New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: A day ahead of the hearing by the Parliamentary Ethics Committee on the cash-for-query allegations, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday claimed such panels do not have the jurisdiction to investigate alleged criminality.
Parliamentary committee recommends more soft postings for women, quota for transgenders in CAPF
New Delhi: Highlighting the lack of female recruits in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), a parliamentary committee urged the Union Home Ministry to form strategies to improve their representation in the services, media reports said.
Parliamentary Committee on subordinate legislation completes Kashmir visit
Srinagar/IBNS: The Parliamentary committee on subordinate legislation headed by its Chairman Sardar Pratap Singh Bajwa on Thursday completed their four-day visit to Kashmir after meeting the electricity stakeholders of the country.
Will set record straight, Amazon says after refusing to appear before parliamentary committee
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after it was reported that Amazon had refused to appear before a joint parliamentary committee looking into the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, the e-commerce giant released a statement on Friday evening claiming that its position "may have been misconstrued" and that it would work with the committee to "set the record straight".
Facebook reps summoned by Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel on Sept 2
New Delhi/IBNS: Facebook representatives have been summoned to meet the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, after the social media giant has been caught up in a controversy over its contents' policy regarding some posts shared by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.
Twitter CEO, senior officials won't appear before parliamentary committee, cite 'short notice'
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Citing "short notice" of the hearing, Twitter CEO and senior officials have turned down a meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology, media reports said.
Parliamentary Committee meets Sonowal, discusses flood and erosion problem
Guwahati, Oct 29 (IBNS) : A nine member Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation-led by its chairman and MP Dilip Gandhi called on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter’s office chamber at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on Sunday.
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Venkaiah Naidu became BJP's unanimous candidate for V-P poll: Amit Shah
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah formally announced the name of the senior leader Venkaiah Naidu as their candidate for the upcoming vice-presidential poll and said he was unanimously selected by the parliamentary board on Monday.