Ordinance

Rahul Gandhi Used Strong Words In 2013 Press Conference: Montek Ahluwalia

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 18, 2020

The now-defunct Planning Commission's former Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used "strong words" in 2013 while tearing up an ordinance on convicted lawmakers, but insisted then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did the right thing by not resigning.

Rahul Gandhi Can Never Think Of Disrespecting Manmohan Singh: Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 17, 2020

Rahul Gandhi or the Congress can never think of disrespecting former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the party said on Monday defending Mr Gandhi's act of tearing a copy of an ordinance in 2013.

Manmohan Singh Asked Me If He Should Resign In 2013: Montek Ahluwalia

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 17, 2020

After the Rahul Gandhi ordinance-trashing episode of 2013, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Montek Singh Ahluwalia whether he thought he should resign, the former deputy chairman of the now-defunct Planning Commission says.

Bring Ordinance To "Rectify" Reservation Verdict: Ram Vilas Paswan To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 15, 2020

The government should bring an ordinance to "rectify" the Supreme Court's recent decision on reservation in jobs for scheduled caste-scheduled tribes communities and all such issues should be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution to insulate them from judicial review, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday.

"Not A Rubber Stamp": Kerala Governor On Ordinance On Local Bodies

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 16, 2020

Making his stand very clear, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said that he is not a rubber stamp and will apply his own mind.

Cabinet Approves Ordinance For Coal Mining

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 8, 2020

It would also do away with the requirement of previous approval in cases where allocation of blocks was made by the Centre.

Cabinet Approves Ordinance For Amendment To IBC

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 24, 2019

"Under the amendments, the liability of a corporate debtor for an offence committed prior to the commencement of the corporate insolvency resolution process shall cease, and the corporate debtor shall not be prosecuted for such an offence from the date the resolution plan has been approved by the adjudicating authority," an official statement said.

Cabinet Clears Ordinance To Further Amend Insolvency Law

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 24, 2019

The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha, seeks to remove bottlenecks and streamline the corporate insolvency resolution process, wherein successful bidders will be ring-fenced from any risk of criminal proceedings for offences committed by previous promoters of the companies concerned.

Those Skipping Exams Will Lose Their Studentship: JNU

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

Students not appearing in the examinations will lose their studentship as per JNU academic ordinances, the university said.

Rajya Sabha Takes Up Bill To Ban E-Cigarettes

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 28, 2019

Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up a bill seeking a ban on electronic cigarettes, with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighting the urgency to bring an ordinance earlier saying some big tobacco firms had announced plans to enter India with a different name and would have taken the market by storm.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Introduces Bill To Cut Corporate Tax

Business | Press Trust of India | Monday November 25, 2019

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will replace the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, promulgated on September 20, 2019.

Cabinet Clears Bill To Replace Ordinance On Tax Reduction

Business | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 20, 2019

The tax rate has been reduced to 15 per cent for new domestic manufacturing companies incorporated after October 1.

E-Cigarettes' Consumer Base Small, Ban Will Be Effective: Health Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 6, 2019

Bringing an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes was an urgency as vaping was turning into an epidemic among the youth and allowing such products would have seriously undermined the government's tobacco control efforts, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.

Hong Kong Leader Invokes Emergency Powers, Bans Protesters' Face Masks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 4, 2019

Hong Kong's leader invoked colonial-era emergency powers Friday to ban protesters wearing face masks, but the move aimed at quelling months of unrest sparked immediate fresh rallies and vows to defy the new law.

US Corporate Sector Hails India's Move To Slash Tax Rate For Companies

Business | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 21, 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the reduction in tax rates was done by promulgating an ordinance to an amendment to the Income Tax Act.