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New Delhi, March 23 The income tax department has imposed a tax of ₹4,009.64 crore on undisclosed foreign income and assets under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax, 2015, over the nine months of the current fiscal year until December 2025.During the...

New Delhi, March 23 The Congress accused the government on Monday of avoiding raising petrol prices, citing the upcoming assembly elections as the reason, a claim rejected by the BJP, which said the government should instead be praised for diversifying its energy sources.Initiating a debate on...

Chandigarh, March 23 Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested on Monday, two days after a state warehousing corporation official died by suicide after accusing the AAP MLA of harassment.Bhullar was arrested in Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib district, a police official told...

Puducherry, March 23 The Congress and DMK reached an agreement on Monday for the upcoming Assembly elections in the union territory, where the Congress will contest 16 seats.The remaining 14 seats have been allocated to the DMK.The DMK will allocate seats to the constituents of the INDI...

New Delhi, March 23 The Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not condemning the continued US-Israeli air assaults on Iran, as it criticised his statement in the Lok Sabha on the West Asia crisis, calling it "a masterclass in self-praise, cowardice, and partisan dialogue"...

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia today, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to him in the central hall of Samvidhan Sadan. The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh, Members of Parliament, and former Members also paid tributes to Dr. Lohia...

New Delhi, March 23 Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Shambhavi criticized the opposition in the Lok Sabha on Monday, using a couplet from an old "qawwali" that was remixed in last year's blockbuster "Dhurandhar".Participating in the discussion on The Finance Bill, 2026, she said the...

New Delhi, March 23 – As many as 5.36 lakh claims for forest rights have been recognized over the past five years under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, which aims to correct historical injustices by recognizing the land and resource rights of communities living in forests, the Lok Sabha was...

New Delhi, March 23 The market regulator, Sebi, has escalated 1.33 lakh instances of manipulative content related to the securities market to social media platform providers, according to information provided to Parliament on Monday.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for...

New Delhi, March 23 As many as 179 government-owned companies, including public sector enterprises, do not have a single female director as required under the Companies Act, the government said on Monday.Under the Companies Act, 2013, a certain class of companies are required to have at least...

New Delhi, March 23 The Ministry of Education ruled out restoring the duration of the Bachelor of Education (BEd) programme to one year on Monday.Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary shared this information in response to a written question in the Lok Sabha."According to...

Guwahati, March 23 Candidates from all political parties, including ministers, state unit presidents, defectors, and former MPs, filed their nominations for the Assam assembly elections on the last day for submitting documents on Monday.The BJP-led NDA, comprising the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)...

New Delhi, March 23 – As Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefed the Lok Sabha on the West Asia conflict on Monday, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that "nothing new" was revealed and reiterated the party's call for a discussion on the issue."He (PM Modi) has briefed the House today, and...

New Delhi, March 23 Asserting that India is advocating dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the West Asia crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that attacks on commercial ships and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz are unacceptable, and the government is in touch with suppliers...

New Delhi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Monday that the government possesses a strategic petroleum reserve and is in the process of building more reserves. He also noted that over the past decade, the sources of energy imports have been hugely diversified."We have a...

March 23, New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the Lok Sabha amidst the ongoing West Asia conflict, stated that the situation arising from the war is likely to have long-term effects. He urged citizens to remain calm and united during this period of crisis.PM Modi called on...

New Delhi, March 23 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated in the Lok Sabha on Monday that the alleged suicide case involving a Punjab government official, which is linked to harassment, falls under the jurisdiction of the state government. However, he assured that the Centre would consider...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Lok Sabha on Monday gave its approval for referring the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further scrutiny.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Bill in the lower house of Parliament, which aims to amend...

New Delhi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged the nation to be prepared, united, and vigilant, as the difficult circumstances created around the world due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia are expected to last for a long time."The effects of these difficult...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday promised to immediately order a CBI investigation into the alleged suicide of an official from the state warehousing corporation if all Punjab MPs gave him a written request on the matter. A Punjab minister subsequently resigned...