THE HEADLINES:-
- Both Houses of Parliament witness multiple adjournments over Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's alleged remarks on providing reservation to a particular minority group.
- Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar calls for action to prevent cash recovery-like incidents in Judiciary.
- President Droupadi Murmu urges tribal communities to avail benefits of all central government schemes to achieve self-reliance.
- SEBI doubles threshold of detailed FPI investment disclosures to 50,000 crore rupees.
- Turkiye detains more over 1,100 people since start of protests over Istanbul mayor’s arrest.
- Russian and US officials hold talks on resolving Ukrainian conflict at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
- Powerlifters Jhandu Kumar and Seema Rani break national records at Khelo India Para Games in National Capital.
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Both the Houses of Parliament today witnessed multiple adjournments over the reported remarks of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to change the Constitution for providing reservation to a particular minority group. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day while Lok Sabha witnessed two adjournments over the issue. In the Rajya Sabha, when the House reassembled after the second adjournment at 2.15, amid din, the House cleared a few amendments made by Lok Sabha in the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024. The Bill has already been passed by the Rajya Sabha. As ruckus continued, the House was adjourned for the day. Earlier, when the House reassembled after the first adjournment at 2 PM, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge clarified that Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister has not said anything to change the Constitution alleging that it was the ruling party leaders who have talked about changing the Constitution many times. Countering Mr. Kharge, Leader of the House J P Nadda said Dr B R Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were against the reservation based on religion.
In the Lok Sabha, when the House reassembled after first adjournment at 12 Noon, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju highlighted that the issue of reservation based on religion had come in 1947 and it was rejected then by all the prominent leaders. As the pandemonium continued, the Presiding Officer adjourned the House till 2 PM.
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The Lok Sabha today took up Finance Bill 2025 for consideration and passing. The Bill seeks to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2025-26. Participating in the discussion, Anurag Thakur of BJP said, the government has created stable grounds for the economy.
Nishikant Dubey of BJP said, the whole world is facing economic crisis, but India has emerged as a bright spot in the last ten years.
Earlier, initiating the discussion, Shashi Tharoor of Congress said, there should be relief for the common man who is paying tax to the government.
Several other members took part in the debate including, Mahua Moitra of TMC, Supriya Sule of NCP (SCP), Dr Kalanidhi Veeraswamy of DMK, and Harsimrat Kaur Badal of Shiromani Akali Dal. The discussion remained inconclusive.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed concern over the issue of recovery of cash from Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma's residence following a fire and called for eradication of such malaise to prevent recurrence. Mr. Dhankhar stated this during a meeting with the Leader of the House JP Nadda and Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge over the issue in the Parliament House.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court has withdrawn all judicial work from Justice Yashwant Varma with immediate effect. Justice Varma has denied the allegations.
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The Centre has notified an increase in the salary, daily allowance and pension of Members and former Members of Parliament. The monthly salary for Members of Parliament has been increased from one lakh rupees to one lakh 24 thousand. The daily allowance has been raised from two thousand rupees to two thousand 500 rupees. The monthly pension for Members and Ex-Members of Parliament has been revised from 25 thousand rupees to 31 thousand rupees. It will be effective from 1st of April 2023.
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The Delhi government will bring a white paper on the tenure of the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) regime in the national capital. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced this during a discussion on the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the Delhi Transport Corporation in the Assembly today. Earlier in the day, Mrs. Gupta tabled the CAG report, which is the third CAG report on Delhi Transport Corporation . The report is expected to shed light on the financial and operational aspects of the Delhi Transport Corporation.
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President Droupadi Murmu has called upon the tribal community to avail benefits of all the Central schemes to achieve self-reliance. The President was speaking at the foundation day celebration of Bharatiya Biswabasu Shabara Samaj at Kaliapalli in Nayagarh district of Odisha this evening. She reaffirmed the Central government's commitment to improving infrastructure in tribal villages, by emphasizing on quality education, skill development, and mobile connectivity. The President reached Bhubnewshwar this afternoon on a two-day visit to her home state Odisha.
Earlier in the day, President Murmu attended the silver jubilee celebrations of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in Raipur. Speaking on the occasion, the President said, the task of integrating people affected by left wing extremism to the mainstream of society has reached its final and decisive stage.
