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Bangladesh runs up Rs 200 crore electricity bill, Tripura to take call on supply
14 hours, 34 minutes ago

Bangladesh runs up Rs 200 crore electricity bill, Tripura to take call on supply

India Today  

Bangladesh owes Tripura Rs 200 crore in electricity dues but no decision has been taken on halting power supply to the neighbouring country yet, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Monday. Tripura supplies 60-70 megawatts of power to the neighbouring country according to an agreement signed by the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited through the NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited …

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​Pie in the sky: On the idea of simultaneous elections
19 hours, 44 minutes ago

​Pie in the sky: On the idea of simultaneous elections

The Hindu  

With the Union government introducing two Bills in the Lok Sabha to implement its idea of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies, the stage is set for Parliament to debate the feasibility, or otherwise, of the idea of what the government calls “One Nation, One Election”. The content in the Bills themselves are in line with …

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Simultaneous poll bills unlikely to be passed in Parliament: Digvijaya
1 day, 7 hours ago

Simultaneous poll bills unlikely to be passed in Parliament: Digvijaya

The Hindu  

Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh has said he is doubtful that the 'one nation, one election' bills will be passed in Parliament. Talking to reporters in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district on Saturday night, Mr. Singh also denied the allegations against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of "pushing and shoving" BJP MPs on Parliament premises …

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US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown
1 day, 12 hours ago

US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown

Deccan Chronicle  

The US Senate passed a spending measure early on Saturday, ensuring that federal government funding will continue through mid-March, the New York Times reported.The 85-to-11 vote came shortly after the midnight deadline, preventing a potential government shutdown that would have disrupted services and services just before the holidays.The bill, which was also approved earlier in the House, provides USD 100 …

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Get tougher laws to stop borewell deaths
1 day, 14 hours ago

Get tougher laws to stop borewell deaths

New Indian Express  

Uncapped borewells are death traps, especially for young, unsuspecting children playing in the open. On Monday, the Karnataka Assembly passed the Karnataka Groundwater Bill, proposing stringent measures to prevent children from falling into uncapped, newly drilled borewells. The Bill proposes that drilling and implementing agencies face a one-year jail and a Rs 25,000 fine if guilty of ineffectively closing the …

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Shutdown crisis reveals challenges for Speaker Johnson's leadership
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1 day, 14 hours ago

Shutdown crisis reveals challenges for Speaker Johnson's leadership

India Today  

WASHINGTON: One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one. “Ultimately, and let’s be honest, that’s going to be — a large portion of that — will be up to Donald J. Trump.” And yet, Johnson was able to buy time, convincing Trump he would meet the president-elect’s …

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Trump rejects taunts that Elon Musk is real power behind US president-elect
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1 day, 14 hours ago

Trump rejects taunts that Elon Musk is real power behind US president-elect

Al Jazeera  

Statements come amid criticism of Musk’s involvement in budget negotiations, outsized role in Trump transition. United States President-elect Donald Trump has pushed back on the notion that he has “ceded the presidency” to billionaire Elon Musk, who has taken an outsized role in the president-elect’s transition into the White House. “He wasn’t born in this country.” The South African-born Musk …

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Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
1 day, 22 hours ago

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted …

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'I think he's done': Speaker Johnson's future uncertain following gov funding 'chaos'
1 day, 22 hours ago

'I think he's done': Speaker Johnson's future uncertain following gov funding 'chaos'

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — As Congress careened toward a Saturday midnight deadline to pass a government funding bill, legislators exclusively told Raw Story Friday that party leaders were negotiating through the “chaos” created by President-elect Donald Trump and his allies who sunk a deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson spent weeks brokering — making his future as House leader unknown. Rep. Jerrold …

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Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill
1 day, 23 hours ago

Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week’s scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is essentially the country’s checkbook for emergencies. …

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Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win
1 day, 23 hours ago

Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win

Associated Press  

The path for the NFL’s Washington Commanders to return to the nation’s capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress ended early Saturday with a postmidnight reprieve. “This bill will create an equal playing field so that all potential future locations for the home of the Washington Commanders can be fairly considered and give our franchise the opportunity …

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Dozens of House Republicans voting to defy Trump shows 'the limits of his power': report
2 days, 2 hours ago

Dozens of House Republicans voting to defy Trump shows 'the limits of his power': report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump has already had to expend some of his political capital on pushing a government funding bill across the finish line — a month before his own inauguration. In a Saturday article, Politico's Lisa Kashinsky and Holly Otterbein observed that the president-elect was unable to unify his party around the most recent bill to keep the federal government …

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US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown
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2 days, 6 hours ago

US House Of Representatives Passes Legislation To Prevent Government Shutdown

ABP News  

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed legislation to prevent a midnight government shutdown on Friday, defying President-elect Donald Trump's call to approve trillions of dollars in new debt. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer posted on X that he is “confident” the Senate will vote to avert a shutdown and hopes “to get it passed as soon as possible.” The legislation …

