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Big Boost For Shashi Tharoor Likely If Centre Makes This Parliament Move
The government is considering the opposition's suggestion to hike the tenure of parliamentary standing committees to ensure that the bills and policy matters are scrutinised more thoroughly and in depth, said sources.
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"Democracy In Danger If You...": Supreme Court To Lt Governor On MCD Panel Polls
The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "glaring hurry" in holding last week's election to the 18th and final seat of the city municipal corporation's Standing Committee, and stayed voting to pick a Chairman.
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BJP Wins Delhi Civic Body Panel Poll After AAP, Congress Stay Away
The BJP's Sundar Singh Tanwar was nominated to the 18th, and final, seat of the Delhi Municipal Corporation's Standing Committee on Friday afternoon, following an election that featured only his party's councillors.
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AAP Says "Nothing Today" In Row Over Delhi Civic Body Panel Poll
Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party will not participate in the election today to fill the seventh seat in the Standing Committee of the national capital's civic body, Manish Sisodia said Friday.
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Rahul Gandhi In Parliament's Defence Committee, Kangana Ranaut Makes Debut
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi retains membership of Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence, while actor-politician and first-time parliamentarian Kangana Ranaut of the BJP is assigned to the committee on Information Technology, the Rajya Sabha said.
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Parliament Standing Committees Formed, Rahul Gandhi On Defence Panel
Parliament's standing committees were constituted on Thursday with BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab to helm the key panel on Finance and Congress' Shashi Tharoor to head the panel on External Affairs.
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Delhi Lt Governor Overturns Deferring Of Standing Committee Seat Election
In a last minute intervention, Delhi LG VK Saxena overturned the postponement of elections for the last vacant seat of the standing committee and directed the MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to submit a report by 10 pm Thursday.
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Delhi Civic Body To Hold Standing Committee Elections On September 26
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Standing Committee elections will be held on September 26, according to civic body officials.
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Chaos In Delhi Civic Body House Over BJP's Standing Committee Demand
Ruckus erupted amid proceedings in the MCD House on Monday as the opposition demanded the formation of a Standing Committee.
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Need To Enhance Budget For Defence Research, Suggests Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended higher budgetary outlay for research and development in the annual defence budget in line with India's aspirations to become a global leader in manufacturing of military platforms.
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"Gross Violation": Delhi Lt Governor Dissolves Panel On Criminal Cases
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has dissolved the standing committee constituted by the AAP government with a putative view to ensure the quality of investigation in criminal cases and their prosecution.
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7 Years Jail For Death By Negligence 'High': House Panel Flags Draft Law
A parliamentary committee has noted that the seven years' imprisonment prescribed in the proposed new criminal law for causing death by negligence is "high" and it should be reduced to five years.
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Medical Insanity Cannot Be Ground For Accused's Acquittal: Parliament Panel
A parliamentary panel has observed that mere medical insanity cannot be a ground for the acquittal of an accused and legal insanity is required to be proved for claiming a valid defence.
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Centre's Cyber Watchdog CERT-In To Probe iPhone "Hacking" Attempt Charges
Central online safety agency CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) will probe the opposition's claim of iPhone "hacking" attempts, IT Ministry sources have said.
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"Grave Concern": Parliamentary Panel On IT May Raise 'Apple Warning' In Next Meet
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.
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Big Boost For Shashi Tharoor Likely If Centre Makes This Parliament Move
The government is considering the opposition's suggestion to hike the tenure of parliamentary standing committees to ensure that the bills and policy matters are scrutinised more thoroughly and in depth, said sources.
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"Democracy In Danger If You...": Supreme Court To Lt Governor On MCD Panel Polls
The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "glaring hurry" in holding last week's election to the 18th and final seat of the city municipal corporation's Standing Committee, and stayed voting to pick a Chairman.
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BJP Wins Delhi Civic Body Panel Poll After AAP, Congress Stay Away
The BJP's Sundar Singh Tanwar was nominated to the 18th, and final, seat of the Delhi Municipal Corporation's Standing Committee on Friday afternoon, following an election that featured only his party's councillors.
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AAP Says "Nothing Today" In Row Over Delhi Civic Body Panel Poll
Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party will not participate in the election today to fill the seventh seat in the Standing Committee of the national capital's civic body, Manish Sisodia said Friday.
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Rahul Gandhi In Parliament's Defence Committee, Kangana Ranaut Makes Debut
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi retains membership of Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence, while actor-politician and first-time parliamentarian Kangana Ranaut of the BJP is assigned to the committee on Information Technology, the Rajya Sabha said.
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Parliament Standing Committees Formed, Rahul Gandhi On Defence Panel
Parliament's standing committees were constituted on Thursday with BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab to helm the key panel on Finance and Congress' Shashi Tharoor to head the panel on External Affairs.
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Delhi Lt Governor Overturns Deferring Of Standing Committee Seat Election
In a last minute intervention, Delhi LG VK Saxena overturned the postponement of elections for the last vacant seat of the standing committee and directed the MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to submit a report by 10 pm Thursday.
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Delhi Civic Body To Hold Standing Committee Elections On September 26
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Standing Committee elections will be held on September 26, according to civic body officials.
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Chaos In Delhi Civic Body House Over BJP's Standing Committee Demand
Ruckus erupted amid proceedings in the MCD House on Monday as the opposition demanded the formation of a Standing Committee.
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Need To Enhance Budget For Defence Research, Suggests Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended higher budgetary outlay for research and development in the annual defence budget in line with India's aspirations to become a global leader in manufacturing of military platforms.
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"Gross Violation": Delhi Lt Governor Dissolves Panel On Criminal Cases
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has dissolved the standing committee constituted by the AAP government with a putative view to ensure the quality of investigation in criminal cases and their prosecution.
-
7 Years Jail For Death By Negligence 'High': House Panel Flags Draft Law
A parliamentary committee has noted that the seven years' imprisonment prescribed in the proposed new criminal law for causing death by negligence is "high" and it should be reduced to five years.
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Medical Insanity Cannot Be Ground For Accused's Acquittal: Parliament Panel
A parliamentary panel has observed that mere medical insanity cannot be a ground for the acquittal of an accused and legal insanity is required to be proved for claiming a valid defence.
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Centre's Cyber Watchdog CERT-In To Probe iPhone "Hacking" Attempt Charges
Central online safety agency CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) will probe the opposition's claim of iPhone "hacking" attempts, IT Ministry sources have said.
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"Grave Concern": Parliamentary Panel On IT May Raise 'Apple Warning' In Next Meet
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.
