Parliamentary committee summons Twitter on June 18

After a fresh tussle with the Centre over new IT rules, Twitter has now been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Information and Technology. The Parliamentary Standing Committee......

China-Japan row erupts over Taiwan remarks, envoy's threat

A Chinese diplomat's aggressive comments threatening Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her remarks about Tokyo's potential involvement in any Chinese action over Taiwan have stirred up a......

Parliamentary committee favours yoga in schools

At a time when Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Madhya Pradesh's 'surya namaskar' programmes has generated much controversy, a Parliamentary committee on Human Resource Development has favoured going......

Asim Munir's Power Surge Splits Pakistan Military

Creating a powerful new chief of defence forces has split the Pakistan military into four competing factions, points out Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W. IMAGE: Pakistani Army......

Parliamentary committees won't scrutinise Budget

For the first time in recent history, the Union Budget will be passed without the statutory scrutiny by the parliamentary standing committees of various ministries Paucity of time has forced the......

Optimistic about impact of Trump tariffs, RBI tells parliamentary panel

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) brass, including its Governor Sanjay Malhotra, on Tuesday told a Parliamentary panel that it was “optimistic” about the impact of the US tariffs on the......

'Nothing Will Affect Taxpayers' Benefits'

'There is no retrospective changing of the law, only its simplification.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The new Income-Tax Bill does not override the intent of the Income Tax Act, 1961, but......

Why The Bankruptcy Code Needs A Makeover

The famous 'tareekh pe tareekh' dialogue from the Hindi movie Damini captures where we are now. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff 'A comprehensive law like the IBC is often viewed as a last......

Pak Parliamentary committee summons Younus, Butt

Match-fixing has returned to haunt Pakistan cricket with the parliamentary committee on sports summoning PCB chief Ejaz Butt, captain Younus Khan and coach Intikhab Alam to seek explanation for the......

Parliamentary committee discusses Sports Bill

The Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports deliberated on the proposed National Sports Development Bill and agreed that such a policy was needed to ensure......

'Biggest reform in sports since independence': LS passes Sports Bill

'This bill will ensure accountability, ensure justice, best governance in sports federations.' IMAGE: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the Sports Bill is a key reform aimed at building a......

'National Sports Bill will usher in new era for sports in India'

IMAGE: Kiren Rijiju, who was Union sports minister between 2019 and 2021, played a part in building consensus for the National Sports Governance Bill by talking to the country's sports......