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Situation in Bangladesh poses 'greatest strategic challenge' for India since 1971: Tharoor-led panel
India | Dec 18, 2025, 07:48 PM ISTThe Parliamentary panel identified the expanding influence of China and Pakistan in Bangladesh as a key strategic concern for India and stated that the shifting regional alignments could dilute India’s traditional influence in Dhaka.
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AI-171 crash takes center stage at Parliamentary panel meeting as MPs grill aviation bosses
India | Jul 08, 2025, 06:17 PM ISTSome MPs from the panel demanded a special audit of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). One MP specifically called for the audit to examine the agency’s functioning and preparedness.
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to brief Parliamentary panel on India-Pakistan conflict today
India | May 19, 2025, 09:41 AM ISTForeign Secretary Misri is likely to update the Parliamentary panel on a range of issues, including the current state of diplomatic engagement with Islamabad, cross-border security challenges, and the broader implications for regional stability.
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TMC's Kalyan Banerjee suspended after he smashes glass bottle during JPC meeting on Waqf Bill
India | Oct 22, 2024, 04:01 PM ISTTMC MP Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass water bottle and threw it away during a heated exchange of words with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Bill.
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BSNL commits to improve service within 6 months: Here's what its officials said
Technology | Oct 09, 2024, 11:23 AM ISTBSNL mobile numbers are provided to every MP, but they have expressed dissatisfaction with the state-owned company's services. Officials have assured improved services as the company deploys 4G infrastructure.
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Parliamentary Committee withholds draft report on bills to replace existing criminal laws
India | Oct 27, 2023, 02:54 PM ISTThe bills seek to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively.
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DRDO's current manpower grossly insufficient for committed R&D projects: Parliamentary panel
India | Feb 13, 2021, 06:54 AM ISTThe DRDO's current manpower is grossly insufficient for committed research and development projects and the Defence Ministry should take effective measures to augment the workforce, stated a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Friday.
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Gambhir is giving wrong info:AAP leader Sanjay Singh over absence of PWD in Parliamentary Committee
Politics | Jul 24, 2020, 01:35 PM ISTThe Member of Parliament from East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir questioned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal about how serious he is about water logging in the state?
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Parliamentary panel for 'realistic' income ceiling to decide 'creamy layer' in OBCs
India | Jun 24, 2019, 10:21 PM ISTThe Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) also said, in a report, that the income ceiling to determine the ‘creamy layer', should be revised periodically – three yearly or less.
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PM Modi to first time MPs: Shed arrogance, avoid VIP culture
India | May 25, 2019, 07:43 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech at the NDA parliamentary party meeting has advised the first time MP's against adopting VIP culture.
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Global Vice President of Public Policy for Twitter to face Parliamentary panel in India on February 25
World | Feb 22, 2019, 04:10 PM ISTTwitter on Friday confirmed that Colin Crowell, Global Vice President of Public Policy for Twitter, will face the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology (IT) on February 25.
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Only 73 women judges in high courts: Government tells parliamentary panel
India | Jan 13, 2019, 05:00 PM ISTOnly 73 judges out of the 670 judges serving in various high courts are women, the government has informed a parliamentary committee.
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Rising NPAs: Parliamentary panel questions RBI on failure to take preemptive action
Business | Aug 28, 2018, 02:39 PM ISTThe panel, which includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh as a member, wanted to know the reasons of ever-greening of stressed accounts through restructuring schemes of the Reserve Bank of India.
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IMA calls off nation-wide stir after NMC Bill sent to parliamentary standing committee
India | Jan 02, 2018, 04:53 PM ISTThe strike called by the IMA went on for around eight hours today. The Bill was referred to the committee following protest from the opposition parties as well as doctors.
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Note ban: Parliamentary panel seeks explanation from RBI on flip flops, secrecy
Jan 08, 2017, 07:59 AM ISTA parliamentary panel has asked RBI Governor Urjit Patel to appear before it on January 28 and provide it answers to 10 probing questions on the demonetisation issue.
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Army carried out ‘counter-terror operations' across LoC in past too: Foreign Secretary Jaishankar informs MPs
India | Oct 18, 2016, 10:23 PM ISTThe Army had carried out target specific, limited-calibre, counter-terrorist operations across the LoC in the past too, S Jaishankar told a Parliamentary panel today.
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Parliamentary Committee chief demands NIA probe into attack on CRPF jawans
National | Jun 26, 2016, 08:56 AM ISTKolkata: Condemning the attack on CRPF jawans in Jammu and Kashmir, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Pradip Bhattacharya, today demanded a thorough investigation by NIA into the incident. "I strongly
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Consensus may emerge on land acquisition bill: Arun Jaitley
National | Nov 04, 2015, 08:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hinting at a possible consensus on land acquisition bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is making efforts in that direction so that it could be taken up in the upcoming
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Parliamentary panel readies report on GST, government gives in on major demand
National | Jul 19, 2015, 07:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Parliamentary Committee, which scrutinised the crucial GST Bill, has prepared a draft report wherein the government has agreed to provide compensation to states for any revenue loss for five years, thus giving
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Parliament Panel on Lokpal Bill to seek 2nd extension
India | Jul 19, 2015, 05:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: A parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill will not submit its report during the upcoming Monsoon session and seek extension for a second time to complete the task.The 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on