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Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 12 noon

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings were on Friday adjourned till 12 noon after opposition MPs try to raise their issues during the Question Hour, with Speaker Om Birla asserting that he would not allow the dignity of the House to be lowered. As soon as the House met, opposition MPs, mostly Congress members, tried to raise some issues which the Speaker objected to, saying since it is time for the Question Hour, he can’t allow other subjects to be discussed. “You don’t want to allow the Question Hour to continue ? The House has high standard and

Opposition MPs take out protest march in Parliament against industrialist Adani

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) Several Opposition MPs led by the Congress on Friday held a protest march inside Parliament complex on the Adani issue, wearing black masks that read “Modi Adani bhai bhai”. The protest saw several leaders from some of the INDIA bloc parties marching, holding a copy of the Constitution and raising slogans against industrialist Gautam Adani. RJD, JMM and left parties’ MPs were among those who joined the protest. TMC and Samajwadi Party, which did not participate in demonstration, have so far stayed away from any such denunciation of Adani. The decision has been seen by

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged; cuts banks’ cash reserve ratio

MUMBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Friday but cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) that banks are required to hold, effectively easing monetary conditions as economic growth slows. The country’s GDP growth rate fell to 5.4% in the July-September quarter, its slowest pace in seven quarters, while inflationary pressures are on the rise again and the rupee is under pressure, limiting the RBI’s room to manoeuvre. The CRR was cut by 50 basis points to 4%, effective in two tranches on Dec.14 and Dec. 28. The cut will

Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra CM; Shinde, Ajit Pawar take oath as his deputies

Mumbai, Dec 5 (PTI) BJP legislature party leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as new chief minister of Maharashtra while allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as deputy CMs at a grand ceremony here on Thursday evening. The event, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union ministers and chief ministers of various states besides thousands of supporters of the BJP-led Mahayuti, took place at the Azad Maidan ground nearly two weeks after the results of the assembly elections were declared on November 23. Fadnavis, 54, elected from Nagpur South West constituency, became chief minister for the third time.

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