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Monsoon session of Parliament: All you need to know about the Essential Commodities ordinance

The monsoon session of the parliament will begin on September 14, and one of the amendments that wi…

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What is the Essential Commodities Act – the 65-year old act that FM Nirmala Sitharaman said will now be amended

Stock limits will be imposed only under exceptional circumstances like national calamities, fami…

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These are the top takeaways from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's third installment from Modi's ₹20 lakh crore stimulus

The first tranche was a clearly quantifiable ₹5.9 lakh crore ($78 billion) push for micro, small…

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India proposes to deregulate prices of onions, potatoes, pulses and other essential food — prices won’t be capped and one can store as much as needed

Agricultural items — including cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions and potatoes — will n…

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Farmers in Punjab, Haryana block roads as part of nationwide protest against farm laws

Protesting farmers owing allegiance to different outfits blocked state and national highways at…

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Bernie Sanders says the Arizona Democratic Party was 'exactly right' in censuring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over her vote to preserve the filibuster

Sanders in recent days has floated backing progressive primary challengers to Democratic senators w…

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Survey suggests scrapping of 'anachronistic' Essential Commodity Act 1955

New Delhi, Jan 31 () The Economic Survey on Friday pitched for scrapping of the Essential Commoditi…

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Parliament passes amendments to essential commodities law

New Delhi, Sep 22 () Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to remove cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edibl…

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Prices of alcohols used in making hand sanitizers capped under Essential Commodities Act: Govt

"In view the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 and concern of the logistics for COVID 19 management par…

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Kejriwal joins Punjab AAP's protest at Jantar Mantar, demands complete rollback of new farm laws

Addressing his party workers from Punjab at the Jantar Mantar agitation, Kejriwal said the AAP has …

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Rajya Sabha passes 7 key bills in three and half hours amidst Opposition boycott

In one of the most productive days in its history, Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in a matter of three and …

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Masks, hand santizers declared 'essential commodities'

The step has been taken in view of the "ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 and concern of the logistics …

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Modi is using the COVID-19 crisis to push through APMC reforms he has wanted for long⁠— but states may oppose

Making the announcement, Sitharaman said that this move will give the choice to sell their produ…

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Govt notifies hand sanitizers, surgical masks, gloves as essential commodities

"In pursuance of directions conveyed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vide order dated 13…

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The CFTC just gave $200 million to a whistleblower in its biggest-ever award to a single individual

The whistleblower's information led to monetary sanctions of at least $670 million and up to $2 bil…

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Democrats are struggling to unite on stock trading ban details as the window for reform narrows

Democratic lawmakers want to pass a stock ban measure. But they are struggling with the details.

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Centre Mulling To Amend Laws To Check Hoarding, Black Marketing

Paswan also said that his ministry has asked the state governments to give their views on the propo…

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American corporations are paying their fair share - to international tax havens

Seven out of the 10 top countries where US multinational companies report profits are tax havens, a…

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Frustration grows as the movement to ban stock trading in Congress stalls: 'They're trying to run out the clock'

From the war in Ukraine to mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, other pressing m…

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