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After Lok Sabha, Upper House clears bill to levy cess on pan masala units
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
|December 09, 2025
‘THE Parliament on Monday approved the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill 2025, seeking a cess on manufacturing units of pan masala to augment expenditure on national security and public health.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha on Monday | PTI
(PTI)
The bill was approved by the lower house on Friday.As the bill was taken up in the upper house for discussion, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that it intends to create a “dedicated resource stream” for two domains of national importance: health and national security.
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Former IG held in case of fraud, cheating in UP
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Major relief to Cong, Tharoor declines award named after Savarkar
IN a relief for the Congress, party MP Shashi Tharoor, who has frequently found himself at odds with the leadership, on Wednesday declined an award named after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, making it clear he would not attend the associated event.
1 mins
December 11, 2025
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C'garh panel to look into cases withdrawn against surrendered Maoists
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1 mins
December 11, 2025
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KSRTC looks to be on song with ‘Ganavandi’
FROM exhaust notes to melodic scores, a group of KSRTC employees are looking to tune themselves up for runaway success.
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Rename Lok Bhawan after Birsa Munda: Soren
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Oppn walkout after BJP MP withdraws question on India's forensic capabilities
OPPOSITION parties led by the Congress on Wednesday staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after a BJP MP withdrew a question he had originally posed to Home Minister Amit Shah on strengthening the country's forensic capabilities.
1 min
December 11, 2025
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Rahul agrees to disagree with PM-led panel, gives dissent note to select CIC
AT the meeting of the high level committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to select the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and commissioners, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi submitted a dissent note on the lack of representation in the list from the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC)s.
1 min
December 11, 2025
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IndiGo to rope in external tech experts for help
INDIGO'S top management has broken its silence on the largescale flight disruptions caused by the airline this month.
1 min
December 11, 2025
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CM unveils memorial for Assam Agitation 'martyrs'
THE Assam government on Wednesday honoured the 860 victims of the Assam agitation, also known as the Anti-Immigrants Agitation, on the occasion of Swahid Diwas.
1 min
December 11, 2025
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Want to remove all infiltrators: Shah
A combative Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hit out at the Opposition in the Lok Sabha for its campaign against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the Opposition wanted to keep infiltrators on the voter list.
1 mins
December 11, 2025
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