanket timeline for Governors due to some instances of delay in approving Bills'

    Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Tamil Nadu, said contended that without a general direction, States would be compelled to repeatedly approach the Court, adding to the problem.

  • Imposing fixed timelines on Guvs, Prez would lead to 'constitutional disorder': Centre to SC on Presidential reference

    Imposing fixed timelines on Guvs, Prez would lead to 'constitutional disorder': Centre to SC on Presidential reference

    The top court has fixed a time schedule for hearing the Presidential Reference and proposed to start the hearing from August 19.

  • How to split bills and track common expenses with flatmates

    How to split bills and track common expenses with flatmates

    Living with flatmates is a cost-effective way of paying for rent and home expenses, but it can also lead to mess if money is not handled clearly.

  • SC allows Kerala to withdraw pleas against Governor over assent to bills as Central govt opposes

    SC allows Kerala to withdraw pleas against Governor over assent to bills as Central govt opposes

    The bills were pending with the Governor for as long as two years and his action "subverted" the functioning of the state legislature, rendering its very existence "ineffective and otiose", Kerala govt had earlier said.

  • New criminal code, banking laws, Waqf, ONOE: Key bills and legislation that made headlines in 2024

    New criminal code, banking laws, Waqf, ONOE: Key bills and legislation that made headlines in 2024

    The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 are some of the key bills that were passed by Parliament.

  • Parliament to present 6 new bills, including key amendments, during monsoon session

    Parliament to present 6 new bills, including key amendments, during monsoon session

    Six new bills, including the one to amend the disaster management law, will be presented during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

  • Three bills introduced on first day of Nagaland Assembly monsoon session

    Three bills introduced on first day of Nagaland Assembly monsoon session

    The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition), Act, 1993 was repealed, with the enactment of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013.

  • Bill to amend offshore areas minerals law introduced in Lok Sabha amid Manipur protest

    Bill to amend offshore areas minerals law introduced in Lok Sabha amid Manipur protest

    The bill was introduced by Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi when the House assembled at 2.00 pm after an adjournment over the Manipur situation.

  • Conrad Sangma chairs first cabinet meeting of MDA 2.0, approves 2 bills

    Conrad Sangma chairs first cabinet meeting of MDA 2.0, approves 2 bills

    Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma chaired the cabinet meeting which also approved an amendment of the contingency fund bill 2023, an ordinance of which was approved by the cabinet earlier this year.

  • EU plans reform to make power bills less tied to fossil fuel prices

    EU plans reform to make power bills less tied to fossil fuel prices

    By Kate AbnettBRUSSELS Upcoming European Union proposals to overhaul the bloc's electricity market will attempt to make consumer energy bills ..

  • Doorstep delivery of bills in Braille for visually challenged power consumers of BSES discoms in Delhi

    Doorstep delivery of bills in Braille for visually challenged power consumers of BSES discoms in Delhi

    Initially, the Braille bills will be delivered at the doorsteps of 500 visually challenged consumers of the BRPL and BYPL discoms and the number will be scaled up in coming days

  • Parliament's winter session ends a week ahead of schedule, key bills not taken up

    Parliament's winter session ends a week ahead of schedule, key bills not taken up

    The Digital Data Protection Bill, Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill and bills to amend the Banking Act and the insolvency law have been pushed to next year now.

  • Govt plans to introduce 16 new bills in upcoming Winter session of Parliament

    Govt plans to introduce 16 new bills in upcoming Winter session of Parliament

    The National Dental Commission Bill, which seeks to set up a National Dental Commission and to repeal the Dentists Act, 1948, is also in the tentative session agenda of the government.

  • Monsoon Session begins today: Here's a list of key bills likely to be tabled in Parliament

    Monsoon Session begins today: Here's a list of key bills likely to be tabled in Parliament

    The government said on July 17 that as many as 32 bills have been indicated by various departments for presentation in two houses of which 14 are ready.

  • Government weighs 100% divestment from privatised PSU banks: Report

    Government weighs 100% divestment from privatised PSU banks: Report

    Amendments to the Banking Companies Act will look at reducing the mandatory requirement of 51 percent government holding in PSBs

  • Biryani, BSE and Bills, the three Bs of India’s online expenditure in FY22: Razorpay report

    Biryani, BSE and Bills, the three Bs of India’s online expenditure in FY22: Razorpay report

    Fintech company Razorpay analysed over a billion transactions on its platform to know what Indians were paying for online. Here’s what they found out.

  • Airtel, Vodafone, Idea saw most billing complaints in October-December

    Airtel, Vodafone, Idea saw most billing complaints in October-December

    According to quality of service norms, the complaint level should not be more than 0.1 per cent per 100 bills issued in one quarter.

  • India takes steps to ease impact from banknote ban

    India takes steps to ease impact from banknote ban

    The government and the Reserve Bank of India have since taken a slew of measures to ease the pain. They are detailed below in chronological order.

  • Opposition scuttles govt bid to take up two bills in RS

    Opposition scuttles govt bid to take up two bills in RS

    A united Opposition in Rajya Sabha today scuttled the government's move to take up two key legislations, saying the move would compromise on debates on the Railway and General Budgets.

  • Winter session of Lok Sabha ends, 13 bills passed

    Winter session of Lok Sabha ends, 13 bills passed

    The 20-day session, adjourned sine die, was considerably much productive as compared to the last Monsoon session which was a virtual washout due to the ruckus caused by the opposition.

  • Bills on commercial courts, arbitration passed by Par

    Bills on commercial courts, arbitration passed by Par

    The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015 and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2015 were passed by the Rajya Sabha without debate. They were cleared by the Lok Sabha last week.

  • Govt hopes Congress would help in passing pending bills

    Govt hopes Congress would help in passing pending bills

    "There are around 16 bills which are pending. 12 of them have been passed in the Lok Sabha and they are all important bills concerning the welfare of the people," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said.

  • Inability to pass GST, Land Bill will slow things: Bhartia

    Inability to pass GST, Land Bill will slow things: Bhartia

    The Rajya Sabha approved 24 amendments relating to 16 issues. It also passed the Companies Act Amendment Bill. The Lok Sabha, where the ruling NDA has brute majority, passed the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill. However, both these Bills have been sent to panels or committees in the Rajya Sabha,

  • BJP issues whip to MPs for passage of crucial bills

    BJP issues whip to MPs for passage of crucial bills

    According to sources, the party issued the whip to ensure passage of all the crucial bills, seeking to replace the related ordinances promulgated by the Government recently.

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