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Apex Court Sets Aside Interest Rate Cap On Late Credit Card Bill Payments
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2 days, 6 hours ago

Apex Court Sets Aside Interest Rate Cap On Late Credit Card Bill Payments

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside an order from the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission regarding interest rates on late credit card bill payments. The court ruled that interest rates will not be capped at 30 per cent per annum for late bill payments related to credit cards. Notably, the NCDRC earlier in 2008 ruled that levying more than …

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Senate passes 11th-hour stopgap spending bill to avert holiday shutdown
2 days, 8 hours ago

Senate passes 11th-hour stopgap spending bill to avert holiday shutdown

Raw Story  

The Democratic-led Senate passed an 11th-hour stopgap funding bill to avert a holiday shutdown of the federal government. The GOP's first attempt at a spending bill collapsed Wednesday, with tech billionaire Elon Musk and Trump coming out against it. "We are excited about this outcome," House Speaker Mike Johnson said, calling it "America First legislation" and particularly celebrating how it …

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Parliament Winter Session: 2 Key Bills Passed, 5 Bills Introduced In 20 Sessions Of Lok Sabha
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2 days, 11 hours ago

Parliament Winter Session: 2 Key Bills Passed, 5 Bills Introduced In 20 Sessions Of Lok Sabha

ABP News  

The Lok Sabha sat for 20 sessions while Rajya Sabha held 19 sitting during the Winter Session of the Parliament which commenced on November 25 and was adjourned sine die on Friday. The Union Territories Laws Bill, 2024 was also introduced in the Parliament which seeks to hold synchronised elections for the legislatures of Puducherry, Delhi, and Jammu and Kashmir, …

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US: House approves funding bill hours before govt shutdown deadline
2 days, 11 hours ago

US: House approves funding bill hours before govt shutdown deadline

Deccan Chronicle  

Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.Johnson insisted Congress would "meet our obligations" and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the …

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'Future generations deserve better': MAGA lawmaker fires warning shot at GOP
2 days, 12 hours ago

'Future generations deserve better': MAGA lawmaker fires warning shot at GOP

Raw Story  

A MAGA Republican was none too pleased with his party on Friday night and accused the GOP-led House — which passed a temporary funding bill Friday evening following a week of chaotic negotiations — of shirking its responsibility to "bring down spending." Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican in Congress, backed Louisiana’s Mike Johnson for House speaker last year, but …

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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
2 days, 12 hours ago

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year. The bipartisan bill, which next heads to President Joe Biden, will eliminate longtime reductions to Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million people who …

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'Got a little dark and swampy': MAGA lawmaker reacts after House OKs spending bill
2 days, 13 hours ago

'Got a little dark and swampy': MAGA lawmaker reacts after House OKs spending bill

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna exclusively told Raw Story that she isn't at all concerned about tech billionaire Elon Musk's interference with the legislative process that caused a government shutdown threat and days of chaos as Republicans scuttled a bipartisan continuing resolution. "What we're seeing right now is this, really, time in politics where people can get direct feedback …

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Maharashtra passes prison reforms Bill
2 days, 13 hours ago

Maharashtra passes prison reforms Bill

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Assembly on Friday passed a Bill seeking to reform the prison system in the State. The Maharashtra Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2024, is based on the Model Prisons Bill, 2023, sent by the Centre to the States, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the House. The Bill provides for categories of prisons such as special prison, open prison …

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Swalwell gives profane advice to GOP amid 'nonsense' to avoid 'falling down' next year
2 days, 14 hours ago

Swalwell gives profane advice to GOP amid 'nonsense' to avoid 'falling down' next year

Raw Story  

A California Democrat gave Republicans a piece of his mind following a vote Friday night on a temporary spending bill, echoing a profane sentiment felt by millions of Americans: "Get your s--- together." The House voted at the 11th hour to temporarily fund the government with a new bill following the collapse of their own revised bill, which became necessary …

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'Bent to the will' of Elon Musk: Not all House lawmakers happy with spending bill
2 days, 14 hours ago

'Bent to the will' of Elon Musk: Not all House lawmakers happy with spending bill

Raw Story  

After a whirlwind of chaos this week that saw tech billionaire Elon Musk threaten Republicans into blocking a bipartisan funding deal to keep the government open, and the GOP failing to pass a stripped-down partisan version after dozens of their own members defected, the House finally passed a funding bill on Friday evening. The finished bill — which now heads …

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House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
2 days, 14 hours ago

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

New Indian Express  

The new 118-page package would fund the government at current levels through March and adds $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers. The federal debt limit expires Jan. 1, and Trump doesn't want the first months of his new administration saddled with tough negotiations in Congress to lift the nation's borrowing capacity. “Congress must …

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