Lok Sabha passes Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022 with amendments

July 27, 2023 6:31 PM

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Lok Sabha passes Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022 with amendments

Lok Sabha today passed the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022 with amendments. The legislation seeks to repeal  76  laws that are obsolete or that have been made redundant by other laws.  It also corrects a minor drafting error in the Factoring Regulation Act, of 2011. In his reply to ...

Gold prices rise Rs 60, to trade at Rs 59,525/ 10 gram

July 27, 2023 6:28 PM

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Gold prices rise Rs 60, to trade at Rs 59,525/ 10 gram

Gold prices today rose 60 rupees at Multi Commodity Exchange for August contracts. The precious metal was trading at 59,525 rupees per 10 grams. Silver also climbed 625 rupees to trade at 75,950 rupees per kilogram for September Contracts when reports last came in.   In the global markets, gold...

Rajya Sabha passes Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023

July 27, 2023 6:27 PM

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Rajya Sabha passes Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Rajya Sabha today passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The Bill seeks to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952. The Bill has a provision to add certain additional certificate categories based on age. Films with an ‘A’ or ‘S’ certificate will require a separate certificate for exhibition on t...

India has been able to focus attention on most pressing challenges faced by humanity, during its G20 Presidency: EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar makes statement on India's Foreign policy

July 27, 2023 4:57 PM

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India has been able to focus attention on most pressing challenges faced by humanity, during its G20 Presidency: EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar makes statement on India's Foreign policy

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said that India has been able to focus attention on the most pressing challenges faced by humanity, during its G20 Presidency. He said, emphasis was laid on Mission LIFE for empowering climate-friendly lifestyles, popularisation of millet to address the ch...

Asian stocks gained except China's Shanghai Composite fall 0.2 %

July 27, 2023 4:45 PM

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Asian stocks gained except China's Shanghai Composite fall 0.2 %

Asian stocks gained except China's Shanghai Composite which fell 0.2 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index led the rally, surging 1.4 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index rose one percent, Japan's Nikkei-225 added 0.7 percent and South Korea's Kospi gained 0.4 percent. &n...

Rupee closes at 81.95 against US dollar

July 27, 2023 4:40 PM

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Rupee closes at 81.95 against US dollar

In the forex market, the rupee appreciated five paise to close at 81 rupees and 95 paise against the US dollar.   The dollar index, which indicates the US currency's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was at 100.58 in intra-day trade.