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Lok Sabha Lost 84 Hours In Monsoon Session Due To Forced Adjournments
Parliament's Monsoon session, which concluded on Thursday, saw frequent disruptions that overshadowed legislative business, with the House losing over 84 hours to forced adjournments, the highest in the 18th Lok Sabha.
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Key Parliamentary Panels Formed Without Election
Key parliamentary panels, including the Public Accounts Committee, have started taking shape, mostly by consensus as opposed to elections that took place in the previous Lok Sabha.
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Draft Bills To Replace Criminal Laws Not Adopted, Key Meet On November 6
A parliamentary committee scrutinising three bills to replace existing criminal laws did not adopt its draft report as scheduled today, taking into account the submission of some opposition members that they needed more time to study it.
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P Chidambaram On Key Panel That's Discussing New Criminal Laws
Eight Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs) were re-constituted including the appointment of Congress MP P Chidambaram to the 31-member Home panel.
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Israel MPs Prepare Divisive Bill For Final Votes Amid Protests
An Israeli parliamentary committee has adopted a key clause of the hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms, a statement said Thursday, as protests intensified ahead of final votes on the bill.
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Crumbling UK Parliament Building At Risk Of Being Destroyed, Lawmakers Warn
The Public Accounts Committee has said there is "a real and rising risk" that the Palace of Westminster will be destroyed by a catastrophic event before it is restored.
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Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Oyo's Ritesh Agarwal and Other Tech Heads to Meet Parliamentary Panel
Top executives of eight domestic tech firms, including Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal, will appear before a key parliamentary panel on Thursday to discuss the market behaviour of technology platforms amid rising anti-competition concerns. BJP leader and former Union minister Jayant Sinha-chaired Parliamentary Stan...
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Congress Makes Changes, But Rejects Age Bar, Decision-Making Board
The Congress Working Committee has approved the one-man-one post rule with expected rider following its Chintan Shivir in Rajasthan. But the proposal for a Parliamentary Board -- a key demand of rebels -- has been shot down.
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Dissenters' Key Demand Likely To Be Shot Down By Top Congress Panel
Congress dissenters' demand to revive the party's parliamentary board has made it to the list of suggestions to be examined by the Congress Working Committee (CWC), but is unlikely to be accepted, sources said.
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Apple, Google to Face Curbs on In-App Purchase Commissions as South Korean Parliament Committee Votes
A South Korean parliamentary committee voted to recommend amending a law, a key step toward banning Google and Apple from forcibly charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curb by a major economy.
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Promises Unmet, Sonia Gandhi To Face Dissenters At Parliament Strategy Session
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be chairing a virtual meet of the parliamentary strategy group today -- a first since the working committee meet held on August 24 -- where she will be interacting with key writers of the explosive letter that threw the party in turmoil.
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BJP Blocks Parliament Panel Review Of PM CARES Fund, Coronavirus Response
The Public Accounts Committee or PAC, one of the most important parliamentary panels which scrutinises key reports by the auditor general and has taken up issues like the 2G spectrum scandal in the past, failed to arrive at a consensus on Friday on examining the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the new PM CARES fund set up to tackl...
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"Pragya Thakur Named In Defence Panel To Finish Off Pak": Congress Leader
Madhya Pradesh Minister Govind Singh on Thursday took potshots at BJP MP Pragya Thakur over her appointment to the parliamentary consultative committee on defence, wondering if the controversial politician has been named to the key panel to "finish off Pakistan completely".
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In Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu Urges MPs To Attend Standing Committee Meetings
Rajya Sabha Chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday appealed to parties to ensure that members attend the Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings regularly. This comes after a key meeting on air pollution had to be postponed last week when some parliamentarians failed to show up.
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BJP MPs Replace Congress Leaders As Heads Of 2 Key Parliamentary Panels
Two crucial parliamentary panels, the standing committees on finance and external affairs, which were headed by Congress MPs in previous Lok Sabha are now chaired by BJP MPs.
