The SC issued notice on petitions challenging passage of Finance Act 2021 as money bill and amendments made to LIC Act accordingly. The court referred the question of money bill to a larger bench.
The Health Ministry said that India has a very transparent and efficient system of reporting COVID-19 deaths, right from the gram panchayat level to the district and the state level.
Life Insurance Corporation of India shares have been priced at 949 rupees each, the state-run firm said in a prospectus filed Friday. LIC shares were offered at 902 rupees to 949 rupees apiece. Trading on the stock exchange is due to begin May 17.