At a meeting chaired by Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, a sizeable number of Opposition parties, including Congress, advocated sending the triple talaq Bill to a select committee.

The parties, including the SP, the BSP, the AIADMK, the DMK, the CPI, the CPI(M) and the BJD, have demanded detailed deliberations on the criminality clause, under which a man can be sentenced up to three years in prison for abandoning his wife through talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq.

The anger over marking the 200th anniversary of Bhima Koregaon battle in Pune district of Maharashtra continued on Tuesday as protestors disrupted suburbs and local train services on the Harbour Line.

The protesters blocked roads in several areas of Mumbai, forced shops to shut down and also attacked a journalist of a television news channel.

Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said its construction arm has won contracts worth Rs 14.54 billion including one in Egypt.

The Smart World & Communications Business Unit secured an order worth Rs 8.64 billion for implementation of 5 million Smart Meters across 16 cities of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, the company said in a statement.

Home-grown auto major Mahindra and Mahindra on Tuesday reported 30.19 per cent increase in total tractor sales at 18,288 units in December.

The company had sold 14,047 units in December 2016, Mahindra and Mahindra said in a statement.

The ED has summoned Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, for questioning in connection with its money laundering probe in the INX media case.

Official sources said Karti has been called on January 11.

The investigating officer (IO) of the case will record his statement in the case, they said.

The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India with a new body, was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Tuesday.

More than 2.9 lakh doctors had gone on a 12-hour nationwide strike (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) in protest against the Bill, which seeks to allow those practicing alternative and traditional medicine to practice allopathy after completing a bridge course.

The education sector is slated to get the much-needed boost with school education expected to get a rise by upto 14% in the last full budget of the Modi government before the general elections. The increased budgetary allocation will be utilised for accelerating schemes which are already up and running, as well for quality improvement Livemint reported on Tuesday.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday made a record of sorts as it took up all the Zero Hour issues and special mentions listed in the agenda for that period, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu said.

“The Rajya Sabha today made a history. For the first time, all Zero Hour submissions, all Special Mentions were fully completed,” said Mr. Naidu amid thumping of desks by members in the House of Elders.

Bharti Airtel's fightback against its rival Reliance Jio continues. The company has come with an impressive revision in its Rs 799 plan for its prepaid subscribers.

The revised plan offers 3.5GB 3G/4G data per day, however, the plan restricts the unlimited calls, and puts a cap of 250 minutes per day and 1,000 minutes for one week for both local and STD calls.

Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) on Tuesday reported 50.16 per cent rise in December total sales at 39,786 units.

The company had sold 26,495 units in December 2016, SMIPL said in a statement.

Domestic sales stood at 32,786 units last month as against 21,362 units in December 2016, a growth of 53.47 per cent.

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