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Lok Sabha Lost 84 Hours In Monsoon Session Due To Forced Adjournments
Parliament's Monsoon session, which concluded on Thursday, saw frequent disruptions that overshadowed legislative business, with the House losing over 84 hours to forced adjournments, the highest in the 18th Lok Sabha.
-
Key Parliamentary Panels Formed Without Election
Key parliamentary panels, including the Public Accounts Committee, have started taking shape, mostly by consensus as opposed to elections that took place in the previous Lok Sabha.
-
Draft Bills To Replace Criminal Laws Not Adopted, Key Meet On November 6
A parliamentary committee scrutinising three bills to replace existing criminal laws did not adopt its draft report as scheduled today, taking into account the submission of some opposition members that they needed more time to study it.
-
P Chidambaram On Key Panel That's Discussing New Criminal Laws
Eight Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs) were re-constituted including the appointment of Congress MP P Chidambaram to the 31-member Home panel.
-
Israel MPs Prepare Divisive Bill For Final Votes Amid Protests
An Israeli parliamentary committee has adopted a key clause of the hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms, a statement said Thursday, as protests intensified ahead of final votes on the bill.
-
Crumbling UK Parliament Building At Risk Of Being Destroyed, Lawmakers Warn
The Public Accounts Committee has said there is "a real and rising risk" that the Palace of Westminster will be destroyed by a catastrophic event before it is restored.
-
Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Oyo's Ritesh Agarwal and Other Tech Heads to Meet Parliamentary Panel
Top executives of eight domestic tech firms, including Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal, will appear before a key parliamentary panel on Thursday to discuss the market behaviour of technology platforms amid rising anti-competition concerns. BJP leader and former Union minister Jayant Sinha-chaired Parliamentary Stan...
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Congress Makes Changes, But Rejects Age Bar, Decision-Making Board
The Congress Working Committee has approved the one-man-one post rule with expected rider following its Chintan Shivir in Rajasthan. But the proposal for a Parliamentary Board -- a key demand of rebels -- has been shot down.
-
Dissenters' Key Demand Likely To Be Shot Down By Top Congress Panel
Congress dissenters' demand to revive the party's parliamentary board has made it to the list of suggestions to be examined by the Congress Working Committee (CWC), but is unlikely to be accepted, sources said.
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Apple, Google to Face Curbs on In-App Purchase Commissions as South Korean Parliament Committee Votes
A South Korean parliamentary committee voted to recommend amending a law, a key step toward banning Google and Apple from forcibly charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curb by a major economy.
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Promises Unmet, Sonia Gandhi To Face Dissenters At Parliament Strategy Session
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be chairing a virtual meet of the parliamentary strategy group today -- a first since the working committee meet held on August 24 -- where she will be interacting with key writers of the explosive letter that threw the party in turmoil.
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BJP Blocks Parliament Panel Review Of PM CARES Fund, Coronavirus Response
The Public Accounts Committee or PAC, one of the most important parliamentary panels which scrutinises key reports by the auditor general and has taken up issues like the 2G spectrum scandal in the past, failed to arrive at a consensus on Friday on examining the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the new PM CARES fund set up to tackl...
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"Pragya Thakur Named In Defence Panel To Finish Off Pak": Congress Leader
Madhya Pradesh Minister Govind Singh on Thursday took potshots at BJP MP Pragya Thakur over her appointment to the parliamentary consultative committee on defence, wondering if the controversial politician has been named to the key panel to "finish off Pakistan completely".
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In Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu Urges MPs To Attend Standing Committee Meetings
Rajya Sabha Chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday appealed to parties to ensure that members attend the Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings regularly. This comes after a key meeting on air pollution had to be postponed last week when some parliamentarians failed to show up.
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BJP MPs Replace Congress Leaders As Heads Of 2 Key Parliamentary Panels
Two crucial parliamentary panels, the standing committees on finance and external affairs, which were headed by Congress MPs in previous Lok Sabha are now chaired by BJP MPs.
