New Delhi: Twitter on Friday confirmed that Colin Crowell, Global Vice President of Public Policy for Twitter, will face the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology (IT) on February 25. In a statement given to IANS, the micro-blogging platform said that for Crowell, the 2019 Lok Sabha election is a key[Read More…]
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Discussion on with government on ‘bias’ allegations: Twitter India
New Delhi, After a parliamentary panel summoned Twitter for alleged bias against “right-wing” accounts as general elections loom, the micro-blogging platform on Wednesday said it is in touch with the Indian government on the issue. “Discussions with the government on this issue are currently on and nothing further can be[Read More…]
Farm scheme suffers from non payment of insurance claims: Parliamentary panel
A parliamentary panel headed by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi recommended the government to provide for sufficient financial allocations with regards to major crop insurance schemes with which they could attract more farmers. The panel further suggested that the agriculture insurance policies should be re-established in a way that[Read More…]
Raghuram Rajan blames over optimistic bankers, growth slowdown for bad loans crisis
Over-optimistic bankers, a slowdown in government decision making process and moderation in economic growth mainly contributed to the mounting bad loans, said former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in a note to a Parliamentary panel. In a note to Chairman of Estimates Committee Murli Manohar Joshi, he said: “A variety of governance problems such as the suspect allocation of coal mines[Read More…]
Urjit Patel grilled by Parliamentary panel, seeks more powers for RBI
New Delhi: RBI Governor Urjit Patel, who was on Tuesday grilled by parliamentarians over challenges being faced by the banking sector including the huge number and size of bad loans and frauds like the one in Punjab National Bank, sought more powers for the central bank to oversee Public Sector[Read More…]
Parliamentary panel to visit border areas in Sikkim, Arunachal
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs will visit areas in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh bordering China next month to look at the situation amid concerns that China had ramped up its military infrastructure in the Doklam region. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is a member of the[Read More…]
RBI Governor called by parliamentary panel on May 17
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has called RBI Governor Urjit Patel on May 17 to answer queries on banking frauds and the powers that the central bank needs for better regulation of public sector banks (PSBs). Sources said the decision was taken at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance,[Read More…]
Parliamentary panel for compulsory military training for job aspirants
New Delhi: Taking note of alarming shortage of officers and other ranks in the armed forces, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has recommended five-year compulsory military service for those aspiring for gazetted jobs in the state and central governments. It comes after the Centre told the panel that the Defence[Read More…]
Aadhaar data has foolproof security, govt says to parliamentary panel
The government has assured a parliamentary panel that Aadhaar data has foolproof security. The assurance came while parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, led by P Chidambaram, was given a presentation on privacy concerns of Aadhaar data. The presentation was given by officials from the Unique Identification Authority of India[Read More…]
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Demonetisation briefing: Manmohan Singh saved Patel from grilling by MPs
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saved RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Wednesday from the possible grilling by a parliamentary committee over the demonetisation issue. While Patel was struggling with the tough questions by MPs, Singh intervened and said that the central bank and the Governor’s position as an institution should[Read More…]