Finance Bill 2023 cleared in LS without discussion

Mumbai: Filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar, who was best-known for directing films like Parineeta, Helicopter Eela and Mardaani, has died at the age of 67. Wife said he succumbed to pneumonia.

SC TO HEAR OPPN’S

PLEA AGAINST ED, CBI

MISUSE BY CENTRE

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list for hearing on April 5 a plea by 14 opposition parties, led by the Congress, alleging arbitrary use of central probe agencies against political opponents. P5

4 PC: CENTRE HIKES

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE FOR GOVT STAFFERS

New Delhi: The central government has hiked the Dearness Allowance (DA) for govt staffers and pensioners by four percentage points to 42% from the existing 38%. The decision was taken at meeting of Union Cabinet led by PM Modi on Friday.

NIA CHARGE-SHEETS

LAWRENCE, GOLDY, 12

MORE IN NEXUS CASE

New Delhi: NIA on Friday filed a fresh charge sheet against jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar and a dozen others. The charge sheet came in the second of the 3 terror-gangster nexus cases that are being probed.

First India Bureau

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Finance Bill 2023 with 64 official amendments, including the one that seeks withdrawal of long-term tax benefits on certain categories of debt mutual funds and another for setting up the GST Appelate Tribunal. The Finance Bill that gives effect to tax proposals for fiscal year starting April 1 was passed without a discussion amidst ruckus by opposition members demanding a JPC probe into the allegations against the Adani group of companies. P5 & P7 ers need to come forward to fight this.”

Shah said that a successful anti-drug campaign was key to India’s advancement and goal of achieving a $5 trillion economy by

2025 and that fight cannot be successful unless there’s a whole of govt approach, adding that our sea routes should never be open to drugs going to any part of the world. P6 l Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Friday disqualified as the Lok Sabha MP l Surat court sentenced Rahul Gandhi to 2 years in jail in the case on Thursday l Lok Sabha Secre- tariat has disqualified

Rahul, declared his constituency vacant l Legal experts say MP from Wayanad stood “automatically” disqualified with conviction l Action can be staved off if Rahul Gandhi manages to get the conviction overturned l EC can now announce spl election for the seat, Gandhi can be asked to vacate govt bungalow

I AM FIGHTING FOR VOICE OF INDIA, READY TO PAY ANY PRICE.