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Pro-Union? President Biden aims to prove it with unionized 2024 staff

March 24, 2023

Joe Biden likes to say he’s the most pro-union president in US history. When he announces his expected re-election campaign in the coming weeks, he’ll get the chance to prove it to his own staffers. Workers on his 2024 campaign will be unionised, political allies say, making him the first...

Saudi Arabia refuses ‘easy money’ to Pakistan, seeks economic reforms

March 24, 2023

Saudi Arabia is no longer willing to bail out Islamabad and refused to provide ‘easy money’ to Pakistan, demanding economic reforms, reported Middle East Eye. Pakistan is in dire need of sustained US dollar inflows to avoid defaulting on nearly USD 80 billion of international loan repayments over the next...

China introduces new power structure to tighten control on data, tech, finance

March 24, 2023

China, with around 1 billion internet users and a vast surveillance network, is fast becoming the biggest part of the “datasphere.” One projection by Seagate a few years ago estimated the nation’s annual data generation would reach 48.6 Zettabyte (ZB) by 2025, or nearly 28 per cent of the global...

CEC appointment under scrutiny by Govt

March 24, 2023

Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday that the government is examining the Supreme Court’s verdict on the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners and will take “appropriate action” on it. In a written response, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that until Parliament passes legislation in accordance...

Parliamentary panel asks MCA to fill vacancies in SFIO

March 24, 2023

A parliamentary panel on Thursday asked the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to fill all vacancies in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to enable it to expedite investigations against erring companies. In a report tabled in Parliament, the Standing Committee on Finance noted that 150 posts are lying vacant out...

Lok Sabha passes Rs 45 lakh cr Budget without debate

March 24, 2023

Lok Sabha on Thursday approved the Union Budget envisaging an expenditure of around Rs 45 lakh crore for the fiscal year starting 1 April without any discussion, as the Opposition continued to create a ruckus over demand for a JPC probe into allegations against the Adani Group. Soon after the...

Rajya Sabha faces 15th adjournment amid JPC probe demands

March 24, 2023

The logjam continued in the Upper House for the eighth day in a row, resulting in the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha for the day on Thursday amid a ruckus created by both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition parties. The House of Elders faced adjournment for the...

House body wants new laws for CBI as existing law has limitations

March 24, 2023

A parliamentary committee has stated that an existing law governing the federal probe agency has “many limitations” and that there is a need to enact new legislation to define its status, functions, and powers, citing the withdrawal of general consent for CBI probe by many states. The Central Bureau of...

Opposition leaders stage protest march in Parliament on Adani issue

March 24, 2023

Several opposition parties staged a protest march on Thursday inside the Parliament complex in support of their demand for a joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the Adani Group issue and said they would continue to raise their voice in this regard. Leaders of various opposition parties gathered at Parliament House...

‘Govt Making huge efforts to make disables self-reliant’

March 24, 2023

Member of Parliament Kartikeya Sharma brought up the topic of the government’s efforts to lessen the dependency on people with disabilities (PwD) on Thursday. In a written response to the Upper House the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has acknowledged that more than 3500 positions are reserved in...

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