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Raghav Chadha, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government has clarified on Tuesday that the rules of the proceedings state «no written consent or signature of the member whose name has been proposed» and there's no question of any allegation of «forged signature», the AAP sources added. The clarification came after five Rajya Sabha members complained that their names were included in a proposed select committee of the House for the Delhi Services Bill without their signatures, in the proposal moved by Raghav Chadha.

Parliament passing the contentious Delhi services bill, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday took a swipe at the Centre, saying they don't tolerate «single engine» governments anywhere in India. Parliament on Monday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, that gives the central government control over bureaucrats in the Delhi government with the Rajya Sabha approving it with 131 votes in favour and 102 against.

₹1,000 crore. The police arrested the mastermind of the crypto scam spread in India. Other than this, Odisha head of the scam was also arrested.

MPs alleged that their «forged signatures» were added by AAP MP Raghav Chadha to the motion for a proposed Select Committee on the draft legislation on Delhi Services. The MP also called for an investigation in the matter. The five MPs, who claimed their names were added to the proposed Select Commitee on the Delhi Services Bill, are S Phangnon Konyak, Narhari Amin and Sudhanshu Trivedi of the BJP, M Thambidurai of the AIADMK and Sasmit Patra of the BJD.

Parliament on Monday passed the prickly Delhi Services Bill, which seeks to give the Lieutenant Governor control over bureaucrats in the Aam Aadmi Party government. The Bill to replace the Ordinance brought earlier by the Centre will now be sent to President Murmu to be signed into law. After a debate spanning eight hours, the Bill cleared its last legialative test in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Lok Sabha by voice vote after a walkout by members of the I.N.D.IA Alliance. After the bill was passed in Rajya Sabha, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said it was a ‘black day’ for India's democracy and said that said that the "law will not let the elected government of Delhi work." He also added that it was an "insult" to the right to vote of the people of Delhi.

central government is expecting the produce of tomatoes to increase from 2,23,000 MT in July to 5,44,000 MT in August in major producer states, bringing down prices of the vegetable and providing respite to consumers. «As the production in major growing areas especially in Himachal Pradesh go up, we will see cooling down of prices,» according to a senior official from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The harvest in Himachal Pradesh, which is the main source of tomatoes in the national capital region and other northern markets, is expected to jump from 2,000 MT in July to 30,000 MT in August, providing relief to consumers.

Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) is likely to meet Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday following the intervention of Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga who has convinced the Kuki-Zo community to hold talks with the central leadership. With Mizoram going for assembly polls by this year-end, the issue of Zo people's unity has become a key factor in Mizoram.

Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL against Google India Digital Services for its payment arm Google Pay's alleged unauthorised operations under banking laws. A bench, led by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, dismissed financial economist Abhijit Mishra's plea against Google Pay's use and storing of Aadhaar and banking information of Indian citizens as a sheer violation of the Constitution, the Aadhar Act 2016, the Payments and Settlement Systems Act 2007, and the Banking Regulations Act.

Delhi services bill. The contentious bill, passed by the Lok Sabha last week, received 131 votes in favour and 102 votes against. Replying to the bill, home minister Amit Shah referred to Sec-239AA of the Constitution to contend it did not violate the Supreme Court verdict, which clearly mentioned that Parliament can enact any law with regard to NCT of Delhi.

Essel Group founder Subhash Chandra is poised to settle the ₹6,500 crore debt it owes JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Co. (ARC) for close to ₹1,500 crore to regain ownership of the family’s stake in assets, including Dish TV and Zee Learn, as well as three properties, including a bungalow in central Delhi. Chandra’s Essel Group reached an understanding to repay the settlement amount in a phased manner by 31 March and is close to signing a definitive agreement, two people with direct knowledge of the development said.

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has seen a substantial uptick in incidences of “voluntary separation" in its retail and telecom divisions in 2022-23. Attrition rates rose by 64.8% over FY22, according to the annual reports of the conglomerate. Although the conglomerate spanning oil to telecommunications boosted its hiring efforts, the momentum was lost following its acquisitions as operational redundancies led to duplication of roles across various functions, said three people aware of the development.

Rajya Sabha passed the Delhi Services Bill, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said it was a «black day» for India's democracy and accused the BJP-ruled Centre of trying to «usurp» power through the backdoor. He also said that it was an «insult» to the right to vote of the people of Delhi.

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Raghav Chadha invoked veteran BJP leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani who vouched for a full-fledged state status for Delhi. "Vajpayee and Deputy PM Advani brought a bill to give Delhi the status of state.

Amit Shah. The bill that gives the central government control over bureaucrats in the Delhi government with the Rajya Sabha approving it with 131 votes in favour and 102 against. On 4 August, the bill was passed in the Lok Sabha by a voice vote.

Amit Shah said after the orders of the Supreme Court giving control of services to the Delhi government, AAP immediately transferred officers to the vigilance department probing various scams including the renovation of the Chief Minister's residence. “Why was the vigilance department only targetted and not the transport department, Jal board, the road and building department, or the social welfare department? This is because the vigilance department has the files of the excise policy cases and liquor scam," Amit Shah said.

Shah on Monday said in Rajya Sabha that the bill to replace an ordinance for handling the transfers and postings of officials in the Delhi government has been brought to safeguard the rights of the people and not to usurp the power of the AAP government. Replying to a debate on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Shah assured that the Upper House the objective of the bill was «only and only to provide efficient, corruption-free governance and popular government.» He also assured the members that there is not even a single provision that changes the status of the system prevailing since the Congress regime. Shah asserted that the bill is constitutionally valid and it does not violate the Supreme Court judgement from any angle.

Delhi Services Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday amid the opposition's din. The Bill will replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government. The said bill was passed by a division of the assembly, which is a method of taking a vote that physically counts members voting.

Sapam Ranjan Singh said that this would have no impact on the Biren Singh government as it has the absolute number. Singh said, “Withdrawal or supporting is their prerogative. It is democratic process.

Gogoi's speech, Jaya Bachchan from Samajwadi Party, Priyanka Chaturvedi from Shiv Sena (UBT), Vandana Chavan from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Sushmita Dev from Trinamool Congress (TMC) walked out of the Rajya Sabha. “What is pending before the Supreme Court is the validity of the ordinance, and the two questions referred to the Constitution bench, and that has nothing to do with what is being debated in the House," Gogoi said in the Rajya Sabha. “The law doesn't appear to be arbitrary.