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reservation bill to Muslims in public contracts by the Karnataka assembly and the purported remarks of deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, that if need be the Congress can amend the Constitution, rocked the Rajya Sabha on Monday with the BJP alleging that religion-based quota was against the Constitution while the main Opposition insisted Sivakumar has not said what was attributed to him. Soon after the Upper House met for the day, minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju alleged that a Congress leader, holding a Constitutional position, has said his party can change the Constitution to give reservation to Muslims. While Rijiju did not name the person, leader of the House JP Nadda said Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar has given a statement that if need be we will change the Constitution to give reservation to Muslims. «I have to say with great sadness that the Congress which claims to protect the Constitution is flouting it. Baba Saheb Ambedkar, who drafted the Constitution, said reservations will not be given on the basis of religion. But in Karnataka, the Congress government has passed a bill to give 4% reservation in public contracts to Muslims… They want to shred the Constitution,» Nadda said. However, leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, who also hails from Karnataka, refuted the charges. «I will only say that nobody can change or end the Constitution made by Ambedkar. We carried out the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to protect the Constitution… We are the ones who stand for protecting the Constitution,» he said. As the Congress and BJP members shouted slogans against each other, the House was adjourned till 2pm.

With only a week remaining until the end of the current financial year, now is the right time for investors to book their unrealised losses to reduce the overall tax bill. Several investors may be sitting on losses this year, given the market correction over the last few months.

Registering for GST as a freelancer or small business owner seems simple on paper. A quick look at the mandatory requirements on the official website shows that you need just two documents–your picture and proof of the residence where you will conduct your business, like an electricity bill or a rent agreement.

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Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the Finance Ministry regarding their demands, including a five-day workweek, according to PTI.

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Oil prices came under pressure due to oversupply concerns after OPEC+ (a group of oil-producing nations) decided to roll back production cuts in its 3 March 2025 meeting. The oil group had cut 2.2 mbpd (million barrels per day) of oil production in November 2023 but has now decided to release such output over April 2025 and September 2026.

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«The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is part of BJP's strategy, and continuing attempts to damage the centuries-old bonds of social harmony… to demonise minority communities by spreading false propaganda and creating prejudices, dilute constitutional provisions that guarantee equal rights and protections to all citizens, and defame traditions and institutions of minority communities to keep our society in a state of permanent polarisation for electoral gains,» said a Congress statement issued by spokesperson Jairam Ramesh. Once again identifying with the reservations the larger Opposition benches had raised and registered during the scrutiny of the bill by the joint parliamentary committee, Ramesh argued that the bill «is deeply flawed» on five counts: «All the institutions created by previous laws to administer waqfs are actively sought to be reduced in stature, composition and authority so as to deliberately deprive the community the right to administer its own religious traditions and affairs. Deliberate ambiguity has been introduced for determining who can donate their land for waqf purposes, thus altering the very definition of waqf itself.

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All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday announced a nationwide agitation against the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. A statement issued by Mohd Vaquar Uddin Latifi, Office Secretary of the (AIMPLB) said," Following a massive and successful protest in Delhi on March 17, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has announced a nationwide agitation against the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. SQR Ilyas, spokesperson of AIMPLB and Convener of the Action Committee Against the Waqf Bill, expressed gratitude on behalf of the Board to all Muslim organizations, civil society groups, and leaders from Dalit, Adivasi, OBC, and other minority communities. «Without the grace of Allah and the united support of these groups, the success of the Delhi demonstration would not have been possible,» he said. He also extended thanks to the opposition parties and Members of Parliament who not only participated in large numbers but also firmly rejected the proposed legislation. The statement stated that the AIMPLB's 31-member Action Committee has resolved to adopt all constitutional, legal, and democratic means to «oppose» what it has termed a «controversial, discriminatory, and damaging» bill. «As part of the first phase of the agitation, large protest sit-ins have been planned in front of the state assemblies in Patna on March 26 and Vijayawada on March 29»

Delhi Legislative Assembly will commence on Monday, at 11:00 AM, and the first budget of the newly elected Delhi government will be presented a day later. Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said that the session will commence tomorrow in the Assembly Hall, Old Secretariat in the national capital. «Tomorrow is the first day of the Budget Session. The budget will be presented on March 25. The CAG report will also be tabled during the budget session,» Vijender Gupta told media here on Sunday. The Budget Session is a crucial period in the legislative calendar, during which key financial and policy matters will be discussed and decided upon. The session is tentatively scheduled to run from March 24 to March 28, 2025, with provisions for extension if required. Notably, in the Budget session, the CAG report on the functioning of DTC will be tabled in the House, the Delhi Assembly Secretariat said in a statement. This would be third CAG report which will be tabled on Monday in the House

Jairam Ramesh on Sunday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over Waqf (Amendment) Bill, saying that it is the party's continuous attempt to damage bonds of social harmony. He added that it is BJP's strategy to «demonise» minority communities by «spreading false propaganda.» «The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is part of BJP's strategy and continuing attempts to damage the centuries-old bonds of social harmony in our uniquely multi-religious society. Demonise minority communities by spreading false propaganda and creating prejudices, dilute Constitutional provisions that guarantee equal rights and protections to all citizens, regardless of religion,» Jairam Ramesh said in a statement. He added that's it is also BJP's strategy to «defame traditions and institutions of minority communities to keep our society in a state of permanent polarisation for electoral gains.» Ramesh further highlighted the «flaws» of Waqf (Amendement) Bill, noting that it «deliberately deprive» the community of the right to administer its own religious traditions and affairs.

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the premature redemption schedule for Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) 2025 for the period from April to September 2025. According to the schedule, there are three SGBs that are due for premature redemption in the month of April.

Karnataka Assembly on Friday passed the bill providing 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts amid protests by BJP. The SC/ST contractors enjoy a 24.1% reservation in government contracts and the government later extended the benefit to communities coming under Category 1.

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Massive demonstrations took place outside the Assembly by BJP MLAs, who raised slogans and burnt effigy of the Speaker after the opposition MLAs walked out of the assembly. Inside the state assembly, on the last day of the Budget session today, BJP legislators raised slogans, showed black flags and came down in the well to protest. Then raising slogans, they walked out of the assembly, as they flung papers. They demanded that the Speaker should leave his chair. “They know very well how one gets the chair of the Speaker. They are making me famous. The Speaker’s chair can be received democratically and this kind of incidents have never happened before inside the assembly. I have heard that they have created trouble in Baruipur yesterday,” Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay said. “I want follow rules. Like Lok Sabha, I don’t want to pass the bills by keeping the opposition outside. Everyone should participate,” the Speaker said.