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‘Save Democracy’ placards, papers fly. No end to Lok Sabha chaos
Outside of Parliament, lawmakers from 18 opposition parties came together to voice their concerns, dressed in black and waving posters that warned of the looming threat to India's democratic values.

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill without discussion amid ruckus
While the House was taking up the Bill, several opposition members were in the well raising slogans and holding placards demanding probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the allegations against Adani group of companies following a report by a US based short-seller.

Ban on publishing business information in government sights
The Finance Bill presented in Parliament on February 1 proposed to insert “Section 135AA” in the Customs Act to protect import and export data submitted to customs.

Taliban prepares Afghan budget without any foreign support
A draft budget running until December 2022 has been prepared for approval by the Afghani finance ministry. Having no foreign aid, authorities remark “We are trying to finance it from our domestic revenues -- and we believe we can.”

Lok Sabha clears Finance Bill with 127 amendments
The amendment means offshore e-commerce platforms don’t have to pay 2% equalization levy, or digital service tax on that portion of goods which are sourced from India.

Published on Mar 24, 2021 05:29 AM IST
ByAsit Ranjan Mishra, Gireesh Chandra Prasad, New Delhi