On Wednesday alone, Rajya Sabha passed three key labour reform bills on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety by voice votes; in total, Upper House had to hold 18 sittings but only 10 could be held due to fear of COVID-19 spread in Parliament

In sharp contrast to the Assam NRC, identification process for \"doubtful citizenship\" or \"illegal migrant\" under the NPR and NRIC being prepared is not specific, leaving immense scope for arbitrariness and misuse- and all leading to targeting and filtering out the Muslims

Public sector banks turn profitable in Apr-Sept; post Rs 3,221 crore of aggregate profitMinister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur told Lok Sabha that public sector banks have returned to profitability, posting an aggregate profit of Rs 3,221 crore in the first half ending September. State-run lenders made aggregate provisions for NPAs and other contingencies of Rs 2.40 lakh crore and Rs 2.35 lakh crore in FY2018 and FY2019, respectively, he said in a written reply. As per ...

Amid opposition's resistance, Parliament approves Aadhaar Amendment BillFew were expecting first face-off between BJP & Congress, but after token resistance, Rajya Sabha passed an amendment bill which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for users to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connections. The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Rajya Sabha by a voice voteOver 3.81 lakh new jobs created in central govt departments in last two ...

The amendments provide for use of Aadhaar number for KYC authentication on voluntary basis under the Telegraph Act, 1885, and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

The amendment bill allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for users to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connections

The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will replace the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, which was promulgated in March

To safeguard citizens, and their personal information, the amended bill may require more improvements

The bill which will be in form of amendment to Aadhaar Act 2016 and will replace an ordinance issued in March, 2019 also proposes stiff penalties for violation of norms. The government will also introduce a bill to amend the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.

In this session, 10 bills are slated to be tabled in the lok sabha

The Bill -- which will be in form of amendment to Aadhaar Act 2016 and other laws and will replace an ordinance issued in March, 2019 -- also proposes stiff penalties for violation of norms.

The RBI introduces important amendments to the Master Direction on KYC along with updating its list of documents eligible for identification of individuals

Will re-introduction of lapsed bills be high on the agenda of the new government?

The Cabinet Thursday approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar as identity proof for opening bank account and procuring mobile phone connection.

UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said that the allocated money is based on the authority's requirements and is enough to fund its operations in the next fiscal.