Joint Parliamentary Committee

The demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the allegations against the Adani Group, however, will continue to resonate inside and outside Parliament, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Govt clarifies that data protection bill will be introduced as regular bill: Report

Manish Tewari, who was also a member of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) that studied that PDP Bill, said that the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill should be considered as a regular bill and referred to a JPC again.

Pegasus row: Congress demands probe by Joint Parliamentary Committee

The opposition party along with other parties also stalled proceedings of both houses of Parliament while raising the issue.

New IT regulations | Facebook, Twitter should follow rules in India as they do abroad: Sridhar Vembu

Zoho founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu launched a fiery attack on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube over their reluctance to comply with India's new information technology rules, asserting that they have to operate according to the laws of the land and stop dictating terms. Key excerpts from the interview: "These platforms are already doing censorship. Take the Covid issue when they censored all discussions related to its origins in the Wuhan lab. So for them to turn around and accuse the Indian government of something is just hypocritical" "If they want to operate in our country, they have to operate according to our laws. They don't get to make laws here" "Sovereignty matters. India has to determine what is appropriate for our standards, our values, all of that. And we don't want a Facebook or Twitter dictating terms to us”

Winter Session ends without GST, bankruptcy bills passage

The Juvenile Justice Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha at the eleventh hour.

Joint Parliamentary Committee on Land Bill to meet today

The joint parliamentary committee examining the land bill will meet today to try and reach a consensus on the contentious clauses of the bill. The committee's reports will be submitted in the winter session of the parliament which begins on Thursday. CNN-IBN's Sumit Pande has more details.

Consensus may emerge on land acquisition bill: Jaitley

Hinting at a possible consensus on land acquisition bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is making efforts in that direction so that it could be taken up in the upcoming Winter Session.

Modi govt ready to accept recommendations of Par land panel

Rural Development Minister Birender Singh said the government has from the very beginning maintained that it has no objection in accepting good suggestions from any institution, political leader, political party or farmers.

Parl Panel may suggest govt accept UPA clauses on Land Bill

The 30-member Joint Committee of Parliament has likely suggested the government withdraw six key amendments, including the proposal to remove the key consent clause and requirement to submit social impact assessment (SIA) from the Land Acquisition Bill.

Congress rules out quitting House panel on Land Bill

Congress on Wednesday ruled out withdrawing its members from the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Land Bill, asserting that the party would put forth its views on record.

Govt to re-promulgate land ordinance

The Union Cabinet will have to ratify the re-issuance of the ordinance before it goes to the President for his assent.

'Nothing concrete has emerged in corporate espionage case'

"Nothing concrete" has emerged yet in the Delhi Police probe into the classified documents theft case, government said in Lok Sabha on Monday asserting that no one would be spared in it

2G: Court to hear arguments on Swamy's plea on Oct 5

A Delhi court on Friday fixed October 5 for hearing arguments on a plea by former MP Subramanian Swamy that the written statement given by former Telecom Minister A Raja to the JPC on 2G scam be placed before court.

Open offer unlikely for Jet, but stay invested: Angel

India‘s Jet Airways sold a 24 percent minority stake to Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways on April 24. After this Jet Airway shares have climbed as much as 14 percent. The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) today, dated April 25 will be taking up the Jet- Etihad issue.

2G scam: Raja attacks JPC, says PM was aware of decisions

Hours after he reiterated his allegation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was aware of all the decisions taken in connection with the allocation of 2G spectrum, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday attacked the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it. The JPC is examining the 2G spectrum allocation.

JPC gives clean chit to PM, Chidambaram; holds Raja guilty

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the 2G spectrum scam on Thursday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram, saying that the duo was not informed of the change in policy by the then telecom minister A Raja.

Govt stumps Oppn, sets up JPC to probe chopper scam

Government today stumped the opposition by announcing a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the chopper deal with an assertion that there will be "no cover up" and it was determined to go to the root of the scam so that the guilty could be given the maximum punishment.

JPC to submit report on 2G scam by end of Budget session

CNBC-TV18 economic policy editor Siddharth Zarabi reports The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G scam is all set to wind up its probe. Addressing the media on Tuesday, committee chairman PC Chacko said that the JPC will submit its report by the end of the Budget session.

Walmart lobbying: Govt says it's ready for a probe

The Opposition on Tuesday continued to derail both the Houses of Parliament over retail giant Walmart lobbying report. The Opposition is demanding an investigation by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in to the issue.

Telecom operators' body to appear before JPC

As it seeks to conclude its report by the end of the year, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G scam has decided to summon a body representing telecom operators to give evidence on the issue.

JPC meet on 2G allocation is a kangaroo court: BJP

All the six Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members on Wednesday walked out of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on 2G spectrum allocation. The BJP members want Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram to be called by the JPC to depose in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation.

JPC meet on 2G put off amid differences between UPA, Oppn

A crucial meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the 2G scam was put off today amid sharp differences between UPA and opposition members on summoning fresh witnesses before writing the draft report.

CAG report: Was there difference of opinion within the CAG?

Sharp differences have emerged between top officials of the CAG over its 2G report. This raises questions about whether there was a loss at all and whether coercion was used to bring dissenters into line.

2G scam: CAG to appear before JPC

With the figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss in 2G spectrum allocation being disputed, CAG Vinod Rai and other officials of the government auditor will be asked to appear before the JPC looking into the issue.

CBI to brief JPC on progress in 2G scam probe on Sept 28

The CBI will brief the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the 2G scam on the progress of its investigation into alleged irregularties in the spectrum allocation on September 28.