The LS on Monday passed two legislations amid protests by Opposition over Pegasus row and the farm laws. They include the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021. TNS

184 defence staff lost lives to Covid

A total of 184 defence personnel have lost their lives to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry Of Defence informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Off these, 133 were from the Army, while four were from the Navy and the Indian Air Force lost 47 personnel to the pandemic. TNS

Basic customs duty on masur dal slashed

The govt on Monday reduced basic customs duty on import of masur dal to zero and halved the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess on the lentil to 10%, with an aim to augment domestic supplies and provide “relief to consumers” from high prices. PTI