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What Italy's New 'Right To Be Forgotten' Bill Means For Cancer Patients
An Italian law giving cancer survivors the right not to declare their past condition to banks and insurance agencies, shielding them from discrimination, has been approved by the lower house of parliament.
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Raise Foreign Investment In Insurance To 74%
A bill to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent was approved by Parliament with the Lok Sabha giving green signal to the legislation by a voice vote on Monday.
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Bill To Raise Foreign Investment Limit In Insurance To 74% Passed In Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha on Thursday approved a bill to raise the foreign investment limit in the insurance sector to 74 per cent with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying while control will go to foreign companies, the majority of directors and key management persons will be resident Indians who will be covered by law of the land.
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PM Modi's First Major Reform Gets Parliament Nod, Congress Helps Pass Insurance Bill
Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed his first major economic reform almost a year after coming to power, as Parliament voted late on Thursday to allow more foreign investment in the insurance sector.
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Insurance Bill Passed in Rajya Sabha With Support From Congress, Other Opposition Parties
Parliament tonight approved the NDA government's first major economic reform measure as the long-pending bill providing for raising foreign investment cap in insurance was passed by Rajya Sabha after main Opposition Congress and some other parties came on board.
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Insurance Bill in Rajya Sabha Today, May Pass Test After a Pact
A bill that seeks to raise foreign investment in the insurance sector will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha today and is expected to sail through following the government's pact with the opposition on key legislation.
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Government's Bills Face Great Wall of Rajya Sabha
On Tuesday, when the Lok Sabha passed the controversial land bill, the Congress and some other opposition parties were not present in the House. They had walked out, signalling to the government that they are united in their resolve to not let its key reforms pass the Rajya Sabha test.
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Insurance Bill Gets Lok Sabha Nod, Set to Face Hurdles in Rajya Sabha
The controversial Insurance Bill, a key reform legislation, today cleared the Lok Sabha hurdle easily but the problem of numbers in Rajya Sabha prompted the government to say that it will convene Joint Session if it is defeated in the Upper House.
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'Collective Responsibility of Parties to Run the House,' Says PM Narendra Modi Ahead of Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that it was the -collective responsibility of all parties- to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament ahead of the Budget session on Monday. The government is looking to pass key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ordinances, in this session that is expected to be a stormy affair.
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All-Party Meeting Today Ahead of Budget Session, PM Narendra Modi Likely to Attend
An all-party meeting has been convened this evening by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan ahead of the Budget session of Parliament on Monday which is expected to be a stormy affair. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend that meeting which is expected to explore consensus over passing key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ...
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President Signs Ordinance to Push Reforms in Coal, Insurance Sectors
President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors. These ordinances were cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday after the government was unable to pass bills for these in the Winter Session of Parliament that ended on Tuesday.
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Cabinet Clears Ordinances on Reforms in Insurance, Coal Sectors
The union cabinet has approved ordinances to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors after it was unable to pass bills for these in the winter session of Parliament that ended yesterday.
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Trinamool to Oppose Bill on FDI in Parliament: Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her party would oppose any attempt to pass the Bill in Parliament to raise FDI cap in insurance sector to 49 per cent and will be vocal against the BJP-led government over communal violence.
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Cabinet allows FDI in insurance, pension sectors; will these big bang reforms pass the Parliament test?
Soon after the Union Cabinet approved opening up the insurance and pensions sectors to foreign investors last evening, Finance Minister P Chidambaram reached out to the Opposition saying he was optinistics that the opposition,"especially the principle opposition," or the BJP, would help pass the new Bills through discussion and negotiaton. The Manm...
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What Italy's New 'Right To Be Forgotten' Bill Means For Cancer Patients
An Italian law giving cancer survivors the right not to declare their past condition to banks and insurance agencies, shielding them from discrimination, has been approved by the lower house of parliament.
-
Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Raise Foreign Investment In Insurance To 74%
A bill to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent was approved by Parliament with the Lok Sabha giving green signal to the legislation by a voice vote on Monday.
-
Bill To Raise Foreign Investment Limit In Insurance To 74% Passed In Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha on Thursday approved a bill to raise the foreign investment limit in the insurance sector to 74 per cent with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying while control will go to foreign companies, the majority of directors and key management persons will be resident Indians who will be covered by law of the land.
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PM Modi's First Major Reform Gets Parliament Nod, Congress Helps Pass Insurance Bill
Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed his first major economic reform almost a year after coming to power, as Parliament voted late on Thursday to allow more foreign investment in the insurance sector.
-
Insurance Bill Passed in Rajya Sabha With Support From Congress, Other Opposition Parties
Parliament tonight approved the NDA government's first major economic reform measure as the long-pending bill providing for raising foreign investment cap in insurance was passed by Rajya Sabha after main Opposition Congress and some other parties came on board.
-
Insurance Bill in Rajya Sabha Today, May Pass Test After a Pact
A bill that seeks to raise foreign investment in the insurance sector will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha today and is expected to sail through following the government's pact with the opposition on key legislation.
-
Government's Bills Face Great Wall of Rajya Sabha
On Tuesday, when the Lok Sabha passed the controversial land bill, the Congress and some other opposition parties were not present in the House. They had walked out, signalling to the government that they are united in their resolve to not let its key reforms pass the Rajya Sabha test.
-
Insurance Bill Gets Lok Sabha Nod, Set to Face Hurdles in Rajya Sabha
The controversial Insurance Bill, a key reform legislation, today cleared the Lok Sabha hurdle easily but the problem of numbers in Rajya Sabha prompted the government to say that it will convene Joint Session if it is defeated in the Upper House.
-
'Collective Responsibility of Parties to Run the House,' Says PM Narendra Modi Ahead of Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that it was the -collective responsibility of all parties- to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament ahead of the Budget session on Monday. The government is looking to pass key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ordinances, in this session that is expected to be a stormy affair.
-
All-Party Meeting Today Ahead of Budget Session, PM Narendra Modi Likely to Attend
An all-party meeting has been convened this evening by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan ahead of the Budget session of Parliament on Monday which is expected to be a stormy affair. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend that meeting which is expected to explore consensus over passing key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ...
-
President Signs Ordinance to Push Reforms in Coal, Insurance Sectors
President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors. These ordinances were cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday after the government was unable to pass bills for these in the Winter Session of Parliament that ended on Tuesday.
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Cabinet Clears Ordinances on Reforms in Insurance, Coal Sectors
The union cabinet has approved ordinances to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors after it was unable to pass bills for these in the winter session of Parliament that ended yesterday.
-
Trinamool to Oppose Bill on FDI in Parliament: Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said her party would oppose any attempt to pass the Bill in Parliament to raise FDI cap in insurance sector to 49 per cent and will be vocal against the BJP-led government over communal violence.
-
Cabinet allows FDI in insurance, pension sectors; will these big bang reforms pass the Parliament test?
Soon after the Union Cabinet approved opening up the insurance and pensions sectors to foreign investors last evening, Finance Minister P Chidambaram reached out to the Opposition saying he was optinistics that the opposition,"especially the principle opposition," or the BJP, would help pass the new Bills through discussion and negotiaton. The Manm...
