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Parliamentary Panel Report On Black Money Caught In Congress-BJP Politics

India News | Reported by Sanket Upadhyay, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 24, 2019

A report on the government's efforts to curb black money - prepared by a parliamentary committee chaired by Congress's Veerappa Moily - skips any mention of a specific amount of black money. A copy of the report that's with NDTV, says the methodologies being followed to curb black money are inconsistent and the results are contrasting.

In MK Stalin's Message For "Annai" Sonia Gandhi, Rich Praise For Congress

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday June 2, 2019

DMK leader MK Stalin Sunday congratulated United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on her election as leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party. Sonia Gandhi had been chosen the chairperson of the Congress's elected parliamentarians at the meeting of the party's parliamentary committee on Saturday.

Parliamentary Panel Said to Doubt Facebook's Ability to Prevent Misuse

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Sources said Facebook informed the parliamentary committee that it is a "hybrid company".

Facebook Vice President To Appear Before Parliamentary Panel On March 6

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 4, 2019

Facebook Vice-President Joel Kaplan will appear before the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology in New Delhi on March 6 to explain what the social media giant and its subsidiaries--WhatsApp and Instagram are doing to safeguard citizen's rights across platforms.

Piyush Goyal Says Black Money Reports Are Available For Parliament Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Interim Finance Minsiter Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the reports on black money are available for members of a Parliamentary committee, after some members of the panel claimed that the reports are not being shared with them.

Twitter CEO Summoned on February 25 by Indian Parliamentary Panel

Reuters | Tuesday February 12, 2019

The parliamentary committee on information technology (IT) has decided to summon Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on February 25, panel chairman Anurag Thakur told reporters after its meeting.

BJP Warns Twitter Of "Repercussions" For Not Appearing Before Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 9, 2019

The BJP on Saturday warned Twitter of "repercussions" after the social network company's CEO and top officials declined to appear before the parliamentary committee on information technology, saying no agency has the right to disrespect institutions of the country.

Twitter CEO, Top Officials Said to Decline Appearing Before Parliamentary Panel

Press Trust of India | Saturday February 9, 2019

Twitter CEO and top officials declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on IT "safeguarding citizens' rights" on social media platforms, PTI reports.

Twitter CEO, Top Officials Won't Come For Parliamentary Hearing: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 9, 2019

Twitter's CEO and top officials have declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on IT that had summoned them over the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights on social media platforms, sources in the panel said Saturday.

"Flogging Dead Horse," Centre Says On Explosive Rafale Report: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday February 8, 2019

A news report on an internal note of the defence ministry - which recorded its objections to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office into the multi-billion dollar deal for Rafale fighter jets -- triggered a huge political row today. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the report by The Hindu established that the PMO was directly involve...

Twitter Summoned by Parliamentary Panel Over 'Safeguarding Citizens' Rights on Social Media'

Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology has summoned Twitter officials over the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights on social/ online news media platforms.

JPC Probe On Rafale Deal Not Needed, It Isn't 2G Or Bofors: Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to look into the Rafale jet deal, saying it is unlike the 2G Spectrum or Bofors issues where aspects like the money trail surfaced.

10% Quota For Economically Weak In General Category Cleared By Lok Sabha: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday January 9, 2019

Ahead of the general elections, a bill to provide 10 per cent quota in jobs and education to candidates who belong to the economically weaker sections in the general category, was passed by the Lok Sabha today. While many opposition parties dubbed the government's move a "political gimmick" in the four-and-half-hour debate, most backed the bill, wh...

"By Suppressing Truth, We Complicate Matters": Shatrughan Sinha On Rafale

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 5, 2019

BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha said on Friday that he was in favour of setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into alleged financial irregularities in the Rafale deal, a vehement demand by the opposition parties led by the Congress.

Parliamentary Panel Asks RBI To Review Rules On Capital Requirement For Banks

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday January 3, 2019

"Such stringent norms stipulated by the RBI for our banks ... is unrealistic and unwarranted," according to a report by the Parliamentary Committee on Finance.