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Imran Khan should be ashamed of telling lies about freedom of press in Pak
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): After an attack on Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor, opposition leader and chairman of National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should be ashamed while telling lies to the
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Kharge urges PM Modi to convene all party meeting to discuss COVID-19 situ
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and suggested to convene an all party meeting and virtual meetings of Parliament Standing Committees to disc
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Sonia Gandhi seeks all-party, Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings ov
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, in its parliamentary party meeting on Friday, demanded an all-party meeting and a meeting of Parliament Standing Committee on Health regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country.
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Majority parliamentary panel meetings postponed amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): With India witnessing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in recent days, various meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committees have been postponed due to the surge in coronavirus infections.
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Pak parliamentary panel endorses jail for criticising armed forces; slamme
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): From Pakistani federal ministers to opposition leaders to the legal fraternity, people from across the divide have criticised the approval of a bill by the country's National Assembly's standing committee, which proposed up to two years imprisonment and
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Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann hand in glove with BJP: Shiromani Akali Dal
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chandigarh [Punjab], March 22 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Punjab unit Convener Bhagwant Mann were "hand in glove" with the BJP led Centre and that Mann had given his assent to the implementation of the Essential Commodities
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China's cyber-war with India
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): India has robust cybersecurity mechanisms in place and it is well prepared to counter and thwart any Chinese attacks, informed government to the Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology recently.
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Parliamentary panel questions legality of new guidelines for OTT, social m
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology (IT) on Monday headed by Congress leader and Loksabha MP Shashi Tharoor questioned the legality of new rules framed by the government to regulate OTT (Over the top) and social media platform
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Agriculture Affairs Standing Committee in Lok Sabha praises Chhattisgarh's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 10 (ANI): While presenting its report in the Lok Sabha, Standing Committee on Agriculture praised Chhattisgarh's 'Godhan Nyay Yojana' and suggested the central government to implement a similar scheme of dung procurement for the entire country.
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Accepting Nepal SC's verdict, Oli-faction decides to summon parliament mee
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 24 (ANI): A standing committee meeting of the Nepal Prime Minister (caretaker) KP Oli-led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Wednesday decided to call a meeting of the lower house of Parliament, in the stipulated time directed by the country's Su
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Furore over Rahul Gandhi's questions on defence in Parliamentary panel's m
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): A heated argument took place in the meeting of the Parliamentary standing committee on defence over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's questions related to defence and procurement on Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha: Attendance of parliamentary panels improves by 15 pc, meeting
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The functioning of the eight Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs) of Rajya Sabha has improved substantially with a 15 per cent increase in attendance and more than 16 per cent improvement in the average duration of meetings sin
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