Parliamentary Panel
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Dokalam issue: Foreign Secretary briefs Rahul Gandhi, other members of Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel
India | Oct 18, 2017, 11:16 PM ISTThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was briefed by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.
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Parliamentary panel, headed by Shashi Tharoor, to examine Doklam, Rohingya issue
India | Oct 11, 2017, 06:26 AM ISTThe 73-day Dokalam standoff and the Rohingya issue will be examined by a parliamentary panel on external affairs headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
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'No information' on black money removed by demonetisation: RBI to parliamentary panel
Nov 03, 2017, 03:03 PM ISTRBI has told a parliamentary panel that it has "no information" on how much black money has been extinguished as a result of demonetisation
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Finance Ministry sends reports on quantum of black money to Parliamentary panel
Sep 04, 2017, 04:33 PM ISTFinance Ministry has sent three study reports on the quantum of black money held by Indians inside the country and abroad to a Parliamentary panel.
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Parliamentary panel moots rethink on defining Railways as ‘commercial undertaking’
Aug 10, 2017, 02:43 PM ISTThe Standing Committee on Railways wants the government to assess the quantum of social service obligations, and has asked the ministry to take a re-look at defining the Railways as a ‘commercial undertaking’
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Parliamentary panel headed by BJP MP slams Centre's draft transgender bill for being 'silent' on important issues
National | Jul 23, 2017, 09:02 PM ISTA parliamentary panel has criticised the government's draft transgender bill for not addressing important civil rights issues such as marriage and divorce among members of the community.
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India engaged with China in defusing border tension on Dokalam, FS tells parl panel
India | Jul 18, 2017, 09:47 PM ISTForeign Secretary S Jaishankar today told a parliamentary panel that China's stand on the recent Dokalam dispute in Sikkim sector has been unusually aggressive and articulate.
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Parl panel raps intel agencies for 'failure' to prevent terror attacks
National | Apr 16, 2017, 01:54 PM ISTA parliamentary panel has rapped intelligence agencies for failure to prevent terror attacks in Pathankot, Uri and a few other places saying these strikes exposed the deficiencies of the agencies.
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Need to keep non-serious parties out of political system: Parliamentary panel
National | Apr 14, 2017, 02:10 PM ISTThere is a need to keep non-serious parties out of the political system, and to ensure they do not misuse facilities like tax exemption, their registration should be regulated by law, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Inadequate defence budget to impact defence modernization: Par panel
India | Mar 10, 2017, 04:48 PM ISTThe Committee said in its report that the Finance ministry must consider an increase in outlay for modernisation of the services
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Demonetisation will widen tax base, lower interest rates: FinMin tells Par panel
Jan 23, 2017, 11:04 AM ISTDemonetisation will lead to a wider tax base and lower interest rates, thus paving the way for "sustainable faster economic growth", the Finance Ministry has said.
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Rs 9.2 lakh cr remonetised post notes ban, Urjit Patel tells Parliamentary panel
Jan 18, 2017, 06:13 PM ISTRBI has so far introduced Rs. 9.2 lakh crore in new currency after demonetisation came into effect on November 8, 2016, Governor Urjit Patel today told a Parliamentary panel today.
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Veerappa Moily led parliamentary panel to examine merger of budgets
National | Sep 25, 2016, 12:02 PM ISTThe parliamentary panel on finance has decided to examine the government’s decision to merge the Railway Budget with General Budget along with its ramifications thereof, a few weeks after it was approved by the Union Cabinet.
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Parliamentary panel ‘anguished’ at shortage of faculty in IITs, IIMs
India | May 01, 2016, 08:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Parliamentary committee has expressed “anguish” over the shortage of faculty in higher education institutions, including central universities, IITs and IIMs, terming it as the “biggest handicap” in developing and
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Parliamentary panel to seek information from Govt on Pathankot attack
National | Jan 13, 2016, 07:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government will be asked to explain the Pathankot terror attack and the steps taken by it in the aftermath of the incident at a Parliamentary panel meet next Monday.The Parliamentary Standing Commitee on
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MGNREGA: parliamentary panel unhappy over lack of grievance redressal system
National | Dec 22, 2015, 08:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: A parliamentary panel today expressed dissatisfaction over lack of grievance redressal mechanism in a number of states for MGNREGA and pitched for strong monitoring for successful implementation of the flagship rural job scheme.The
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CWG scam: Parliamentary panel wants Cabinet Secretary, PMO to carry out field surveys
India | Oct 13, 2015, 08:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Parliamentary panel's sub group examining "irregularities" in Commonwealth Games 2010 today recommended calling Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha and PMO officials from Prime Minister's Office for field surveys of assets created during
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37 % minor ports in country defenseless, Parliamentary Panel 'shocked'
National | Aug 01, 2015, 01:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Parliamentary committee has expressed its "shock" over a special report prepared by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) which found that about 37 percent of minor ports in the country are absolutely defenceless.The committee
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Land bill: Govt's hopes hinged on Parliamentary panel
National | Jul 26, 2015, 12:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Alleging "political opportunism" behind Rahul Gandhi's tirade against the land bill, Government today hinged hopes on a "consensus" in the Joint Committee of Parliament for passage of the contentious measure and claimed Congress
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Parliamentary panel on MPs' salary to revisit recommendations
National | Jul 12, 2015, 12:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Parliamentary panel looking into the issue of salary and allowances of MPs may revisit a number of its recommendations on Monday when it meets in the wake of criticism of its proposals