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70% of arms with Army are fit to be kept in a museum: S. Raut
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): S. Raut, a Shiv Sena leader and a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, on Wednesday, acknowledged the lack of funds for the Indian Army, and likened the lack of attention paid to it by top government officials to treason.
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Tharoor slams Sumitra Mahajan over cancellations of Doklam standoff meet
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 10 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday lashed out at Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan over the cancellations of a Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting, headed by him.
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Congress says BJP's stance on triple talaq bill is not clear
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): The Congress on Friday stated that they were in favour of the triple talaq bill, but have rejected it as the current government did not give any clarity over the sustenance of the victims.
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Airlines set ticket prices as per 'global practices', says Jayant Sinha
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): After the Parliamentary Standing Committee pulled up Airlines for exorbitant fares in its report and raised concerns over 'rude behaviour' by their staff, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha said that the airlines are running as per the 'global
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Parliamentary Committee recommends govt. to set maximum limit for airfares
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The Standing Committee of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Transport and Tourism has taken cognizance of arbitrary airfare hikes by airlines during festival seasons, and recommended to the government to set maximum limit for the airfares.
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Airline consumer satisfaction report tabled in RS
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): The parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture yesterday tabled a report in the Rajya Sabha on the issues related to improving airline customer satisfaction.
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IMA calls off strike after NMC Bill sent to select committee
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday called off their strike, held to protest against the National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, till the Parliament's standing committee takes a decision on it.
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No legislation enforced to tackle stress of financial institutions: Jaitle
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Amid ongoing social media buzz regarding the legislation dealing with the stress faced by financial institutions, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday clarified that there was no law to deal with this issue, and added that the vacuum "had
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Ashwani Kumar hopes Centre will enact anti-torture law soon
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 27 (ANI): Senior advocate and former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Monday hoped the Centre would soon enact anti-torture law to meet international obligations.
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12th meeting of Standing Committee of Inter-State Council convened
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of Inter-State Council (ISC) on Saturday.
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Rajnath Singh to chair 12th Standing committee meet of ISC
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 12th Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council (ISC) on Saturday.
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Pakistan not responsible for U.S. failures in Afghanistan: Pak FM
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 26 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has told the United States that Islamabad was not responsible for the Washington's policy failures in Afghanistan.
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