Parliamentary defence panel briefed on surgical strikes
The parliamentary standing committee on defence was briefed on Friday about the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army by Vice Chief of Army Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat, sources said.
Oct 14, 2016, 14:46 PM IST
Forcing low airfares on Gulf route may attract litigation:Govt
Making Indian carriers offer low airfares on the Gulf route might result in discriminatory pricing and attract litigation by foreign airlines, according to the Civil Aviation Ministry.
Aug 14, 2016, 16:17 PM IST
Terrorists hiding near Pathankot: Kiren Rijiju downplays speculations
With the parliamentary panel cautioning the Centre of another terrorist strike at the Pathankot airbase, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that it would not be appropriate to comment on speculative matters.
Jun 22, 2016, 14:48 PM IST
Pathankot IAF base remains highly unsafe, Centre to be blamed: Parliamentary panel
The parliamentary panel, which is probing the terrorist attack on Pathankot airbase, said on Tuesday that the Indian Air Force base there is still highly unsafe and called for urgent steps needed to be taken to strengthen its security.
May 03, 2016, 13:14 PM IST
House panel seeks legal status for Aadhaar
The government has been asked by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to provide a statutory backing to Aadhaar at the earliest and take immediate steps to address issues pertaining to the project.
Dec 03, 2015, 20:06 PM IST
Parl panel to suggest new system for formulating treaties
A new system for more effective formulation of international treaties, including those on checking black money and promoting investments, is likely to be recommended soon by a Parliamentary panel.
Oct 11, 2015, 13:53 PM IST
Speaker rejects Opposition demand to send GST Bill to Parl panel
The long-delayed GST Bill was taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha Tuesday after the Speaker rejected Opposition demands to refer the key reform measure to a parliamentary Standing Committee.
May 05, 2015, 16:17 PM IST
Realty sector stocks rally up to 9% on bourses
Real estate stocks gained as much as 9 percent on Thursday after the Cabinet deferred a decision on setting up a regulator for the sector.
Dec 18, 2014, 13:25 PM IST
Better to keep industry promoters, banking separate: Parl panel
The decision to allow industrial houses to promote new banks has faced sharp criticism by a Parliamentary panel, which said it would be "more in the fitness of things" to keep industry and banking separate.
Dec 16, 2014, 22:34 PM IST
Over 9,000 new cases against cos with RoCs in 2013-14
The Committee in its report noted that the number of cases pending with the RoCs stood 49,500, as on April 1, 2013.
Dec 16, 2014, 19:45 PM IST
Manmohan Singh named member of Parliamentary panel on Finance
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who is hailed as the architect of economic reforms in the country, is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, it was announced on Tuesday.
Sep 02, 2014, 23:30 PM IST
