Government yesterday unleashed a second wave of reforms deciding to open the pension sector to foreign investment and raising the FDI cap in insurance to 49 per cent, undeterred by opposition to its decisions on FDI in retail and threats to block these legislation. The Union Cabinet cleared a raft of big-ticket legislative proposals including the new Companies Bill, amendments to Competition Act and Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act.

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