Miscellaneous

August 3, 2023 12:35 PM

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Marathi poet & lyricist Namdeo Mahanor passes away

Well-known Marathi poet and lyricist Namdeo Mahanor passed away after a prolonged illness in Pune today morning. He was 81. Apart from writing poems mainly on nature and its elements and lyrics in Marathi, Mahanor was a down-to-earth farmer. He was also a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Counci...

August 2, 2023 8:39 PM

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Review of proceedings in Parliament

Parliament has passed three key Bills - the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 with the Rajya Sabha giving its seal of approval today.     The Lok Sabha has ...

August 2, 2023 11:32 AM

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Chetna Maroo’s debut novel ‘Western Lane’ long-listed for 2023 Booker Prize

British-Indian author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel ‘Western Lane’ has been long-listed for the 2023 Booker Prize. The prestigious list containing 13 books was announced yesterday. The selection was made from a total of 163 books, published betweenOctober 2022 and September 2023. It features books from...

August 1, 2023 8:51 PM

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Review of proceedings in Parliament

Parliament has passed three Bills -The Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Mediation Bill and the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023 with the Rajya Sabha adopting them today. The Lok Sabha passed them on 25th of July, 2023.     The Cooperative Societies B...

August 1, 2023 5:36 PM

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ISRO injects Chandrayaan-3 into translunar orbit

Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO said, the condition of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is normal after its successful ion in the translunar orbit. The perigee burn onboard has successfully raised the orbit to 288 kms into 369328 kms where the spacecraft has entered into the moon’s sphere of i...

July 31, 2023 9:48 PM

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Today in Parliament

The Lok Sabha today passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023, with Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur asserting that the new law will help crack down on piracy and simplify the licensing procedures.      He said Bill proposes a three-year jail term and a fine o...

July 29, 2023 9:51 PM

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Weekly Review of proceedings in Parliament

Passage of several Bills are some of the highlights of this week of the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. Lok Sabha passed the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 and the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023, which seek to usher in better quality of nursing and dental educatio...