Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) are likely to raise the ‘Apple warning’ issue in the next meeting of the panel. A political row has erupted over the issue with the opposition members seeking a probe and the government too expressing its desire to get to […]
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“Democracy about evolution” Parliamentary affairs minister on ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Friday that there will be a discussion on ‘One Nation, One Election’ in Parliament. He termed the proposal an evolution of Indian democracy and asked why the Opposition was scared of it. “There will be a discussion (on ‘One Nation, One Election’) in […]
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Parliamentary panel recommends specialized security agency for airports
The Ministry of Civil Aviation may examine the feasibility of setting up a specialized security agency for airports only, in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, a Parliamentary Committee said on Monday. The Department related to the Standing Committee for Transport, Tourism and Culture has tabled its report on the development of […]
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Eight reports of three key department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees tabled in Rajya Sabha today
Amid fears of a washout in both the Houses of Parliament after the adjournments on the opening day of the Monsoon session over the demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation, eight major reports of three department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees were tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. These reports […]
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Parliamentary panel to discuss ‘Monsoon prospects-projections for 2022’ today
To discuss the upcoming monsoon season, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change is scheduled to hear the views of the Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences and Director General-India Meteorological Department on Monday on “Monsoon prospects-projections for 2022”. The meeting is scheduled to be […]
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Meeting of Parliamentary panel on agriculture adjourned; only 6 out of 29 members turn up
A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture was adjourned on Friday due to a lack of quorum. Only six out of 29 MPs turned up for the meeting which was supposed to be briefed on ‘doubling of farmers’ income. Apart from the Committee Chairman of the Parvatagouda, Pratap […]