Parliamentary Consultative Committee

A Canadian parliamentary committee has voted unanimously to urge the border services agency to stop the deportation of nearly 700 Indian students who were duped by unscrupulous education consultants in India to enter the country with

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said as chairperson of a parliamentary committee, he was not consulted at all over the recent appointments of personal attached with committees under the ambit of the Rajya Secretariat.

Twitter and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been asked to appear before the Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Friday. The microblogging site and railway ticketing app have been summoned to discuss concerns over "citizens' data security and privacy".

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will brief the members of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence on various aspects of the Agnipath recruitment scheme, the ministry said on Thursday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday chaired a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka. He said "unanimous support" is needed to stand with Sri Lanka in its difficult time.

A day after consultations with the state's stakeholders over the proposed amendment of the Constitution's sixth schedule, Anand Sharma, who chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee On Home Affairs, said on Sunday the panel would submit its observations by March.

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".

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, has been nominated to a 21-member parliamentary consultative committee on defence that will be headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

The suspended chief executive of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix, will appear before a British parliamentary committee, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee said on Wednesday.

The proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) will benefit most of the states from Day 1 and industries and common man also stand to gain, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.

In a consultation paper, the committee said a cost-plus model for fixing natural gas prices as proposed by a Parliamentary Committee and some downstream industry players, may incentivise operators to gold-plate cost.

A high-powered British parliamentary committee has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking if he was consulted over a controversial plan to introduce a hefty 3,000 pounds cash bond for 'high-risk' visitors from India.

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, accused of executing a scam worth Rs. 1.76 lakh crore when in office has said that he did everything in consultation with the Prime Minister.

The man who is being tried for masterminding a telecom scam worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore today said, "I will prove my innocence."

Amid Anna Hazare's agitation on the Lokpal issue, a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice and Personnel, which is examining the Lokpal Bill, gave signals that it could "surprise" all those sceptical or cynical about the outcome of the exercise. "Give the Standing Committee a chance. Allow us to do our work. We may collectively surpri...

A Canadian parliamentary committee has voted unanimously to urge the border services agency to stop the deportation of nearly 700 Indian students who were duped by unscrupulous education consultants in India to enter the country with

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said as chairperson of a parliamentary committee, he was not consulted at all over the recent appointments of personal attached with committees under the ambit of the Rajya Secretariat.

Twitter and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been asked to appear before the Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Friday. The microblogging site and railway ticketing app have been summoned to discuss concerns over "citizens' data security and privacy".

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will brief the members of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence on various aspects of the Agnipath recruitment scheme, the ministry said on Thursday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday chaired a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka. He said "unanimous support" is needed to stand with Sri Lanka in its difficult time.

A day after consultations with the state's stakeholders over the proposed amendment of the Constitution's sixth schedule, Anand Sharma, who chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee On Home Affairs, said on Sunday the panel would submit its observations by March.

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".

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, has been nominated to a 21-member parliamentary consultative committee on defence that will be headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

The suspended chief executive of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix, will appear before a British parliamentary committee, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee said on Wednesday.

The proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) will benefit most of the states from Day 1 and industries and common man also stand to gain, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.

In a consultation paper, the committee said a cost-plus model for fixing natural gas prices as proposed by a Parliamentary Committee and some downstream industry players, may incentivise operators to gold-plate cost.

A high-powered British parliamentary committee has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking if he was consulted over a controversial plan to introduce a hefty 3,000 pounds cash bond for 'high-risk' visitors from India.

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, accused of executing a scam worth Rs. 1.76 lakh crore when in office has said that he did everything in consultation with the Prime Minister.

The man who is being tried for masterminding a telecom scam worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore today said, "I will prove my innocence."

Amid Anna Hazare's agitation on the Lokpal issue, a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice and Personnel, which is examining the Lokpal Bill, gave signals that it could "surprise" all those sceptical or cynical about the outcome of the exercise. "Give the Standing Committee a chance. Allow us to do our work. We may collectively surpri...