Vedanta, Axis Bank, SBI, Hindalco and YES Bank were among the top gainers on Friday. Dr Reddy, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank, Zee Entertainment and Bajaj Auto were among the top losers.

On pending compensation cess disbursal to states, FM Nirmala Sitharamam said that there is no review being done in the current structure

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan under religious persecution

Trade unions have raised several serious objections in the bill: from discretionary power of the executive to raising the threshold for lay-offs to making it virtually impossible to strike legally, restricting outsiders in the unorganised sector and extending fix term employment to the entire industry

BJP MP Pragya Thakur insisted that her remarks were not on Godse but was against 'insult' to revolutionary Udham Singh

The Congress reacted strongly over Thakur's comments and said that it is a perfect representation of the BJP's deplorable hate politics

JNU fee hike protests: The JNU students' union (JNUSU), JNU administration and hostel presidents are scheduled to meet the three-member committee formed by the HRD ministry to bring back normalcy to the university

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The 20-day session, scheduled between November 18 and December 13, will see the introduction of 27 bills, consideration and passage of 12 Bills and withdrawal of seven

Parliament Winter Session: The winter session of Parliament is going to take up key economic bills for discussion including the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Amendment Bill, Taxation Law Amendment Ordinance and Competition (Amendment) Bill etc

In spite of the Make-in-India initiative, the Indian private sector is awaiting big-ticket defence orders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that security forces have been given permission to take decisions about the timing, place and nature of their response.

An India Today TV investigation of MUDRA annual reports has found that even the intended job creation and income generation has been below par so far.

How a host of corporates are partnering with Indian farmers for a win-win yield and lessening agrarian distress.

The bill provides reservation in the central as well as educational government jobs, which also includes private higher educational institutions, to those belonging to the economically weaker sections from the upper castes.

Though the move is aimed at benefiting the poorer segments of upper caste Hindus as well as other religions, the suggested eligibility criteria covers over 80% of India's population.

The timing of the this announcement before the 2019 General Elections could play a big role in favour of the Narendra Modi government.