NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee, while noting the meagre Rs 575 crore provided in 2025-26 budget for census and National Population Register (NPR) updation, has recommended that Census may be completed at the earliest.Census 2021 and NPR updation exercise were to start in 2020 but put on hold due to Covid outbreak. The department-related parliamentary…
US President Donald Trump NEW DELHI: Two days after Donald Trump’s claim that India had committed to bring tariffs “way down”, govt on Monday told a parliamentary panel that no commitments on the issue had been made to the US and it has sought time until Sept to address the issue that is being repeatedly…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File Photo) The Telangana government on Friday constituted an independent committee of prominent personalities to study the data of caste survey conducted by it. The appointment of the panel came against the backdrop of opposition BRS and BJP raising doubts over accuracy of the survey’s data. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti…
Rain puddles are seen at the scene of a fatal stampede, in Fulrai village of Hathras district, on July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/file) HATHRAS: A judicial commission investigating the deadly stampede at a ‘satsang’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, in which 121 people died on July 2 last year, has placed the blame squarely on “administrative…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday constituted a 31-member select committee to review the Income Tax Bill, with BJP’s Baijayant Panda leading the panel.Nishikant Dubey, Anil Baluni, Deepender Singh Hooda (Congress), and Supriya Sule are among the 31 members of the panel. The committee is required to submit its report by the…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday wrote to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry over Ranveer Allahbadia‘s crass joke row, news agency PTI reported quoting sources. The panel sought the ministry’s response by February 17 on the measures, including amendments to existing laws, required to ensure that incidents like…
The Republican-led US Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary, paving the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm him as soon as this week. The committee voted 14-13 along party lines with Democrats having accused Kennedy over two days of contentious…
The move signals Congress’ intent to scrutinize the electoral process closely amid ongoing political tensions. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday announced the formation of an eight-member committee, the Empowered Action Group of Leaders and Experts (EAGLE), to oversee the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) handling of elections.Focus on Maharashtra voter list allegationsThe committee, comprising…
NEW DELHI: Brushing aside opposition’s protests and amid accusations of interference in religious affairs of Muslims, BJP and its allies on JPC Monday cleared key changes to Waqf Act, clearing the way for the end of “waqf by user” scheme, where properties are deemed to be a Muslim religious charity only on the basis of…
NEW DELHI: All 10 opposition members attending the JPC meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill – two opposition MPs were absent – were suspended for a day on Friday after they accused panel head Jagdambika Pal of arbitrarily changing meeting dates, and not heeding their plea to have the final sessions on Jan 30-31.The members…