Parliamentary Panel
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Twitter's explanation 'inadequate': Joint parl panel on location showing Ladakh as part of China
India | Oct 28, 2020, 02:23 PM ISTMicroblogging site Twitter's explanations to a parliamentary panel on showing Ladakh as part of China are inadequate and the act amounts to criminal offence attracting imprisonment of seven years, committee chairman Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday.
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Facebook India's policy head Ankhi Das quits, was questioned by Parliament panel recently
India | Oct 27, 2020, 07:36 PM ISTAccording to reports, Ankhi Das was questioned by a Parliamentary panel for over two hours last week in connection with data privacy issues.
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VIDEO: ISRO scientist wins heart, plays flute at Parliamentary panel meeting
India | Dec 31, 2019, 10:43 AM ISTThe video of the flute performance by a senior ISRO scientist has become an internet rage with more than 28,000 views. In the comments section of the post, netizens applauded Kunhikrishnan's skill.
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Twitter representatives appear before parliamentary panel examining cyber security of women
India | Dec 04, 2019, 06:44 PM ISTThe Twitter India officials made a presentation on the issue before the parliamentary panel on women empowerment.
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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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Parliamentary panel takes exception to Nirbhaya Fund being used for construction of buildings
India | Feb 10, 2019, 03:56 PM ISTA parliamentary panel has taken strong exception to the utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund in construction of buildings, saying such allocations virtually defeat the very purpose of the project -- the women safety.
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Parliamentary panel criticises government for inadequate allocation of funds for armed forces
India | Jan 07, 2019, 11:37 PM ISTA parliamentary panel has slammed the government for inadequate allocation of capital budget for the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force and took strong objection to the Finance Ministry's reluctance to create a non-lapsable fund for defence expenditure.
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Dry ATMs: Parliamentary panel nudges RBI to fix the problem
Business | Jan 06, 2019, 11:34 AM ISTAs per a data of RBI, there were 2,21,492 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the country as at September-end 2018.
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Railways grave lapse: 60% vacancy among staff for maintenance, inspection of bridges, says Parliamentary panel
India | Jan 03, 2019, 09:45 PM ISTRailways has a total of 1.47 lakh bridges, while 700 has been categorised as 'important', 12,085 as 'major' and 1.34 lakh as 'minor'.
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Himalayan glaciers retreating at alarming rate, says Parliamentary panel
India | Dec 23, 2018, 08:58 PM ISTIt recommended public awareness campaigns for sensitising people about vulnerability of Himalayan region and need for sustainable tourism be undertaken by the government.
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Parliamentary panel bashes CBFC over certifying movies of big film makers ahead of others
Bollywood | Dec 18, 2018, 10:22 PM ISTA parliamentary panel has rapped the Central Board Of Film Certification over granting of certificates to movies of big film makers ahead of other applicants.
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Parliamentary panel asks Urjit Patel to respond on RBI autonomy, reserves
Business | Nov 27, 2018, 11:46 PM ISTHe told the members that the economy was faring better than the pre-demonetisation period in the "after phase" of demonetisation with the adverse effects receding, sources said.
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RBI Guv Urjit Patel appears before parliamentary panel, to submit written answers to questions raised by MPs
Business | Nov 27, 2018, 05:47 PM ISTAccording to PTI sources, Patel told the 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that the economy would get a boost from oil prices cooling off from four-year highs and said fundamentals were "robust."
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Link airfares to inflation, do away with dynamic pricing: Parliamentary panel members tell govt officials
India | Aug 30, 2018, 09:54 PM ISTThe suggestions were made by some members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture during a meeting with senior officials of the Civil Aviation Ministry on Wednesday.
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Address manpower shortage at AIIMS-New Delhi before expanding: Parliamentary panel asks health ministry
India | Aug 12, 2018, 03:53 PM ISTThe committee is of the view that the premier medical institute has to have sufficient and most-efficient manpower.
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Parliamentary panel seeks road map on NPA problem, enquires about 'nepotism' in ICICI Bank
India | Jun 04, 2018, 08:43 PM ISTAmong others, IBA Deputy Chairman and SBI chief Rajnish Kumar and PNB MD Sunil Mehta briefed the panel on various aspects of non-performing assets (NPAs) and banking frauds.
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Parliamentary panel, including Shashi Tharoor, Rahul Gandhi to visit border areas in Sikkim, Arunachal in May
India | Apr 30, 2018, 11:50 PM ISTThe panel has been looking into various aspects of the India-China military standoff at Doklam and has been briefed several times on the issue by the former and current Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.
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High drama in parliamentary panel meet over Air India stake sale draft report
Business | Jan 15, 2018, 11:32 PM ISTIn its draft report, the committee had said it was not an appropriate time to divest stake in Air India and that the airline should be given at least five years to revive.
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Don't privatise Air India, give it five years to revive: Parliamentary panel
Business | Jan 07, 2018, 12:56 PM ISTThis is not an appropriate time to divest government stake in Air India, which should be given at least five years to revive and its debt written off, a parliamentary panel is likely to tell the government.
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Cricket series unlikely till Pakistan stops terrorism, Sushma Swaraj tells Parliamentary panel
Cricket | Jan 01, 2018, 04:11 PM ISTResponding to a query on India-Pakistan cricket series on a neutral venue, the external affairs minister hinted that it seemed unlikely until Pakistan stopped cross-border terrorism and firing, the member said.