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Union Health Minister JP Nadda has said, the government will leave no stone unturned to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from the country by the end of this year. Mr Nadda was addressing an event on World TB Day in New Delhi today.
The 100-day TB Elimination Campaign also culminated today on World Tuberculosis Day.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced the completion of genome sequencing of ten thousand isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). Dr. Singh made this announcement while talking to media in New Delhi today.
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In our bilingual live phone-in programme “Public Speak” tonight, we will bring an insightful discussion on Prevention and Cure of Tuberculosis with Dr Urvashi B Singh, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Dr Rohit Kumar, Head of Department, Pulmonary Medicine, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
To participate, listeners can dial the telephone numbers 011-23421050 and 011-23314444, 9:30 PM onwards tonight.
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Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today approved a proposal to double the investment threshold for granular or detailed disclosures by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to 50,000 crore rupees. Newly-appointed chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey made the announcement during a media briefing this evening after the first board meeting.
After this decision now, FPIs holding more than 50,000 crore rupees of equity Assets Under Management in the Indian markets will now be required to make additional disclosures.
SEBI has also decided to boost investor awareness amid recent market volatility. It aims to ensure investors receive proper advice and are not misled by unregistered advisors. The SEBI Chairman stated that action has been taken against over 17,000 financial influencers with the help of Google and Meta.
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The benchmark domestic equity indices today extended their upward momentum for the sixth consecutive session to settle with gains of over one per cent each. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, surged 1,079 points to close at 77,984. The National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 jumped 308 points to settle at 23,658.
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Turkiye authorities have detained 1,133 people across the country since the start of protests five days ago over detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya today said, as many as 123 police officers were injured in the protests and alleged that dangerous materials such as acid, firebombs and knives were seized from the protesters. Yesterday, a court formally arrested the Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu and ordered him jail pending a trial on corruption charges.
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Talks are underway between Representatives from Russia and the United States on resolving the Ukrainian conflict at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
Yesterday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced that talks between US and Ukrainian delegations had concluded in Riyadh. He described the discussions as productive and focused, with key topics such as energy being addressed.
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Powerlifters Jhandu Kumar and Seema Rani broke national records at the ongoing Khelo India Para Games in the National Capital today. We have a report:
"Seema Rani from Punjab and Jhandu Kumar from Bihar created history with their remarkable performances. Seema Rani lifted 97 kg in the Elite 61kg category, setting a new national record and securing the gold medal. In the same category, Zainab Khatoon won silver, while M. Nathiya claimed bronze. Jhandu Kumar broke the national record in the Elite 72kg category by lifting an impressive 206 kg, earning him the gold medal. Ramubhai won silver, while Vikram Singh secured bronze in this category.
Speaking exclusively to Akashvani News, Jhandu Kumar shared that this experience was incredibly special for him, and he is now focused on preparing for future competitions.
In Shooting, Paris Paralympics medalist Mona Agarwal claimed gold in the Mixed 50m Prone SH1 category. Anandha Krishnan secured silver, while Sachin Siddannavar won bronze. Mona had already won two silver medals in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 and Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 categories earlier in the competition. Additionally, Nihal Singh from Rajasthan clinched gold in the Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 category. In the same event, Ameer Ahmad Bhatt won silver, while Sandeep Kumar secured bronze."
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In the IPL T20 Cricket, Lucknow Super Giants were 190 for 6 in 18.2 overs against Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam a short while ago. Earlier, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to field.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN.
- Both Houses of Parliament witness multiple adjournments over Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's alleged remarks on providing reservation to a particular minority group.
- Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar calls for action to prevent cash recovery-like incidents in Judiciary.
- President Droupadi Murmu urges tribal communities to avail benefits of all central government schemes to achieve self-reliance.
- SEBI doubles threshold of detailed FPI investment disclosures to 50,000 crore rupees.
- Turkiye detains more over 1,100 people since start of protests over Istanbul mayor’s arrest.
- Russian and US officials hold talks on resolving Ukrainian conflict at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
- Powerlifters Jhandu Kumar and Seema Rani break national records at Khelo India Para Games in National Capital.
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