Over 100 government websites, including some managed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), were hacked this year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
Private traders imported 44.10 lakh tonnes of wheat during the first eleven months of the last fiscal, the government said today.
BJP Lok Sabha member Ganesh Singh, who was appointed the chairperson of the committee in July after his predecessor S S Ahluwalia was made a Minister, moved a resolution in the Lok Sabha amid din over demonetisation issue asking for an extension for the committee till the last day of the Budget Session.
The matter along with others was discussed between Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare S S Ahluwalia and a delegation headed by Thai Vice Minister of Commerce Winichi Chaemchaeng here.
The country imported 4.58 MT of the key kitchen staple worth Rs 17,063 crore, Minister of State for Agriculture S S Ahluwalia said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Ganesh Singh, who was already member of the panel, replaces S S Ahluwalia who became Minister of the State for Parliamentarty Affairs in the July 5 reshuffle of the council of ministers.
Committee Chairman S S Ahluwalia (BJP) is likely to move a resolution in the Lok Sabha tomorrow seeking extension till the first week of the Monsoon session in July-August, a member said after the meeting.
The Joint Committee of Parliament examining the land acquisition bill on Monday got an extension of four more days to submit its report on the controversial legislation
NDA constituent Shiv Sena, which has reservations over the land bill, on Tuesday joined a meeting of opposition parties to work out a strategy to thwart the proposed changes in the 2013 law which are up for consideration before a Joint Committee of Parliament.
Houses raising slogans and displaying copies of the newspaper that carried the Army Chief's interview. In the Upper House, S S Ahluwalia (BJP) raised the issue of Army chief's allegation and demanded a statement from the government.
Members of Parliament today asked the government to spell out measures being taken to mitigate the impact of the crash in the global share markets on the Indian economy and investors.