Tag: committee
'Padmavati' Row Based On Rumours: Bhansali Tells Parliamentary Panel
In the midst of a raging controversy over his film "Padmavati", its director Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Thursday appeared before a Parliamentary committee here and maintained that the row over his yet-to-be released movie was just based on rumours, strongly rejecting criticism that he had distorted historical facts about the 16th century Rajput queen.....
Rahul Chairs First CWC Meeting As Party Chief
Rahul Gandhi on Friday chaired the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting for the first time as Congress President with party leaders expected to discuss the current political issues, including the verdict in the 2G spectrum case in which all the accused have been acquitted.....
Kharge Declines Invite To Attend Lokpal Panel Meeting
Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has declined the invitation to attend a meeting of the Lokpal selection committee as a "special invitee", saying he was doing so to protect the "inviolability" of the Lokpal Act as the "sacred procedure" had been reduced to a "political pretence".....
Lokpal Selection Committee Meets, Sans Congress Leader Kharge
A meeting of the committee on Lokpal selection was held here on Thursday to choose an eminent jurist on the panel, informed sources said.....
Delhi Shops Shut Over Sealing Drive; All-party Team Will Meet SC Panel Said AAP, Congress
On a day when thousands of shops across the city were shut to protest against an ongoing sealing drive in the city, AAP and Congress said that an all-party delegation will meet a Supreme Court-appointed Monitoring Committee to find a solution to the drive.....
Congress Attacks Modi Government, To Launch Decisive Battle On Corruption
The Congress on Saturday stepped up its attack on the Modi government on the issue of corruption and took ownership of the National Register of Citizens while accusing BJP of using it as "divisive tool" as it decided to launch a "decisive battle" along with opposition parties against the BJP.....
Shah Hits Out At Rahul, Dubs Congress As 'Jhoothi Party'
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Wednesday hit out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for his demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe Rafale deal and accused him of lying over the issue.....
Will Question Attorney General, CAG On Rafale: Kharge
Keeping the pot boiling, PAC Chairman Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said he will press for summoning the Attorney General and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to ask them when was the public auditor's report tabled and when did the PAC examine it, a day after a row broke out over Supreme Court's reference to the issue. ....
Mizoram Governor Addresses Republic Day Function In Almost Empty Ground
Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan on Saturday addressed Republic Day functions at the Assam Rifles ground, where no civilian and lower rank officials were present in view of the boycott called by an apex NGO body to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.....
Government Spent Rs 1,157 Cr In 2017-18 Without Approval: CAG
The Centre spent Rs 1,150 crore more during the last fiscal across various grants without Parliament's authorisation, the national auditor said here on Tuesday.....
