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Opposition stuck to its demand for holding a discussion on the Manipur situation under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha and staged a walkout on Wednesday but for the first time since the monsoon session began on July 20 there were no adjournments and three bills were passed with only the NDA and neutral parties participating in the debate. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announced that he has received 58 notices under Rule 267 but since these were not in order, he was not accepting them. He invited Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to express his views but when the latter reiterated that he has eight points on why there should be a discussion under Rule 267, the Chair stopped him.

Delhi services ordinance, NCP founder and Rajya Sabha member Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday. The Union government had on Tuesday tabled the contentious bill in Lok Sabha to replace the Delhi services ordinance amid vociferous protests by opposition members, who termed it a «murder of democracy», evoking a sharp retort of «politically motivated» jibe from Home Minister Amit Shah.

New Delhi: To promote India as a destination for traditional medical treatments, the ministry of home affairs has announced the introduction of Ayush (AY) visa. The visa is aimed at facilitating travel for foreign nationals seeking treatment under Ayush systems/traditional systems of medicine, including therapeutic care, wellness, and yoga.

Tesla are meeting up with Indian government officials to discuss its foray into the country, the US-based electric vehicle manufacturer has picked up office space in Pune’s Viman Nagar locality. The company’s India arm, Tesla India Motor & Energy, has leased the office spread over 5,850 sq ft in a coworking center on the first floor of one of the towers in Panchshil Business Park. The lease will have a total term of five years starting from October 1 with a lock-in period of three years.

Ayush Visa" for foreign nationals seeking medical treatment like therapeutic care, wellness and yoga in India, Aayush announced on Wednesday. Ayush Visa aims to fulfill the need for introduction of a special visa scheme for foreigners visiting India for treatment under Ayush systems or Indian systems of medicine per say.

ANI. Om Birla has expressed deep displeasure with both the ruling party and the opposition over the functioning of the House, according to sources,ANI has reported. Parliament officials said Om Birla was upset at the behaviour of both the Opposition and Treasury benches during the passage of bills in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, as reported by news agency PTI.

unemployment rate fell last month mainly due to increased demand for agricultural labour in rural areas with the onset of the monsoon season. According to a report published by Bloomberg citing Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy(CMIE) data for the month of July, the total joblessness rate fell to 7.95% in July, from 8.45% in June The seasonal monsoon rains have covered the entire country and it is critical as the monsoon rains water nearly half of the country's agricultural land have raised the expectations of higher production in farm products and also helping in economic growth.

Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday as opposition members continued with their protests on the Manipur issue even as Speaker Om Birla, upset at the repeated disruptions in the House, skipped the proceedings. As the House assembled for the post-lunch session, the opposition members trooped into the well of the House and raised slogans demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation in Manipur, which has been roiled by months-long ethnic violence.BJP member Kirit Solanki, who was in the Chair, appealed to the opposition members to maintain decorum as he asked ministers to lay parliamentary papers on the table of the House.

G20 grouping, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India adopted an unconventional approach to its Presidency, making it much more connected with people. A major highlight of the second day of the Think20 (T20) Summit in Mysuru on Tuesday was a virtual address by Jaishankar, followed by a high-level interaction with him. Speaking on India's G20 Presidency, Jaishankar said that there have been «some achievements, some work in progress, and some hope in progress».

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday categorically said he cannot issue a directive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come to the House as opposition leaders pressed for a statement by Narendra Modi on the Manipur issue. Opposition leaders, who have been demanding a discussion on the ethnic violence in Manipur under Rule 267 of Rajya Sabha, later staged a walkout in protest. Rule 267 allows for suspension of the listed business for the day to discuss an issue suggested by a member.

The Bill, which seeks to replace the Centre's Ordinance over the control of services in the national capital and was introduced by the Union Minister for State for Home, Nityanand Rai, will be taken up for consideration and passage by the Lower House on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the logjam in both Houses over the Manipur situation and the demand for a discussion and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is likely to persist as the Parliament reconvenes on Wednesday. The Bill was introduced on Tuesday amid continued slogan-shouting by members in the Opposition benches. However, rejecting the contentions put forward by members in the Opposition, Home Minister Amit Shah, citing a Supreme Court ruling, said the Constitution has vested the Lower House with the power to table any law pertaining to Delhi for consideration and passage.

Opposition's demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence in Parliament for a discussion on the Manipur issue, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav made a statement on Tuesday suggesting that PM Modi's absence might be due to a sense of guilt. «PM is seemingly avoiding it due to guilt,» remarked RJD chief Lalu Yadav. Regarding the rumored statement that PM Modi might leave the country after the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Lalu Yadav responded, «He seems to have plans to seek refuge elsewhere.

India could consider allowing Tesla's foreign vendors, notably those based in China, to manufacture critical components in the country but the government is not in favour of any company-specific exemptions, sources aware of the matter said. This assumes significance as some key components of electric vehicles such as battery cells are imported from China. Tesla has expressed interest in bringing its own supply chain ecosystem to India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State visit to the US saw major commercial announcements such as Micron’s commitment to establish a semiconductor plant in India, a deal to acquire 31 Predator drones from General Atomics, and an agreement between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and General Electric to make jet engines for Tejas fighters. A bilateral commitment to implement Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) like India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) got lost in the breathless media coverage. Part of a June 2022 joint statement, it has the potential to set a new template for public-private digital partnerships, Historically, the public sector has funded physical infrastructure such as road and rail networks, especially in developing countries.

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India will be among the top three economies in the world during his third term, presuming the Bharatiya Janata Party wins next year’s Lok Sabha elections. “On the basis of [our] track record, in the third term of our government, India will become the world’s third-largest economy. This is Modi’s guarantee," the Prime Minister said while speaking at an event in New Delhi.

New Delhi: India’s relentless pursuit of renewable energy has paid off, with the country’s installed renewable energy capacity in India has increased from 115.94 GW in March 2018 to 172.00 GW in March 2023, said Union minister for new & renewable energy R. K.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the stage with NCP chief Sharad Pawar at an award ceremony on Tuesday. Visuals from the event showed the duo exchanging jovial banter as members of Maharashtra's ruling coalition - including his estranged nephew Ajit Pawar - looked on.

no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government is likely to take place on August 8 and 9 in the Lok Sabha and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to give a reply on August 10, sources said. The no-confidence motion moved by opposition parties belonging to I.N.D.I.A was accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla last week.

India's G20 presidency has brought to the fore a «tectonic shift» in how women are to be perceived as ones who stand shoulder to shoulder with men as contributors to their countries and societies, Union minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday Addressing a gathering at the Mahatma Mandir convention centre here after inaugurating the G20 EMPOWER summit, Irani said what women today are ensuring is that their contribution to economies and social fabrics of nation-states is counted for and is on a par with men. The four-day event will also have G20 Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment between August 2-4.

Lok Sabha is all set to take up the discussion on no-confidence motion from August 8 to 10 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to reply to the opposition-sponsored move on the last day. The decision was taken at the Lok Sabha's business advisory committee meeting which was boycotted by the opposition bloc INDIA and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, as they demanded that the House should immediately take up the motion and protested the government pushing through its legislative agenda. The government has insisted that there are no rules or precedence which make it mandatory for the House to take up the no-confidence motion immediately.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who shared stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Lokmanya Tilak National Award ceremony in Pune, could have turned his back on the event to clear doubts about him among those who have taken a dim view of it. An editorial in the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana' claimed PM Modi accused the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of corruption and then engineered a split in the party and muddied the politics in Maharashtra. «Still Sharad Pawar will welcome Modi and this has not gone down well with some people.